Calm Is Contagious (and So Is Chaos): Why Great Leaders Have Capacity
The difference between the best and worst boss you’ve ever had probably wasn’t smarts. It was capacity, the leadership skill almost nobody gets taught.
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Know Your Two: Why Your Values Matter More at Work Than You Think
Ever walked out of a meeting with a knot in your gut and couldn’t work out why? Nine times out of ten, something rubbed up against one of your values.
Where Your Energy Goes: The Circle of Control at Work
Nothing has actually changed, and yet you’re exhausted. The Circle of Control is one of the simplest, most powerful tools for deciding where your energy goes.
The Invisible Load: Why You’re Exhausted Even When Nothing “Happened” Today
There’s a particular kind of tired that doesn’t show up on a step counter or a to-do list. That’s the invisible load, and most of us have been carrying it for years without a name for it.
EAP Isn’t a Dirty Word. But It Does Need an Upgrade.
Having an EAP doesn’t mean the job is done. But scrapping EAP altogether throws the baby out with the bathwater. Here’s what a proactive, preventative EAP looks like instead.
Safety Is Felt: Why Psychosocial Safety Lives in the Body, Not the Handbook
You can have the best psychosocial safety policy in the country and still feel your shoulders creep up in a meeting. Safety isn’t a policy. It’s a feeling.
Why Am I So Tired After Talking to People All Day?
Feeling completely drained after a day of meetings and conversations, even when nothing difficult happened? From a Somatic perspective, this kind of exhaustion makes sense.
Case Study: When Proactive Leadership Shows Up
Leaders aren’t responsible for their employees’ mental health. But a manager who notices change early and offers support can change everything, as this case study shows.
What Do Cats and Dogs Have to Do with Leadership?
Cats and dogs complete their stress cycles naturally. Leaders rarely do. A simple look at the Mammalian Brain, Soma, and why your nervous system communicates long before your strategy does.
Why That Comment Set You Off (And It Probably Wasn’t About Them)
That outsized reaction at work often isn’t about the other person. It’s a values misalignment, and most of us have never been taught to recognise it.
Why Can’t I Find My Words in the Moment?
Struggling to speak under pressure? Learn how the Freeze response affects communication at work and how Somatic awareness supports confidence and clarity.
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Check out our podcast! We are so excited to be talking all things ‘mentally healthy workplaces’. Tune to meet and get to know Lou, who is a workplace wellbeing specialist, human behaviour lover & passionate EAP Counsellor. Lou is on a mission to build awareness, understanding, knowledge about mental health and wellness. And Lou wants to make working with a Counsellor as “accepted” as going to the gym is to get physically fit!
Building capacity for mentally healthy teams
Operating out of Yarrawonga and Ocean Grove, Victoria, The Team Approach supports organisations across Australia. We specialise in psychosocial safety, workplace wellbeing, and leadership consulting, delivered through in-person training, online appointments, and our groundbreaking digital tool, The Team App, gifted to our EAP partners. Whether it’s Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), coaching, or team development, we make support accessible anywhere, anytime.
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Yarrawonga & Ocean Grove, Victoria
