It isn’t always easy to ask for help or to know where to go for support when you’re feeling stressed out.
At Mayden, we are constantly reviewing our working environment and putting things in place to make sure people feel supported and that there are clear signposts to people and places they can go to for help.
We have a qualified Mental Health First Aider (the lovely Suzanne) who is always on hand for a chat, and we also recently introduced Mayden stress boxes. Suzanne had bought back the idea of a mental health first aid box from her training with Bath Mind, which we have expanded to include a load of fun and relaxing things that people can call on if they are feeling stressed or overwhelmed at work.
Each team has its own stress box, with people adding their own contributions that can be used by the rest of the team. Our boxes include things like stress balls and instructions for calming exercises, but also mindfulness colouring books, emergency chocolate and bubble wrap (because who doesn’t love popping bubblewrap?!).
What would you include in your stressbox? Let us know on Twitter using the hashtag #MyStressBox
