The WONE Blog
Views, research and expert advice at the intersection of work and health.
How Unmanaged Stress is Quietly Burning Through Your Budget
Our latest research, Risky Business: The Hidden Cost of Stress, surveyed over 1,000 participants in the US and UK, and the results were staggering.
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How Unmanaged Stress is Quietly Burning Through Your Budget
Our latest research, Risky Business: The Hidden Cost of Stress, surveyed over 1,000 participants in the US and UK, and the results were staggering.
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Leading with Resilience: Lessons from Women in Leadership
At WONE, we work with inspiring women across law, tech and finance—leaders, changemakers, and visionaries who are reshaping workplace wellbeing. Not as an afterthought, but as a strategic advantage. This International Women’s Day, we’re sharing wisdom directly from our clients—women who are redefining leadership by prioritizing balance, boundaries, and resilience.
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The Power of Prevention
Stress may seem like an inevitable part of work, but when left unchecked, its impact extends far beyond individual well-being. What starts as manageable pressure can quietly escalate into poor health, costly health claims, and turnover. The good news? With the right preventative measures, businesses can break this cycle—protecting both their people and their bottom line.
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Introducing Dr. Lydia Roos: Q&A with WONE’s New Chief Scientific Officer
We’re thrilled to announce that Dr. Lydia Roos has joined WONE as our Chief Scientific Officer! Lydia is a leading health psychologist and stress scientist with a wealth of experience from institutions like UCLA and the Stanford School of Medicine.
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AI in HR: A Practical Guide to Driving Efficiency and Engagement
During the third Financial Services Online Benefits event, Reeva Misra, the founder of Walking on Earth (WONE) supported Aon by leading a discussion on the role of AI in supporting HR functions.
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Expanding possibility: The power of company retreats
At WONE, we believe that building a team capable of creating extraordinary impact requires a different approach. Our mission is ambitious - to reduce stress in 100 million lives - and we know that the scale of this challenge demands bold thinking and an unparalleled team culture.
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MAD World Gold Sponsors: Bringing measurement to prevent employee burnout
By prioritising preventative health and building supportive environments, we can create a future where stress no longer impedes our ability to thrive. Together, by advocating for proactive management, we can build a healthier, happier, and more sustainable future for all.
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Workplace Stress Is Rising—But Our Research Proves There’s a Better Way
We conducted research in June 2024 to assess the impact of our platform on stress, burnout, and performance. Our goal was to provide real data that illustrates how a proactive approach to workplace health can drive meaningful change.
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How to Tackle Stress in the Legal Profession: 6 Tips for Law Firms
The legal profession is one of the most stressful industries, with teams dealing with sensitive and critical information for their clients every day. On top of that, priority tasks are numerous and add up quickly, along with billable hour requirements, large workloads, and tight deadlines to adhere to. As the stress epidemic continues to grow, preventative action must be taken with increased mental health support for lawyers to protect their wellbeing in this challenging, high-pressure occupation.
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How to Reduce Chronic Stress in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers
Chronic stress can be difficult to manage as an employer, but there are steps you can take to reduce workplace stress that your team feels each day and make their work life a more positive, fulfilling experience.
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Do You Need an Employee Assistance Program?
Employee assistance programs for mental health support are a fundamentally reactive measure. They are in place to support employees who are already at a point of crisis. We’re here to help you get a better understanding of what EAPs are, how they work, and why it‘s better to take a preventative approach to mental health for your business.
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Harnessing Mindfulness for Effective Leadership
In a world constantly inundated with sensory overload of information and demands, the journey of leadership requires training your mind to stay ahead of the curve and achieve your full potential.
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Mental Health Awareness Week: How Our Team Manages Stress
This week, we’re sharing personal stories from members of our team about how each of us manages stress differently, highlighting that there's no one-size-fits-all approach to wellbeing.
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What Is a Corporate Wellbeing Program?
A corporate wellbeing program is a set of initiatives, resources, and policies set up by a company to improve the physical, mental and emotional health of its employees.
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A Guide to Stress Awareness Month 2024
International Stress Awareness Month is an initiative that takes place in April each year, to raise awareness of the causes and symptoms of stress, and what you can do to effectively manage it.
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Mental Health Awareness Days in 2024 - A Guide for Employers
Talking about mental health normalises what has traditionally been a taboo subject, especially in the workplace. Your team may not be comfortable sharing their thoughts at work, but research has found that 87% of employees are having these conversations more openly after the Covid-19 pandemic. Acknowledging the importance of good mental health through awareness days opens up room for discussion and can help them feel less alone with whatever they’re going through in their life.
