Employee Wellbeing Webinars

Employee Wellness ServicesIs Now The Time For You To Equip Your Employees With The Nutrition And Mindset Tools That Will Help Them Feel And Perform At Their Best?

As an employer are you looking for:-

~ Employee wellbeing webinars with a focus on mindful eating?

~ Stress-eating or emotional eating workshops and webinars?

~ Food & Mood workshops and webinars to help employees optimise brain function, mood and energy levels?

The Importance Of Employee Wellbeing

As an employer, a key priority for you will be the well-being and performance of your staff. It goes without saying that if your staff have good physical and mental health, they’re more likely to be motivated and productive, and ensuring that good wellbeing schemes are in place can benefit both employees and company. A healthier workforce can help to reduce absenteeism, better employee retention and morale, better overall  productivity, a reduction in health care costs and better teamwork, including bringing employees together as they work towards healthy living goals and support each other in the process.

Having worked with many clients and run workshops over the years, one thing that’s very apparent is the lack of nutrition education and knowledge. It’s not something we as adults learned at school, and I have found that whether it’s nutrition or food psychology, most people have little knowledge, unless they have a particular personal interest themselves, having either taught themselves or pursued further education in such fields. And yet nutrition and food psychology are such vitally important areas as they can have a huge impact on mental and physical health and well-being. With my background in Nutritional Therapy and Health Psychology, I teach people about both of these key areas.

Obesity In The Workplace: Main Factors Driving Obesity

The UK has been in the midst of an obesity crisis for quite some time now, with approximately 64% of adults in England estimated to be overweight or obese (2022 to 2023, WWW.GOV.UK). Some of the key factors driving obesity are diets high in calorie-dense foods, diets dominated by ultra processed foods, food marketing, availability of fast food outlets, lack of physical activity and stress. Many people would describe themselves as having a poor relationship with food, where they might have a tendency to turn to food to cope (emotional eating), or they might just eat mindlessly, unaware of what and how much they eat.

Consequences Of Obesity And/Or A Poor Diet

Whether a person is overweight, obese, or simply eating poorly, they can experience a whole host of symptoms and issues such as fatigue, low mood, anxiety, poor concentration or ‘brain fog’, lack of drive or apathy, headaches, hormonal issues, regular colds, lack of confidence or low self-worth, loneliness or feelings of being ignored or marginalised, joint and back pain, and associated diseases such as diabetes, heart problems and cancer- all of which may lead to an increase in sick days or time off for medical appointments.

There will be those staff who have a good attendance record and generally good health, but perhaps they struggle to eat a balanced diet, or they feel a bit bored with their current eating habits and are looking for ideas to make their meals more interesting or satisfying. They may or may not have a history of dieting, perhaps wanting to lose a small or large amount of weight but don’t want to go on another diet; or there might be healthy weight individuals who are struggling with disordered eating. My food coaching sessions can therefore be a really useful  part of preventative health- taking steps to avoid getting sick in the first place, whilst also helping people to tackle certain issues they might currently have with their health, their eating habits or their overall relationship with food.

Key things that can boost and maintain employees’ health and well-being:-

  • Employee wellness servicesA healthy, balanced diet, and good hydration
  • If they have a poor diet, helping employees to improve their relationship with food (mindset) to set up and maintain better eating habits
  • Adequate exercise, desk breaks and sunlight
  • Support in managing workload and overall stress management, including sleep management and other self-care techniques
  • A sense of belonging and value within the team
  • Regular positive feedback, encouragement and validation.

Why Good Nutrition Can Make Such A Difference

If a person’s diet lacks adequate nutrients or they have chaotic eating habits (such as skipping meals or grazing), this can negatively impact their health- and many people underestimate to what extent a poor diet can affect both our physical and mental health. When a person’s blood sugar levels drop, not only will they feel hungry but they might also feel irritable, and find it hard to concentrate and focus. For good cognitive function and energy throughout the working day, a person needs to ‘fuel up’ on nutritious foods and eat regularly- not skip meals. If a person is on a diet, they might not eat adequately, either through low calorie consumption or by cutting out certain nutritious food groups, and this can significantly affect their mood and energy levels. Being stuck in a cycle of yo-yo dieting can also have a negative impact on self-esteem, as well as health.

Moving Away From An All-Or-Nothing Mindset

The office is often a place of snack foods, so giving employees skills and a ‘toolbox’ to manage the food environment, as well as helping the team as a whole to make more effort with what kinds of foods are present in the office is key. I promote flexible, ‘middle-way’ eating, which means that no foods are forbidden- it’s not about perfect eating and only having bowls of fruit in the office, but having a range of enjoyable foods available that suit all, and which help to sustain people throughout the day, whilst helping individuals to tune into their body more and eat in accordance with their own needs. Many people have an all-or-nothing mindset, where they swing between extremes of behaviour, such as either eating a whole packet of biscuits or eating no biscuits at all, when in fact they would love to be able to savour and enjoy just a couple of biscuits, without it escalating into a binge. I teach mindful eating practises that help people to achieve this more balanced approach to food. I also encourage people to introduce more foods to their current eating, so that they embrace an ‘adding in’ mindset, rather than a ‘taking away’ mindset.

