Our Wellbeing in The Workplace programme is designed to support your mental wellbeing alongside navigating your workplace commitments.

We regularly host a range of wellbeing sessions including yoga, mindfulness and nutrition. Stay up-to-date on our social media for the latest announcements or sign up to our Mailing List below

 

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View previous recorded wellbeing sessions and access hints and tips from our team of experts on workplace health and wellness.

Our Wellbeing In The Workplace members area is currently accessible to all SME employers and employees, self employed, sole traders and unemployed.

If you do not fit in to one of these categories but would like further information and support for your workplace, or would like to join future wellbeing programmes and gain access to this area, please contact us at fitw@fertilitynetworkuk.org

To access our member’s platform, register here

Upcoming Sessions

Our next block of Wellbeing In The Workplace sessions will be launched in January 2024. Join our mailing list for updates.

You can also view Fertility Network UKs general programme of health & wellbeing activities here

Previous Sessions

September – October 2023

This programme of 6 sessions was dedicated to exploring how taking care of yourself, both physically and mentally, could really improve your sense of wellbeing. From understanding nutrition to mindfulness, we aim to introduce techniques that could stay with you for life! 
 
Fertility challenges can be all consuming and sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves in the process, whilst still trying to balance work and life. We appreciate that small to medium sized businesses can find it difficult to provide additional resources to their employees, if they are experiencing personal fertility challenges. 
 
Fertility in the Workplace have crafted a wellbeing programme aimed at SMEs, business owners, or even those who are unemployed. 
 

Guided Art Therapy

In this therapeutic art session, Maria-Katharina Richters will guide you through an art therapy technique, using paper and coloured pens/crayons, which is a technique that communicates with your intuition. The benefits can include:

  • Inner peace and stress reduction
  • Calming an intense emotion
  • Unblocking a stuck energy
  • Building self-confidence and self-esteem
  • Fostering creativity

Fertility Yoga in the Workplace

Join Jane Dominey from FemFlow Yoga in this session using a unique approach to boosting your fertility from behind your desk. If you spend hours in the office with little to no movement, and not enough space to rollout a mat, then this unique practice is for you. This practice is designed for women in the office, however, for those of you who don’t work at a desk, there will be poses thrown in for you too.

Fertility & Nutrition

Join nutritionist Sarah Trimble in this session focused on nutrition, which is important for any woman trying to conceive. This education session will look at the importance of key nutrients, necessary for optimal reproductive health, including vitamin D. Sarah will discuss optimal dietary patterns for fertility and fertility boosting super foods, as well as how to eat better breakfasts and more nutritious lunches during the working week. We’ll look at the importance of better sleep and how a lunchtime walk could improve your sleep pattern.

Mindfulness

Join Natalie Wagstaffe, a practising Buddhist who has run a successful mindfulness practice for a decade. In this session, you will learn practical, time-efficient practices and tools which you can start using immediately to reduce stress levels and feel more at peace in your mind and body.

Balance and Breathwork

Join Anna-Marie Gough who started her therapeutic method with one goal in mind: to help people find calm, happiness and balance in their work, relationships, and life. This session will focus on using breathwork to achieve positive wellbeing. The way that we breathe affects every part of our mental and physical health and can enhance health, wellbeing and inner peace.

Understanding Mental Wellbeing & Infertility

Join Jenny Okona-Mensah, BACP registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and Mental Health Practitioner, who will be talking about the mental impact of infertility. The following will be covered during the session:

  • Understanding the impact of infertility on mental wellbeing
  • How you can support your own wellbeing during your journey & the importance of self care
  • Understanding the role of grief during infertility

 

We are supported by the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund, part of a partnership programme between Department of Health & Social Care, NHS England, and UK Health Security Agency, to support the government’s strategy aimed at improving Women’s Health and supporting them to remain in the workplace.

If you have any questions, please contact FITW@fertilitynetworkuk.org