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A Guide to Wellbeing Benefits for Employees
As you look to build out or develop a wellbeing strategy as part of your company’s health benefits for employees, it’s vital to consider what your internal team is looking for that can help day-to-day. For larger organisations, you may already have a robust health and wellbeing benefits plan in place. But there are always new trends and technology in the industry that can give you complementary options to add to your existing benefits package.
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How The Raine Group encourages employee wellbeing with WONE
Sherri Williams is a Partner and the Head of Investor Relations and Fundraising at The Raine Group. Raine is a global merchant bank that advises and invests in companies in the sports, media and entertainment spaces, including DraftKings, Imagine Entertainment, and SoundCloud. In this interview, Sherri shares her experience with the Walking on Earth platform.
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Setting Intentions: create the 2024 you want
This time of the year presents a valuable opportunity to think more deeply about how we want to live our lives and the changes we can make to ensure we spend our time wisely.
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HOW PLUME EMPLOYEE TRANSFORMED HIS BLOOD RESULTS WITH WONE
Abhishek Svami is a Software Engineer in the R&D team at Plume Design Inc, a leader in next-gen smart home tech. Based in San Francisco, Abhishek has worked at Plume since 2017, and has been using the WONE platform since 2019. We sat down with Abhishek to learn how he uses the WONE platform to improve his health.
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The science of managing workplace stress - an interview with Elissa Epel
In our whitepaper, 'Managing Stress: Your Hidden Advantage', we highlight perspectives from three prominent experts in the field of workplace stress, including Elissa. In our interview, Elissa shared her years of scientific research on the impact of stress on our bodies. Dive into the complete interview with Elissa below, and download the whitepaper at: https://resources.walkingonearth.com/stress-whitepaper
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HOW MICRO MOMENTS HELPED PLUME EMPLOYEE TO PERFORM BETTER AT WORK
Discover how Yvonne, a Business Development Manager at Plume Design Inc, uses the WONE Platform to help her perform better at work
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How to approach building a workplace stress strategy - an interview with Ruchika Sikri
Ruchika Sikri is a General Partner at Wisdom Ventures and a Former Head of Wellbeing Learning at Google. In this interview, Ruchika shares her lessons learnt from the inside, on how to help employees manage stress.
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An interview with Arianna Huffington: “Taking stress seriously is something all leaders should do”
In our whitepaper, 'Managing Stress: Your Hidden Advantage', we highlight perspectives from three prominent experts in the field of workplace stress, including Arianna. In our interview, Arianna shared her approach to marrying performance and wellbeing at her company, Thrive Global. Dive into the complete interview with Arianna below, and download the whitepaper at: https://resources.walkingonearth.com/stress-whitepaper
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MANAGING STRESS: YOUR HIDDEN ADVANTAGE
This whitepaper is essential reading for HR and business leaders looking to develop their wellbeing strategies. Based on data from WONE and with contributing insights from leading experts, our key findings reveal the true cost of workplace stress together with a blueprint to effectively manage it.
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Why Managing Stress Matters This World Mental Health Day
As we arrive at World Mental Health Day, October 10th 2023, the global community gears up for a collective effort to raise awareness and promote positive change in mental health. This year's theme, 'Mental health is a universal human right,' directs our attention to a vital aspect of our lives - mental health at work.
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From Olympic Sports to Health at Work: The Secrets to Peak Performance
Having represented Team GB at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics, to coaching world champions, Olympians and business professionals in achieving high performance at work, Jack is absolutely no stranger to this space. His story is an incredibly compelling example of performance principles brought to life in his own personal journey, and here, he shares a snapshot of his practical advice on how you too can achieve sustainable high performance.
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Unlocking High Performance: The Power of Wellbeing
We’re thrilled to welcome Jack Green, double Olympian and global mental health ambassador, to the Walking on Earth team as Head of Commercial. Having represented Great Britain at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, Jack went on to be a mental health ambassador for major charities, collaborating with the UK government and coaching and mentoring elite athletes and employees on high performance. Here, Jack shares his thoughts and personal philosophy on the interconnection between high performance and wellbeing in the workplace.
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Track your heart rate in live WONE sessions
By connecting your wearable device to WONE, you can monitor how your heart rate changes during live mind and movement sessions. We’ve only just launched and we’re already seeing transformational results. ‘I joined the Guided Deep Rest session with WONE, and watched my heart rate decrease by 22 bpm in just 10 minutes’ said one of our learners.
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The WONE way to healthy: our rebranding story
We’re so thrilled to share that after many months of work, we have launched a new look and feel for our brand. This is the story of why we decided to refine how we present ourselves to the world.
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Escaping founder burnout: how to protect your mental health while building a startup
The most important building block in a startup is actually its founder. In a company’s infancy, it’s your vision and tenacity that often sets the trajectory for success, and so it should go without saying that keeping on top of your mental health is key.
