THRIVE

Whether you’re feeling overloaded, or have recently become unemployed, work, or a lack of it, can be a common source of worry for many of us.

Work stress can affect our mental and physical well-being, but talking about your feelings can help you to move forward.

Feeling down or out of sorts every now and again is totally normal, but if you’re feeling unhappy or intensely sad for days, weeks or months, you might be experiencing depression.

If you’re struggling with symptoms of depression it’s important to get help.

Loneliness isn’t about how many friends you have or who laughs at your jokes. You can be surrounded by friends and family and still feel lonely. Humans need social connection.

Studies have shown that without it, we can even suffer from mental and physical illness. Loneliness is our bodies’ natural response to a lack of human connection – a warning sign to let us know we need contact, just like hunger tells us we need food.

Bright Night Employer Guide Night workers are the backbone of the UK’s 24/7 economy – but they’re often exhausted, under-supported and left out of the conversation. Night Club’s new employer guide, Bright Nights, is here to help change that.

Combining science, new research, frontline feedback and employer insight, our new publication is packed with information about the effects of shift work, and inspiration and practical guidance for employers to better support healthy, engaged and productive night workers.

Motorway Buddy is a purpose built platform created by logistics and technical experts to address the real world challenges faced on the road every day. The system provides live compliance management, safety checks, and incident reporting, all linked directly to a haulage company’s web portal for instant oversight.

By combining driver insights, secure parking data, freight crime alerts, and operational tools, Motorway Buddy empowers drivers to stay safe and informed, helps hauliers manage fleets efficiently, and supports the industry in identifying trends and improving conditions across the network. It is a practical, all in one solution that ensures everyone from drivers to fleet managers benefits from safer, smarter, and more connected operations.

Making new mates as an adult can be intimidating. It’s no longer as simple as sharing a bag of wotsits at lunchtime or giving someone a friendship bracelet to let them know you’re bffs.

The fear of rejection when trying to make mates as an adult hits different, but that doesn’t mean you can’t kindle new friendships (or share a bag of wotsits with someone you like). Here’s some stuff to get you started.

The UK logistics sector makes a major and vital contribution to the UK economy, employing approximately 300,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers.

Due to the nature of their occupation, HGV drivers are exposed to many health-related risk factors, including high volumes of sitting, limited opportunities for physical activity, and poor dietary options. Long, variable working hours, including shift work, contributes to sleep deprivation and metabolic disturbances, further promoting uptake of unhealthy behaviours.

Recharging Our Minds Is Vital to Mental Health, Mental Performance, and Productivity.

Calm has curated a collection of resources to promote workforce well-being by helping employees recharge their mental batteries with regular mental recharge breaks that support mental performance and workplace recovery.

Practicing good sleep habits can help improve your sleeping patterns. These may include not eating before bed, not looking at your smart devices before bedtime, or exercising in the evening.

If you struggle to fall asleep or stay awake at the times that you’d like, you might wonder if your circadian rhythm is thrown off. Over each 24-hour period, your circadian rhythms direct when you feel tired or alert, when certain hormones are released, what your body temperature is, and when you feel hungry. People looking to change their sleep schedules ultimately want to alter their circadian rhythms.

If you’re stressed, whether by your job or something more personal, the first step to feeling better is to identify the cause.

The most unhelpful thing you can do is turn to something unhealthy to help you cope, such as smoking or drinking.

Not taking control of the situation and doing nothing can make your problems worse.

Some of the keys to good stress management are building emotional strength, being in control of your situation, having a good social network, and adopting a positive outlook.

Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best.

This means eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions, and consuming the right amount of food and drink to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight.

Adults should do some type of physical activity every day. Exercise just once or twice a week can reduce the risk of heart disease or stroke.

Speak to your GP first if you have not exercised for some time, or if you have medical conditions or concerns. Make sure your activity and its intensity are appropriate for your fitness.

The Pallet-Tones’ song – ‘A Day In My Life’ – is inspired by the perspectives of HUNDREDS of UK warehouse workers.

This World Mental Health Day (10 October), PPL PRS formed a choir of warehouse workers to raise awareness of mental health challenges affecting the sector – and how music can help.

“Wellness with…” is our ongoing series that takes a closer look at Logistics UK staff and the hobbies that support their wellbeing.

As part of our commitment to giving the logistics industry easy access to trusted mental health and wellbeing resources, we hope these stories encourage others to explore something new.

This week, Senior Policy Manager, Matt, shares his experience with his hobby of Choir Singing.

“Wellness with…” is our ongoing series that takes a closer look at Logistics UK staff and the hobbies that support their wellbeing.

As part of our commitment to giving the logistics industry easy access to trusted mental health and wellbeing resources, we hope these stories encourage others to explore something new.

This week, Bethany, shares her experience with her hobby of Birdwatching.

“Wellness with…” is our ongoing series that takes a closer look at Logistics UK staff and the hobbies that support their wellbeing.

As part of our commitment to giving the logistics industry easy access to trusted mental health and wellbeing resources, we hope these stories encourage others to explore something new.

This week, Key Account Manager, Hannah, shares her experience with her hobby of Figure Skating.

“Wellness with…” is our new series that takes a closer look at Logistics UK staff and the hobbies that support their wellbeing.

As part of our commitment to giving the logistics industry easy access to trusted mental health and wellbeing resources, we hope these stories encourage others to explore something new.

First up, Digital Marketing Executive Reece shares his experience with his hobby of Padel.