Helping People To Tackle Comfort Eating

Food and eating can symbolise different things to different people. For example, eating can be a way to relax or have a break, it can be a way to connect socially, it can have a calming, numbing or distracting effect when things feel difficult or overwhelming, it can be a way to reward oneself, a way to put things off (procrastinate), it can be something to do when feeling bored, lonely or unfulfilled, and it can even be a means of rebelling, ‘rule breaking’ or self-punishment. 

Mindful eating can help a person to start distinguishing between physical hunger and emotional hunger (food cravings). It enables a person to develop emotional regulation skills, to help them respond to stress or other triggers, where their usual knee-jerk reaction might be to turn to food. The issue with emotional eating is that it doesn’t solve problems- it can distract a person from addressing their true needs. Food can put a delay between something they don’t want to do or address, or be an escape or relief from discomfort. As people start to problem solve and address their needs, they often find that their compulsive eating diminishes. FAQs on my Homepage will give you an idea of the content covered in both individual and group sessions.

A Range Of Webinar Topics To Suit Your Employees’ Needs

I offer a wide range of webinar topics for weight management, nutrition education, disordered eating and mindful eating.  Topic titles include ‘Food and Mood’, ‘How To Tackle Emotional Eating’, ‘Simple Steps To More Mindful Eating’ and ‘Healthy Eating For Hectic Lives’. I can also run other specific topics such as ‘Smart Meal & Snack Ideas’.

One-To-One Sessions: Mindful Eating Therapy

Some people prefer group sessions, whilst others can benefit from having their own one-to-one private space to discuss their relationship with food. If a person is struggling with overeating, exploring emotional eating, mindless eating behaviours and current food choices can be really useful, as well as looking at how any unhelpful eating habits, beliefs and attitudes were picked up in childhood. Eating habits, body image, self-worth, lifestyle, personality, mental health and past experiences are just some of the topics explored in my one-to-one sessions and webinars, as it’s important to consider the ‘whole picture’ when it comes to understanding a person’s relationship with food and eating behaviour.

employee wellness servicesSessions Format (Online and In Person)

  • One-To-One sessions
  • Group talks and workshops/webinars
  • Support groups

Frequency And Duration

  • Half day or full day workshops/webinars
  • Hourly (eg lunchtime or after work) sessions
  • Weekly or fortnightly sessions.

Reviews

“We had the pleasure of working with Emma who was incredible at giving our team an insight into the benefits of mindful eating. In only a half hour session we touched base on a variety of factors that would help us improve our relationship with food, addressing both the nutritional and psychological aspects of eating and she even gave us some key recommendations to take away with us. We thoroughly enjoyed having her as part of our health and wellbeing corporate initiative and have had great feedback from all, especially our seniors who have asked to get in touch with her directly for further information. Thanks again Emma!”

“We have invited Emma to speak at Roost twice now and each time she has done an outstanding job. We were very excited to welcome her back in October for her talk on Mindful Eating, which she delivered eloquently and with a great depth of knowledge. Even though she covered a good range of content, it wasn’t too complicated to understand and the entire audience found it informative, easy to understand and extremely useful.”

“Emma came to our cafe and did an outstanding seminar on ‘Good Fats, Bad Fats’. The content and delivery was excellent, the audience thoroughly enjoyed the presentation. Emma had planned the workshop to flow very well, to appeal to a range of knowledge levels and was very knowledgable in her Q&A at the end. The patrons were very impressed and we are very excited for Emma to return to Roost and present more seminars on Mindful Eating”.

“Emma was extremely informative, helpful and interesting to listen to. Lots of good tips to take home”.

“Emma’s approach to mindful eating radically changed my perspective of what healthy eating actually is. More importantly improved my mental health! She doesn’t give you a diet plan to follow and really gets to the bottom of why you have a problem with food! Would highly recommend for anyone who has been on the diet treadmill for years.”

Cost of sessions will depend on your individual company requirements. To discuss prices, or to find out more about my employee wellbeing webinars, please email me or give me a call (Emma Randall) on 07961 423120.

More reviews (Groups, talks, webinars and one-to-one sessions).

Read more about my workshops and webinars, including my latest webinar: ‘How To Stop Mindless Eating’.

Read more about my mindful eating coaching sessions.