Regaining My Spark

Balancing Passion, Purpose and Health

Over the past year or so I’ve had my own ‘four weddings and a funeral’ year and, together with a health challenge, I have learned more about the true meaning of emotional roller coaster, and how to rebalance to maintain holistic wellbeing.

This piece has taken a while to write. I decided I wanted to write this some months ago, started then left it until it felt right (and I wasn’t crying writing it). I remain positive. I’m an optimist because, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, I don’t see the point in being anything else. As an organisation, externally and internally we focus on things that are going well and the positives of work and life, whilst privately supporting each other with the challenges we face. Our equipped2succeed programme focuses on equipping us to develop and maintain our holistic wellbeing. Sometimes we all have to take a step back, reflect and change what we do and how we are to regain our wellbeing balance.  The past year has given me another lesson in this.

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