👉 Mike Lawrence | Health & Wellbeing Consultancy 🌱

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It’s hot out there. And not just the weather.

Hi Reader, Welcome to this month’s newsletter - and thank you, as always, for opening and reading. I genuinely appreciate it. A few of you have said recently that you look forward to these monthly reflections, and that means a lot. There is already enough noise landing in people’s inboxes, so I never take your time or attention for granted. As I write this, England are into the semi-final of the World Cup - which adds a little excitement to the summer - but the temperature has also been...

1 day ago • 5 min read

match fit at work during World Cup season

Match Fit at Work: Is Football Coming Home?

Hi Reader, Welcome to June. Six months gone. Six months left. That alone is worth a pause. Because the question isn’t just: “Where has the year gone?” The better question is: “How am I really doing?” Not the polite answer. Not the automatic answer. Not the “I’m fine, thanks” answer. The honest one. I’m seeing a lot of people who are still showing up. Still delivering. Still replying. Still smiling. Still carrying responsibility. But underneath? They’re tired. The warmer weather helps. The...

about 1 month ago • 6 min read

I can finally reveal where the garden party was…

Hi Reader, In my previous newsletter, I mentioned that I was attending a garden party… although I kept the details fairly quiet at the time. I can now reveal it was The King’s Trust 50th Anniversary Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. A week after Mental Health Awareness Week, it actually felt slightly ironic — and perhaps quite fitting — to spend the afternoon surrounded by conversations centred around community, opportunity, resilience and support. The charity was originally founded in 1976...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read

Mike Lawrence speaking about mental health conversations and workplace wellbeing

What do you say when someone says “I’m not”? (Workplace Mental Health)

Hi Reader, Warmer mornings. Lighter evenings. A sense that things should feel different. And yet, for many organisations and individuals I’ve been working with recently… 👉 The pressure hasn’t changed. April was a busy one — MHFA courses, refresher sessions, speaking engagements… even recording a podcast. But across all of them, there’s been a constant thread. People don’t always know what to say when it really matters. I was in a workshop recently and opened with a simple question: “How are...

2 months ago • 5 min read

Office scene with Easter eggs displaying wellbeing messages about rest, focus and mental health

Spring is here… but has anything really changed?

Hi Reader, Spring is in the air — and I hope you’ve had the chance to pause, reset, and enjoy the Easter break. There’s something about this time of year… a subtle shift in energy, a sense of things opening up again. Maybe it’s even time to reach into the wardrobe and bring out the lighter, brighter colours… even if life itself still feels a little heavy. And yet, as we move through April, I keep hearing the same thing:“Where are the weeks going?” Quarter one has already passed — and before...

3 months ago • 7 min read

Workplace burnout among managers during performance targets meeting below budget

When the World Escalates, Leaders Must Steady.

Hi Reader, It’s March. Normally, I’d begin with something about fresh starts or longer days. Instead, many of us switched on the TV or radio this morning to reports of overnight escalation. Airstrikes.Political leaders responding.Commentary already framing what it all means. And when uncertainty has already been running in the background for months — cost-of-living pressures, performance strain, ongoing global instability — it doesn’t land in isolation. It stacks. Whatever the merits.Whatever...

4 months ago • 8 min read

A woman sitting at a desk, holding her head while working on a laptop, surrounded by notification icons and digital alerts.

This pace isn’t sustainable. You know it.

Hi Reader, You can tell it’s February — the gym’s starting to thin out already. The “new year, new me” crowd has quietly disappeared, the headlines are still shouting, and most people are just getting on with it — a bit more tired than they expected to be by now. If you went by the rhetoric alone — documentaries like Frontline, rolling news, political soundbites — you’d think we were on the brink of war with Russia. But that’s not what people are actually talking about. What’s coming up far...

5 months ago • 7 min read

Not Feeling ‘New Year Ready’? Read This.

Hi Reader, Do you really expect a Happy New Year? Or do you go into the year with hope — because certainty is long gone, and reality doesn’t reset with fireworks? If you’re carrying the weight of last year into this one, you’re not alone. Most people are. Tired. Reflective. Wondering if this year will be different — or just more of the same with a new number on it. So… Happy New Year. And I mean that — not as a wish, but as a hope. A quiet one. For something steadier. Something real. The...

6 months ago • 7 min read

Mike Lawrence sk Zoe Special Recognition Award 2025

Mike, This Was Exactly What I Needed Today’ — Your Final 2025 Edition Inside

Hi Reader, 🎄 “It is my heart-warm and world-embracing Christmas hope… that all of us… may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss — except the inventor of the telephone.” — Mark Twain It’s December — the season of twinkling lights, overbooked diaries, and the sweet chaos of Christmas playlists on loop. This month, I’m stepping away from the usual format. Instead of tips or trends, I’m offering a moment to pause, reflect and reconnect. Whether loved...

7 months ago • 5 min read

Struggling with stress, uncertainty, or emotional overload? Each month, Mike Lawrence shares powerful insights on mental health, resilience, and real-life leadership — from boardrooms to personal battles. Stories that hit home, tools that make a differenc

The Budget, the Breakdown & the Breakthrough — Read This Before December Hits.

Hi Reader, “In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to.” — Dave Hollis We’re well into November now — and the countdown to Christmas seems to start earlier every year, doesn’t it? 🎄 Thank you for being here — I appreciate you taking a moment to pause and check in. The nights are drawing in, the heating’s creeping back on, and festive ads are already in full swing — whether we’re ready or not. The pace is picking up, but...

8 months ago • 5 min read