Kim spoke to The West Australian about burn out in WA businesses.
Kim spoke to The West Australian about burn out in WA businesses.
Stress is your body’s fight or flight reaction and it kicks in when you believe life’s demands outweigh your ability to cope. And when it continues to build, ‘distressing’ can get tricky.
Kim Cullen spoke to The House of Wellness about common triggers and how to deal with them.
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, stories emerge of the bravery demonstrated by citizens who are choosing to fight back. From a safe distance, we see civilians collectively take up arms, individuals who stand in front of tanks and one determined Ukraine women offering sunflower seeds to a Russian soldier, stating “so flowers will grow when you die”.
Kim Cullen aims to understand where this courage comes from and why it’s so much more than simply a ‘fight or flight’ response.
Kim Cullen often hears mothers say they feel mum guilt for all sorts of reasons: the most common one being – not giving enough time to their kids and not giving enough time to their work.
Before acting on this guilt, ask yourself four questions.
So many people think they manage their stress well, but Kim Cullen believes that most people actually contain it. Stress often accumulates over the year and a lot of us hold that stress at bay until we are on holidays. Then we add Christmas into the mix and it adds even more pressure; it’s got to be special, everyone has to get along, the meal has to be perfect.
Kim recommends creating a ‘stress toolkit’ to help release stress before it accumulates. Personally, she has a few things that she can do in under 15 minutes to release her stress daily. It can be as simple as sitting outside with your favourite cup of tea and people watching.
Everything feels worse on Christmas. If the chicken gets burnt at any regular family dinner, it’s okay, so apply the same thinking at Christmas.
It’s a common theme for working mothers; struggling to be present for work but also function as a parent. Psychologist, Kim Cullen, has experienced doing just that.
Working mothers are role modelling – to their daughters in particular – on how they can manage their future lives as a working mother.
“I would say this to males or females…work out what you’re good at, what motivates you, and what’s meaningful to you, and dedicate your time to building strengths and set goals in support of that.”
“What we are shooting for is balance between work and the home. When you’re at work, engage in work, and engage in it well. When you’re at home, engage in home, and engage with your kids well. It’s about being present where you are at any given time.”
“Daughters [of working mothers] go onto have more equality in their relationships, they have higher pay packets and they move into more leadership roles. For our sons of working mothers; they also have more equality in their relationships and are more open to having female leaders. It’s really important to make sure that we are presenting as capable – because of the strengths that we have – not capable compared to what gender does it better. Comparisons rarely service well.”
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