Surviving to Thriving
Take back control of your mood and energy and accomplish more effortlessly!
Course Overview
This course is suitable for leaders, supervisors and employees wanting to optimise their mental health and wellbeing.
Good mental health is essential for a fulfilling and balanced life. It shapes how we think, feel, and act, influencing how we handle stress, relate to others, and the choices we make. Mental wellbeing is not just the absence of illness - it's the foundation of our ability to thrive, connect, and experience the world with resilience and purpose.
An estimated 17 million working days are lost each year in the UK due to work-related stress, anxiety and depression (HSE, 2022), costing employers up to £56 billion in 20/21 (Deloitte, 2022). Recent figures show that 76% of UK professionals report moderate-to-high or high levels of stress, and 61% struggle to be productive due to tiredness (The Workplace Health Report, 2023).
This course is a whole-body approach to avoiding burnout and common mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. It aims to educate and empower individuals to make significant shifts in their mood, energy, sleep, joy, focus, mindset and stress using simple nutrition and lifestyle interventions.
The training is delivered face to face with a mix of taught materials, discussions, and individual exercises.
Topics covered will include:
Energy Optimisation
Learn how to improve sleep quality and daytime energy levels by making simple changes to your nutrition and lifestyle. We will cover circadian rhythms, morning routines, eating and drinking for sleep, preparing for sleep and sleep hygiene.
Mood Stability
Understand how to balance your blood sugar and achieve consistent mood and energy levels throughout the day. We will cover the ‘blood sugar rollercoaster’, healthy carbohydrates, proteins, fats, how to balance your plate, meal timings, meal planning and practical suggestions for balanced meals and snacks.
Stress Resilience
Learn about diet and lifestyle tools to help reduce stress levels and recover faster from stressful events. We will cover the stress response, nutrients for stress, identifying stressors, setting healthy boundaries, being present, active downtime, mindset and the power of hormesis.
Mental Fitness
Discover how to upgrade your brain, improve cognitive performance and happiness with diet and lifestyle changes. We will cover brain foods, the gut-brain connection, hydration, antioxidants, toxin exposure, nootropics, movement and brain training.
Conclusions and Health Action Plan
Summary of the key points and time to devise your own health action plan.
Programme Delivery and Costs
This course is delivered over 1 day from 9.30am to 4.30pm
Individual cost: £120.00
Next Course Dates
18/5/26
Further Information and Booking
If you're interested in this course then please contact us:
Apprenticeships, York College, Sim Balk Lane, York, YO23 2BB
Email: apprenticeships@yorkcollege.ac.uk
Tel: 01904 770368 option 1
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