Break free from depression
Depression Most people have down days and feel a bit flat from time to time. Usually, these feelings can be managed but if they interfere with your life and don’t go away after a couple of weeks, or keep coming back, it can be a sign of depression in the medical sense. In its mildest … Read more
Nicola Archbold joins the Team !
Life & Progress, a leading Mental Health & Wellbeing Specialist Firm, welcomes Nicola Archbold who joins the Company as an Account Manager. Nicola has an established background in account management and sales with industry exposure to commercial fuel distribution and education. In Nicola’s previous role at In Touch, Nicola enhanced her experience by supporting senior … Read more
Practice Positive Self-Talk
It’s important to take the pressure off ! We tend to be the hardest on ourselves and be our own worst critic. Over time, this can cause you to form a negative opinion of yourself that can be hard to shake off. To stop this, you’ll need to be mindful of the voice in your … Read more
HOMES UK 2021
Life & Progress are delighted to announce that this year we will be exhibiting at the HOMES UK show which will be held at the London ExCel on 23rd – 24th November. HOMES UK will bring together thousands of housing professionals from housing associations, local authorities, funders, housebuilders to discuss, share new ideas and learn … Read more
Understanding Stress & Anxiety
There are many signs that you are suffering from stress; feeling unusually irritated, having difficulty sleeping, feeling isolated and lonely, drinking or smoking more than usual or struggling with commitments. These are just come common symptoms of stress. The Mental Health Foundation previously published results from a survey run by YouGov, in which 74% of … Read more
Suicide Awareness – Talking to someone who may be at risk
World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world since 2003. The theme this year is – Creating Hope Through Action. In the UK, men are three times as likely to die by … Read more
Reaching Retirement Age (& the EAP)
Reaching Retirement Age Retirement is a major event in everyone’s life and brings about a range of mixed emotions related to change. It may even be stressful. It will be normal to experience a level of apprehension as you enter a new stage in your life. This is normal and most people will experience it … Read more
Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) Support Service
Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) Support Service accessible via the Employee Assistance Programme Life & Progress as a proactive Intermediary works with several mainstream EAP service providers, working partnerships that have been grown and developed over many years to bring to the SME market affordable access to high-quality Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) and related employee … Read more
Referring an Employee to the EAP for Support
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) One of the questions we get on a regular basis is in regard to Management Referrals, and how managers can refer an employee to the EAP for support. There are essentially three types of referral to the EAP service, as summarised below: Self-referral This requires no involvement from you as a … Read more
What to expect when you call your EAP
When an employee calls into the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service via the EAP Freephone number, they will speak with a qualified EAP Counsellor. Indeed, all in-bound calls into the Life & Progress – EAP service are received by counsellors as opposed to generalist call-handlers. The EAP Counsellor will provide ‘In the Moment Support’ to … Read more
