Designers Mind presents 'Rest as Works Partner'

Designers Mind is a community that raises awareness about the mental health & wellbeing of designers in the workplace.Designers Mind aims to break down the stigma around mental health while promoting a message of openness and acceptance.  We’re championing change in the industry and want to improve mindsets about wellbeing, raising awareness that making time for our physical health is so important for our mental health.“Mental Health is Physical Health.” - Dr. Will ColeThe design industry is a stressful environment often marked by designers who work incredibly long hours to meet tight deadlines.  The pressure to be always ‘on’ and creative is high, and expectations from leadership, clients, and personal ambitions feed into the daily stress designers are challenged with.  When working under this pressure, often the simplest of wellbeing principles get overlooked.By raising awareness around mental health and wellbeing we can create healthier workplaces for designers to thrive.Our mission:"To improve the mental health & wellbeing of designers at work."Our talks focus on raising awareness around the overall wellbeing of designers highlighting some of the challenges they face in the workplace.  While our workshops aim to teach designers about how to implement healthy habits throughout their day and how this will help to increase overall wellness, productivity, creativity and manage stress.(Designers Mind is a project by Kaye Preston Ltd |www.kayepareston.com)

Designers Mind

Designers Mind is hosting a conversation exploring the impact of rest
on our wellbeing and work

Join Kaye Preston, founder of Designers Mind, Interior Designer &amp; Holistic Health Coach and Kael Gillam, Principal Lighting Designer at Hoare Lea &amp; Designers Mind contributor for the first 'dm talks' session. For our first talk we're exploring the impact of prioritising rest and incorporating more breaks throughout our day on our wellbeing and work.This quote from Alex Pang, Author and former Tech Consultant “Rest is not work’s opposite, rest is work’s partner” inspired us to investigate this topic further.It can feel counterproductive to take time out of our busy workdays, to step away and take some time out. But it’s so important for our physical and mental health. In relation to our work, prioritising our wellbeing can actually lead to improved performance, creativity, productivity, better focus and ability to make decisions. We’ll be diving into:<ul><li>The impact not taking breaks can have on our mental and physical health.</li><li>How rest is linked to our levels of focus, creativity, productivity and decision making abilities.</li><li>The importance of listening to your body &amp; mind’s needs, knowing your energy levels and building self-awareness around when you need to take a break. </li><li>Learning to set boundaries with yourself and others.</li><li>Strategies to build more rest into your days.</li></ul>The talk is 30min with time for q&a at the end. It will be recorded and a replay available to those that register.Look forward to seeing you there!