Supporting Your Staff During Times Of Social & Political Unrest
It can be hard to know how best to support a team during times of unrest. But there are many simple things HR, managers & leaders can do….
Unpacking Psychosocial Jargon
Psychosocial work has plenty of jargon. Here’s an explainer of some of the important ones we use to describe our work supporting purpose-led people and organisations. Burnout describes…
Six Things We’ve Noticed Lately About Stress
April is Stress Awareness Month. Here, six of our team share a short reflection on the subject, based on encounters with clients around the world. From working with…
“A Pathway For A Healing Process”
When a civil war began in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, local staff with the international NGO ZOA continued to provide support to those who needed it. But they were…
Things To Know About … Creating A Trauma-Informed Workplace
Are you ‘trauma-informed’? We asked BEN PORTER and DIANA CHEPKOSGEI from our psychosocial team to explain why this is an important question for all HR, managers & leaders…
‘We’ve Seen People Come Back To Life’ – Tales From Tigray
TEDDY CHAKEE and ELIAS OMER from our psychosocial team have in recent months been providing mental health support to NGO workers who live and work in the war-impacted…
Things To Consider When Choosing A Counsellor
When you first access counselling with us, you’ll be offered a choice as to who you‘d like to work with. But what should you consider when choosing a…
The Psychosocial Impact Of The Russian Invasion
Thrive’s ANASTASIA THOMAS is a member of our psychosocial team from Kyiv, Ukraine. A year on from the start of the war, this is what she’s noticed about…
Why You Should Consider A ‘Gentle Finish’ To The Year
If you’re putting pressure on yourself or others to complete as many work tasks as possible before the Christmas break, Thrive’s DIANA CHEPKOSGEI has an alternative message for…
How To Talk About Wellbeing At Work
It’s not always easy to talk about, but the benefits are many. Here Staff Care Specialist BEN PORTER shares ideas for both staff and managers on how to…
The Paradoxes Of Time & Memory
Why do some memories of distant events seem like ages ago and others seem like yesterday? Consultant Clinical Psychologist GRAHAM FAWCETT explores… In counselling sessions, we often ask…
How Do You Know A Person Is Psychologically Able To Work In A Dangerous Place?
At the start of the pandemic, the NGO Medair asked us to help them develop an online method for recruiting staff to work in places of conflict. This led our Psychosocial Director GRAHAM FAWCETT and Medair’s Staff Wellbeing Advisor DANIELA KRISOVA on a journey. Here they share the story.
In Search Of A Cure For Polarising Politics
In August millions of people will go to the polls in Kenya’s national elections. It’s a season that often evokes past traumas and stokes political divisions. In the…
Feeling Lonely? You’re Not Alone.
It’s Mental Health Week in the UK and in this blog Thrive’s GRAHAM FAWCETT reflects on a topic he often encounters in counselling with humanitarian and aid workers:…
Things We’ve Noticed Among Climate & Environment Leaders
Working in conservation and climate change is hard. As more of our clients ask us to support them in this area, we want to better understand their needs. And so we recently invited a small group of them to tell us about the obstacles to their wellbeing. Here’s some of what they told us.
Stress In Aid And Development – Getting To Know Its Causes & Remedies
What causes stress in aid and development work? And what can be done about it? Thrive’s LOTTIE SHIPP has been digging deep into our data to look for…
Ending Burnout Culture In The Aid Sector
The work of DR. GEMMA HOULDEY is close to our heart. She’s a Wellbeing Advisor and Researcher whose new book The Vulnerable Humanitarian is about ending burnout culture…
Coping With Political Crisis – A Look At Ethiopia
Civil conflict in a country can cause tension, fear and loss. Psychologist DIANA CHEPKOSGEI shares a number of ways you can cope during the ongoing political crisis in…
Protecting Your Mental Health In An Unequal World
Many of you who read this blog dedicate much of your life to reducing inequality, and so we asked our Psychosocial experts BEN PORTER and LIZ PYCROFT to…
9 Ways You Can Create Psychological Safety In Your Organisation
When members of a team feel able to speak up, to raise a concern, or to disagree with others, they work harder, perform better and are more creative….
Coaching You Through The Pandemic
Thrive Coach NANCI HOGAN explores how the pandemic has slowly eroded our vitality, and how coaching can help us develop the insights, skills and actions to reverse this…
Thinking About A Career Change?
NANCI HOGAN is both a Coach and Director of Thought Leadership here at Thrive. She reflects on a growing trend of people considering a career change, and shares some…
Our New ‘Wellbeing Champion’ Programme
We recently launched a new service to help organisations take better care of their staff, by training team members to look out for the mental wellbeing of their…
Counselling With A Translator – How It Works
For fifteen years, Thrive Counsellor and Trainer TEDDY CHAKEE has supported people across East Africa who have been impacted by conflict trauma, often working with a translator. Here…
Psychological Safety – Behind The Buzzword
‘Psychological Safety’ is being talked about in many organisations at the moment. Director of Learning ERIN LLOYD ROTICH explains what it is, why it’s important, and how you…
COVID-19: An Existential Crisis?
Our Thought Leadership Director NANCI HOGAN on the search for answers to the big questions some of us are asking ourselves at the moment. There are many aspects…
Transdiagnostic Approach – An Introduction
In the first of a new series of blogs on ‘Transdiagnostics’, our Director of Psychosocial Services GRAHAM FAWCETT casts a critical eye over the ‘medicalisation of misery’, and…
Dear Humanitarian, Are You Prepared For The Rains?
Rain can have both a physical and emotional impact on a humanitarian worker. As a team, it is important to know what this impact looks like and how…
Reverse Culture Shock
If you have been on international assignment, adjusting to life back home is not easy, especially if you had a meaningful experience. Counsellor JOANNE ELSWORTH demystifies reverse culture…
Non-Communicable Diseases. Why Are They So Important to Know About?
Travel Health Specialist TED LANKESTER gives some profound insight on what Non-Communicable diseases are and recommends simple ways of staying healthy. This summer I spent a few days…
Coaching Or Counselling? Making An Informed Choice
Psychotherapist and Coach MARTYN WATSON explains the crucial differences between a Coach and a Counsellor, and how you can choose the right person and the right approach to…
Is Peer Support Worth It?
Psychotherapist BEN PORTER highlights some of the opportunities and pitfalls of peer support in the development and humanitarian sector. I have been part of very effective peer support…
Understanding The Mirroring Effect in the Humanitarian Sector
Have you walked into a team and almost immediately felt stressed, calm, happy, anxious and wondered why? Psychologist GRAHAM FAWCETT explores Psychological mirroring and the effects it has in…
Reflections On The Nature Of Resilience
What can a spider’s web teach us about thriving in the face of adversity? Experienced humanitarian, resilience trainer, and friend of Thrive JOHN FAWCETT reflects on why coping…
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