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Episode 18: How Can We Handle Pandemic Work Stress?

Episode 18: How Can We Handle Pandemic Work Stress?

FromA podcast about work, the future and how they will go together


Episode 18: How Can We Handle Pandemic Work Stress?

FromA podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

  Six months into the pandemic and with  more months to come, most workers are coping but not without difficulty. Whether it is stress about being home and isolated, or stress about going back to work and possibly getting sick, a lot of people are under strain, and there are indications that that strain could last for years after the pandemic is over. Is there a way to avoid the stress, or at least to  manage it? From asking for help when needed (not always an easy thing to do) to  dealing with the anxiety of physically going back into an office with the virus still lurking, workers today are facing challenges that would not have been dreamed of a year ago. Our guest today discusses all of it, along with strategies for companies and workers to cope as best they can both now and after the pandemic is done. Guest: Jo Yarker Dr Jo Yarker Director, Affinity Health at Work Birkbeck, University of London Jo is passionate about understanding what we can do to foster fulfilling, healthy and productive work, particularly under times of challenge. She is an award winning occupational psychologist, specialising work, health and well-being. Jo is...
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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