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Feeling like a fraud at work: overcoming imposter syndrome

Dr Elena Touroni — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:49:00 +0000

Do you ever worry that you’ll be “found out”? Like no matter what you achieve in life, it’ll never be good enough? That your successes were just lucky accidents – and soon enough, it’s all going to come crashing down? Imposter syndrome is something most of us will suffer with at some point or other, […]

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Work smarter, not harder for better mental health

Dr Elena Touroni — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:24:00 +0000

How a better work/life balance contributes to better mental health As introductory lines to articles go, the one written for an Economist article in 1955 by Cyril Northcote Parkinson is perhaps one of the most famous ever – his piece starts with this statement “work expands to fill the time available for its completion” which has […]

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Mental Health in the workplace

Dr Elena Touroni — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:08:06 +0000

Exploring mental health in the workplace While there are some progressive organisations that factor the mental wellbeing of their employees into their long-term plans, many organisations are yet to take an active stance in this arena. Think about the place where you work – would you feel comfortable taking a day off, citing mental health symptoms […]

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Imposter syndrome – why do successful people feel like frauds?

Dr Elena Touroni — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:01:29 +0000

Working for a top tier investment bank, a big four management consultancy or a global tech giant is seen by many as being a dream job. When you’re on the outside looking in, who wouldn’t want to work for a company that has slick designer offices, featuring state-of-the-art gyms and staff kitchens that cater to […]

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Stress in the Workplace

Dr Elena Touroni — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:33:13 +0000

One situation that presents itself to us time and time again here at The Chelsea Psychology Clinic is stress in the workplace… Stress is a creeper. You live your life amidst a myriad of challenges and, before you realise it, you are slow cooking in a broth of strains and stresses. If someone plucked you […]

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Bullying in the Workplace – Why and How Does It Happen?

Dr Elena Touroni — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:09:52 +0000

Bullying is most commonly associated with the playground. Sadly, though, it can often persist deep into adulthood. ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) released a paper in 2015 which discussed how it is increasingly common for bullying to occur in the workplace. Unfortunately, bullying incidents can often go unreported. Many victims of bullying are unwilling […]

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