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Wellness column: City or country – the outdoors is your wellness resource

Julia Green, Sales & Commercial Manager at Center Parcs Conferences & Events welcomes the first signs of spring, inspiring her to step outside, breathe deeply, and recalibrate after the winter. This wellness column by Julia was first published in the PA Life spring 2026 issue. For all of us with busy lives, carving out intentional time outdoors isn’t just a pleasant bonus – it’s a powerful wellbeing practice rooted in…

An EA’s guide to organising an office wellness week

Mesi Balog, Workplace Wellbeing Consultant & Founder of Treat Your Staff discusses the value of raising awareness on employee mental health and well-being, and doing this in a truly meaningful way. Organising an office wellness week is the perfect way for companies to prioritise employee well-being in a fun and engaging way… While mental health should be a focus all…

Wellbeing Week at Work: Imagine hosting your own Wellness Week

What impact could hosting your own wellbeing week at work have on you and your colleagues? Lucy Eden, the powerhouse behind Be In Your Element is a wellness aficionado and event maestro, and all about curating life-enhancing experiences with a focus on wellbeing… Lucy Eden, Be In Your Element Lucy has been our guide to wellness, sharing her wisdom and…

The September Reset: How to rebuild healthy routines without burning yourself out

PA Life’s Wellness Columnist Julia Green, Sales & Commercial Manager at Center Parcs Conferences & Events encourages you to be mindful of demanding workloads, and shares advice for managing the inevitable pressure points… For many people, January signals a fresh start. But for Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants and other business support professionals as a whole, September often feels like the…

Employee happiness – the under-considered aspect in the success of assignments

Sarah Dennis, head of international for Everywhen talks about the importance of employee happiness in achieving desired success in work assignments overseas. Working with employees who are based abroad is often part of an EAs and PAs role, it’s therefore important to know how best to support their wellbeing and happiness… Health and wellbeing support is key to all-round mental…

3 things to do to stop negative self talk and let joy lead you instead

We all have experienced a time when we hear a voice telling us our goals are impossible, or even worse, unimportant. These thoughts might come from doom scrolling online then turn into an inner voice that we need to silence rather than amplify. Bose Akadiri, author of the Joy Amplifier, shares three ways that you can let joy lead, quiet…

Summer, softened: Letting go of parenting guilt and embracing flexibility

PA Life wellness columnist Julia Green, Sales & Commercial Manager at Center Parcs Conferences & Events shares great ideas for happier family summers. You can also find Julia’s wellness advice in PA Life magazine… There’s something about summer that brings both joy and pressure in equal measure. Longer days, school holidays, the promise of memory-making. And, for working parents, the creeping…

How to handle stress: six ways to boost employee wellbeing

April is Stress Awareness Month, highlighting the growing need for workers to understand how to handle stress. We are pleased to share six expert-backed ways employers can boost employee wellbeing… How to handle stress and improve employee wellbeing at work: 1. Give employees more autonomy over how they work Micromanagement breeds stress, and trust is the antidote. One of the…

Event needs of neurodivergent workers not catered for well enough

As many as one in three neurodivergent workers feel that their event needs are not catered for well enough. New research from Center Parcs Conferences & Events released to mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16-20 March), shows that the appetite for work events among neurodivergent employees is strong and growing, but more needs to be done to accommodate their needs… It’s welcome…

Free Spirit wellness: Bringing balance to the workplace

PA Life talks to Free Spirit, a luxury wellness brand, about their fresh approach to creating bespoke experiences designed to support physical wellbeing, mental clarity and stronger team performance. The team at Free Spirit is well positioned to impress executives and busy teams with their expert practitioners in yoga, fitness, breathwork and mindset alongside increasingly important immersive event styling… Our…

Why mental wellness is the ultimate performance tool for Oracle Red Bull Racing

In PA Life’s recent spring issue, David Osgathor, Performance Consultant, Oracle Red Bull Racing discusses how mental wellness in both individuals and teams is a crucial foundation in achieving excellence and the desired outcome… This year at IBTM, I had the privilege of speaking to a room full of high-performing professionals and talked a lot about the importance of recognising and…

Female Leaders: Julia Green at Center Parcs on the importance of marking International Women’s Day

We asked Julia Green why celebrating the International Women’s Day matters, and how this year’s theme #GiveToGain is put to action every day within her organisation. Julia is the Sales & Commercial Manager at Center Parcs Conferences & Events, and also PA Life’s wellness columnist. What does International Women’s Day mean to you personally and professionally as a leader in…

Employee mental health tops the concerns and priorities of employers for 5th year running

New research1 from employee benefits experts, Everywhen, reveals today that mental health tops the list of employers’ concerns and priorities for 2026. A significant 59% of employers are concerned about the mental health of their employees. Reflecting this level of concern, 49% of employers will be prioritising support for mental health over the next 12 months. With this priority, it…

Beyond balance: finding your work–life blend

We are pleased to introduce PA Life’s new Wellness Columnist, Julia Green, Sales & Commercial Manager at Center Parcs Conferences & Events. Julia’s first column in our Winter Issue 2025 discusses the challenges of professionals finding the right balance for your busy life and work – or rather the right work-life blend which seems to be a more useful concept……

Your bedroom could cause you serious health issues

The bedroom is one of the important spaces in the home, with Brits spending 27 years on average in bed during their lifetime. It’s therefore imperative to make it a clean and safe place as your bedroom could cause you serious health issues unless addressed. For that you need to know where the dirtiest place in your bedroom is? Given…

From EA to founder: how to train your confidence

One of the most common questions people ask when they hear I set up my own business is: “How did you start?” Mesi Balog, Confidence Coach and Founder of The Confidence Club shares her business story in a hope of inspiring others to follow her example… How did you start your business is often a question driven by both curiosity…

The rise of conscious company retreats: how to plan offsites with wellbeing at the core

In today’s hybrid, high-pressure work environment, traditional away days or offsites are evolving. For many organisations, the focus is no longer on high-energy activities or late-night socials but on creating space for teams to slow down, reconnect and realign. This shift has given rise to the Conscious Company Retreat who deliver offsites with wellbeing at the core… For PAs and…

Are we underestimating the seriousness of stress and anxiety?

Stress and anxiety comprised 49% of all the mental health referrals to RedArc over the past 5 years (2020-2024), making them the most common mental health conditions requiring its specialist mental health nurse support. RedArc suggests that the terms ‘stress’ and ‘anxiety’ are often used quite casually in everyday conversation, which can often lead to their seriousness being underestimated… Stress and…

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