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How to build a strong work culture: 6 tips for small businesses
Building a strong culture at work is high on most small business owners’ agenda—as it should be. After all, companies seen to have a strong culture perform up to four times better than companies seen as having a negative one. But what is this mysterious ‘strong work culture’, and how do you cultivate it in a small business?
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Managing conflict in the workplace: 6 communication strategies to reduce team stress and build resilience
Stress around workplace conflict often arises from fear of how others might react, discomfort in experiencing difficult emotions (such as guilt, anger, embarrassment and anxiety), and worries about judgement or blame.Being able to navigate difficult conversations at work is a highly valuable skill, but one often lacking for those who need it the most.
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Why stress doesn't equal success: 5 ways to manage stress in the workplace
Stress affects us all differently but common symptoms range from difficulty concentrating to reduced sleep quality and generalised anxiety. While it’s normal to experience stress at work in small, manageable amounts, stress experienced over a long time can develop into more serious conditions such as panic disorder and depression. Not only does a high level of workplace stress increase the likelihood of absence, stress is thought to be a leading reason as to why employees might look for another role elsewhere.
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We’re Creating a New Model of Health at Work. One That Starts at Home.
We took it as an opportunity to introduce our RACE model, experimenting with a new blueprint for work that balances sprints with recovery. Too often at work events we come out feeling drained and depleted. Our ambition was to change that and to come out feeling collectively energised, with a renewed sense of inspiration. We experimented with bringing the retreat to work.
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Psychological safety at work: how to design workplaces that prioritise employee wellbeing
The importance of psychological safety at work cannot be overrated, not only as a way to encourage open communication but to create an environment of growth and productivity.
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Why empowerment in the workplace is key and 11 ways to encourage it
Employee empowerment is the concept that if you provide employees with the correct resources and authority to do their work, they will be happier, more efficient and more motivated. It’s no surprise then that empowerment is directly linked to engagement—an empowered employee will be more engaged in their work and an engaged employee will feel more empowered in turn. So, how do you create a sense of empowerment at work?
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How to bring mindful leadership practices into your org structure
As individuals continue to reevaluate their priorities post-pandemic, a lot of focus has been placed on how workplaces can adapt to better meet the needs of their employees.
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The science behind breathwork: the benefits of breath in the workplace
We’ve all heard the saying ‘take a breath’. The concept of harnessing the breath to release stress is nothing new, but thanks to ongoing research, the list of known breathwork benefits is ever-evolving.
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How to succeed at work using behavioural science
There are three top determinants that can help you succeed at work or any aspect of your life for that matter. The first is your skillset, the second is how you relate these skills to the world, and finally there’s your privilege (which covers things like your networks). So, if you learn certain life skills, you relay them to the world in a way that's impactful and you work on improving your privilege, you will definitely encourage professional success.
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What is lucid dreaming and how can it reduce insomnia, anxiety and depression?
The general definition of lucid dreaming is being consciously aware that you are dreaming. Some people go further and suggest that in order to lucid dream, you should be fully controlling your dreams as well. If you’ve never experienced it before you might worry about lucid dreaming anxiety but in most cases it’s enjoyable and completely fascinating.
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Why mindfulness at work is so effective at improving performance
Neuroscientist Dr. Tamara Russell talks us through the physiology of mindfulness based stress reduction, how it affects our brain, and why mindfulness in the workplace can improve focus, collaboration and performance.
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How to improve sleep quality: an expert guide
I’m often asked what happens if we don’t get enough sleep? Without a sufficient amount of sleep, and certainly enough deep and REM sleep, we start to see a detrimental impact on our physical, mental and emotional health, both in the short and long term.
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What is Precision Mental Health and how can it help with Depression?
The goal is to understand it in a lot of detail and to get that new model for how each individual person’s brain works and how it connects to their symptoms and experiences. From there, we can make more accessible tests and tailor treatment in a much more personalised way.
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What you should know about the mind-gut connection
Very few people talk about the fact that negative emotions in the brain can do almost the same damage as unhealthy food. Chronic stress decreases the diversity of your microbes, and changes the behaviour and leakiness of your gut. Your gut is a mirror image of your emotions.
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How can mindfulness help with stress?
Dr Edginton is interested in how our thoughts and emotions relate to our physical responses and how practices such as mindfulness help with stress reduction and management. We discuss the importance of applying a personalised approach to mindfulness-based stress reduction to be an effective aid in the treatment of many mental and physical disorders.
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How to avoid burnout: an expert’s take
The scientific understanding of stress shows it to be the result of an interaction between a person and their environment. So, when your environment becomes too demanding and you stop being able to cope in a good way, the balance is disturbed. You could look at stress as the precursor to burnout.
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