Moving to a new country often brings a mix of challenges. One significant aspect is adapting to new cultural norms, particularly in communication. In Finland, a country renowned for its quiet demeanor and high-context communication, many newcomers can find the...
Welcome to the New Year! This is the time when many of us review our lives and think about what we could do to improve ourselves, our situation and our lives. However surveys show that a whopping 43-95% of new years resolutions are abandoned by the end of January!...
Positive or gentle parenting sometimes gets a bad press. Mainly because people can mistake it for parenting with no rules or boundaries. This really couldn’t be further from the truth. In positive or gentle parenting we prioritise our connection with children and...
Most of us know a colleague or someone in our circle who has suffered from occupational burnout. It’s a serious problem in industrial societies, with huge personal, social, relational and financial costs. We regularly see clients with symptoms of burnout at Compass...
Shinrin-yoku is a wellness and mindfulness technique that was developed in Japan in the 1980s. It means “forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere”. It originally emerged as an antidote to tech-boom burnout and to help people reconnect with and protect...
