Therapeutic horticulture – stress management for success in business

There is a difference between positive stress, which is associated with a sense of challenge and excitement, and negative stress which is dominated by worry, anxiety and agitation. Photo: Pedro Figueras.

The World Health Organisation tell us that by 2025 depression will be the leading illness in the world therefore impacting hugely on the workplace. Let’s start looking at what we can do to lessen its impact on our businesses.

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31 July 2018

Seán McCarthy is a Director of McCarthy O’Connor Training and Consultancy Limited. Having worked within mental health services both in Ireland and England for over 35 years he brings a huge range of experiences to bear in his role within the company.

McCarthy focused on how we can identify and deal with stress and mind our mental health in a manner that helps us to drive and build our business as well as supporting ourselves and our employees.

The World Health Organisation tell us that by 2025 depression will be the leading illness in the world therefore impacting hugely on the workplace. Let’s start looking at what we can do to lessen its impact on our businesses.

To learn how you can deal with work-place stress, therapeutic horticulture, and much more, check out McCarthy’s Presentation here.

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