Wellbeing and mental health in the profession
Resources for Mental Wellbeing
As we face the challenges ahead, maintaining your mental wellbeing is critical. This useful list includes tips, reminders and strategies to help maintain positive mental health during this difficult time.
Toolkit for Mental Health
The Architects’ Mental Wellbeing Forum has published a toolkit to assist individuals and practices to tackle mental health issues within architecture schools and practice.
Resilience in architecture
Architecture is a profession struggling to achieve balance and equity, and it can take a toll on all of us. Michael Gay offers advice on how to maintain balance and build resilience.
Flexibility at work
A focus on outcomes (not hours) and health (not overtime) brings many rewards, argues Jenny Edwards, director of Light House Architecture & Science.
Managing your mental health
Rob Henry takes a candid look at the challenges of managing his mental health and the benefits of flexibility in the workplace.
Achieving the right balance
Michael Gay on balancing career and family, based in his experience of combining a busy practice, professional commitments and toddler twins.
An anxious discipline
Byron Kinnaird on the need for our discipline to take responsibility for the mental health of students and the wider profession.
