Cafe Sci: Keeping Your Spirits Up.

Sarah Dale

Occupational Psychologist and Author of 'Keeping Your Spirits Up'

"You don't have to be crazy to work here : how to nurture everyday mental health for work and play."

Do your friends and colleagues see you as a successful person who is calm, professional and cheerful - while sometimes you feel far from it?

Sarah Dale, the chartered occupational psychologist behind the Creating Focus coaching programme, has met many people for whom this seems to be the case. People who face daunting workloads; rapid change; uncertainty about the future; and a sometimes impossible conflict between work, home and well-being.

It's a mix that can dampen your enthusiasm for a career you once loved and leave you too tired to enjoy your leisure time. This book, drawing on sound research, suggests realistic ways of Keeping Your Spirits Up.

"A terrific book that inspires and challenges"

• Russell Foster, Oxford University and Chair, Cheltenham Science Festival 2011

THIS TALK IS GIVEN AS PART OF 'MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS' WEEK.