With April being Stress Awareness Month, a client has contacted me asking for any tips I can provide on managing stress in the workplace as they want to raise awareness among their employees.

Research suggests that nine in 10 adults have experienced high or extreme pressure or stress in the last year. While not all stress is a bad thing, for some it’s a motivator, it can get too much and have serious consequences such as anxiety, depression, poor performance and productivity and lead to low retention levels.

It can also have physical symptoms such as heart disease, back pain and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and absences from work.