

Mental health and mental illness
Good mental health is an essential part of our overall health and wellbeing. Everyone has mental health, just as we all have physical...
Oct 25, 20222 min read


How to build a healthy workplace
A healthy workplace has work practices and a health and safety culture that supports its people to stay well, both physically and...
Oct 20, 20225 min read


Burnout the next pandemic?
Recently, we were joined by Shaun Bowler to deliver a webinar about burnout, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) is predicting will...
Apr 4, 20222 min read


Decoding Burnout: The new workplace syndrome
By Shaun Bowler, MSc (Hons), Reg Psych, Registered Exercise Professional, Registered Yoga Teacher (RTY200) Right now, we’re hearing the...
Mar 23, 202212 min read


Three Easy Ways to Supercharge Self-Compassion
Self-improvement and personal growth can be a tricky game. Sometimes feeling like we're one step forward and two back, not quite moving...
Feb 2, 20223 min read


First Steps to Igniting your People's wellbeing
Ignite Aotearoa is a Social Enterprise that exists to remove barriers to accessing support, providing flexibility, choice and digitally...
Dec 17, 20211 min read


Rebuilding your self-confidence
Self-confidence is a tricky thing that most of us, at some point in our lives, will struggle with. It could be that we are worrying about...
Sep 20, 20214 min read


How to choose your Ignite support provider
If you’re wanting to give your wellbeing a boost or need some help to get through a difficult time, Ignite Aotearoa’s support providers...
Aug 23, 20215 min read


Career changes in the midst of COVID-19
In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people are considering or actively working on changing their career path. The...
Aug 2, 20213 min read


Thoughts on Budget 2021
Ignite Board Chair Dr Barbara Disley shares her thoughts on this year’s Budget. Historically, Aotearoa has often been ahead of the rest...
Jul 28, 20212 min read


The art of negotiating a corner - danger ahead?
Teaching my son to drive recently (which is another story entirely!) reminded me of the instructor who taught me to drive at age 16. He...
Jul 22, 20214 min read


Ignite Wellbeing Update Archive - a monthly newsletter for our users
December: Farewell 2021: Meri Kirihimete from the Ignite Aotearoa team November: It's a great time to give your wellbeing a boost!...
Jul 7, 20211 min read


Are you suffering from Imposter Syndrome?
Ever felt like a complete fraud at work? Like someone is going to discover you are winging it and completely take you down in front of...
May 31, 20214 min read


Nutrition and your mood
What we do and don’t put in our bodies affects our bodies. Most of us accept that. How many of us realise how and what we eat also...
May 20, 20215 min read


Self-Compassion in Practice
Self-Compassion is not just an idea, some feel-good but insubstantial notion that doesn’t really change anything. It is a highly...
Apr 29, 20213 min read


Do you begin your day setting yourself up for success?
Do you ever have days where you are left wondering what happened? Perhaps you felt like you got out of the wrong side of the bed and the...
Apr 8, 20213 min read


When Home Doesn’t Feel Like Home (Yet)
Over 50,000 Kiwis have recently returned to New Zealand, making this subject more topical or necessary than ever. While it might sound...
Mar 22, 20213 min read


Let us make 2021 the year you achieve your career goals!
New year’s resolutions are always a great idea, or so we tell ourselves at the time we make them. So why is it after only a few weeks,...
Jan 15, 20217 min read


Helping you to stay in the green
How does feeling happy and healthy look for you? Being fit and having energy. To bound out of bed with energy rather than needing to drag...
Dec 14, 20205 min read


The importance of a holistic approach to wellbeing
One in four New Zealanders suffer from depression or anxiety, and 75% of those New Zealanders are women. The Mental Health Foundation...
Dec 11, 20206 min read
