Stress Awareness Toolkit
Resources for reducing stress and impacting burnout across your workforce.
FEATURED INSIGHTS
Stress. Burnout. Overwhelm. It's time to put the focus back on wellbeing.
Burnout is widespread and it's impacting 77% of your employees.
In fact, 75% of employees experience "Sunday Scaries", also known as the anxiety and stress that happens the day before heading back to work.
Learn what Sunday nights can tell you about the work week and strategies to put the spotlight back on your employees' health, wellbeing, and benefits experience.
Navigating Different Types of Stress
Sleep: The simplest and often most difficult thing for your health
Stress and a lack of sleep can both have a serve impact on physical and mental health. See where your industry ranks for sleep deprivation and the impact it is having on your organizations' bottom line.
Nutrition: How to make eating well possible
Stress often influences our eating habits, and each employee has a unique personal history that shapes their relationship with food. Discover the 4 ways a whole-person approach to nutrition helps your employees thrive.
Finances: The impact of the current cost crisis
86% of employees say their financial stress impacts their productivity. Financial stress is a worry for every person and can be debilitating—impacting your employees' mental & physical wellbeing and productivity.
Preventative Care: The rise of delayed care & cancer
Access expert guidance on second opinions, cancer diagnoses, and treatments to help employees make high-quality decisions during times of stress and uncertainty.
Mental: How to drive company-wide support for mental health initiatives
Employees are struggling with their mental health, and they’re looking to their organization for support. Eliminate mental health stigma and support your employees' whole-person wellbeing.
MAKING MINDFULNESS ACCESSIBLE
Help Your Employees Manage Stress and Build Resilience
Nearly 8 in 10 employees globally reported that the pandemic has negatively impacted their mental health. Your employees’ health—physical, mental, and emotional—has a profound effect on all areas of their life, work, and their ability to thrive.
Mindfulness has many benefits in the workplace, whether you engage in a 2-minute or 30-minute daily practice. By dispelling misconceptions about mindfulness and meditation, you can empower your people to find resilience-boosting and stress-busting techniques that work for them.
THE KEY INGREDIENTS BEHIND SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Health, Happiness, and Resilience
It's often said that "the only constant is change". And this inevitable change is causing stress on your employees.
As the world continues to evolve and adapt, maintaining a healthy, happy, and resilient workforce is essential. See how wellbeing can help your organization thrive during times of change.
How Virgin Pulse Supports the 5 Key Areas of Mental Health
A well-functioning business goes beyond the revenue numbers. Addressing mental health is a win for both productivity levels and the overall wellbeing of employees. Mental health plays an essential role in Virgin Pulse’s holistic approach to wellbeing. Solutions work together to support five key areas of mental health, including stress, depression and anxiety, sleep, substance use and resilience.
Expert Q&A: Stress, Mental Health, and Resilience
Is the 4-day work week the answer to burnout? Find out the answer to this and more by watching this discussion with Joe Burton from Whil, a Rethink Division, and Dr. David Batman from the Virgin Pulse Science Advisory board where they answer pressing questions from your HR peers on mental health, stress, and resilience.
The Need for Enhanced Mental Health Support in the US
Discover the research behind how mental health issues are affecting your population, industry, and your business and actions you can take to build a leading culture that prioritizes mental health at work and beyond.
Resources from our Partner Ecosystem
The Great Big Burnout Handbook
From UnMind: What it is (and isn't), why it's happening, and how to stop it for good
Stress Management for Kids and Teens
From RethinkCare: A podcast on common stressors and how to manage them
Using Time Off to Recover from Stress
From Koa Health: 5 simple ways to use your time off to rest, reset, and and recover
How Ergonomics Can Help Your Employees Take Care of Their Bodies
From Kaia Health: Help your team take better care of their bodies by committing to office ergonomics
Extending Occupational Health and Safety to Mental Well-being
From MeQ: Does your well-being program meet ISO global standards for psychosocial safety in the workplace?
Identifying the Signs of Stress
From Koa Health: Left unchecked, stress can hurt your employees' health and your bottom line. Learn how to spot it
Get Results with Virgin Pulse
84%
of member respondents have developed more positive daily habits using Virgin Pulse
1 in 2
members reported decreased stress levels using Virgin Pulse
47%
of initially sleep-deprived members who reported no symptoms of sleep deprivation three to twelve months later using Virgin Pulse
Power up your people and your business
Learn how people leaders everywhere transform their approach to health, wellbeing, benefits, and employee experience with Virgin Pulse.