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Why we need Mindfulness Days at work to look after our mental health

33m · Thrive Thru · 25 Aug 16:00

Catherine Hunter and Matt Bryan discuss why we need Mindfulness Days in the workplace.
In this episode, the team discuss:
- What are Mindfulness Days?
- Ways to practice mindfulness
- Approaching your work with a mental health issue
- What changes could be made to the mental health at work process?
- What would a day for your mental health look like?
- Self care; Self love; Self kindness
- Some free resources to get started

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