Workshop - Be the Change: Small Actions to Reduce Stress and Build Everyday Resilience

About the Session

This uplifting, accessible workshop is designed for everyone in your organisation who is feeling the impact of ongoing change, uncertainty and rising pressures. Anchored in Stress Awareness Month 2026’s #BeTheChange theme, it focuses on the power of small, consistent actions to reduce stress and build resilience – at an individual, team and organisational level.

We begin by demystifying stress: what it is, how it shows up in our minds, bodies and behaviours, and how it differs from everyday pressure. We draw on current UK insights to show that stress is common but not inevitable, and emphasise that even when we cannot control the global or organisational picture, we can still choose small steps that make a real difference to our wellbeing.

The webinar then explores “be the change” in practice: simple daily habits, micro‑boundaries, realistic self‑care and supportive conversations that anyone can use to move from feeling overwhelmed to feeling more in control. We lightly introduce what UK employers are expected to do under HSE guidance on work‑related stress, so participants understand that stress at work is a recognised health and safety issue – and that their voices, feedback and actions help create safer, healthier workplaces.

Throughout, we highlight how small actions – such as checking in with a colleague, challenging unhelpful myths about stress, taking short breaks, or asking for clarity – can ripple out to influence team culture and organisational change. Participants leave feeling empowered, not blamed: clear on what they can do today, this week and this month to “be the change” for themselves and others.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

• Describe what stress is, how it differs from normal pressure, recognise common signs of stress in themselves or colleagues and understand how change or uncertainty contribute to stress
• Explain how small, everyday actions – such as taking short recovery breaks, setting simple boundaries, moving their body or connecting with others – can reduce stress and build resilience over time.
• Identify at least three personal “be the change” actions they can start this week to support their own wellbeing during times of uncertainty.
• Outline at least two ways they can contribute to a kinder, lower‑stress workplace culture by using their influence.

About the Speaker

• Over a decade of experience spanning education, fitness, and psychology
• MSc in Psychology and BSc (Hons) in Biology
• Graduate member of the British Psychological Society
• Associate member of the International Stress Management Association
• Associate member of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine
• Former science teacher, functional fitness coach, and gym owner
• Lived experience of burnout, cancer, depression, and fibromyalgia

Jay’s mission is to drive cultural change and equip individuals and organisations with the tools to thrive in work and life.