Clarity& - Wellbeing & Brain Health Services

The blue light that comes from screens can keep you awake, making it difficult to “switch off” your brain and ultimately making it more difficult to fall asleep.

This is your reminder to put your phone down, turn your laptop off for half an hour, and spend some time outside. Honestly, your brain will thank you for it.

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Clarity& understand that each teams’ requirements & demographics are going to differ greatly, therefore we offer our themed Core Companions to dovetail into the 12-week Clarity& Core program.

Choosing additional modules to deep dive subjects such as menopause, pain or addiction allows additional support, upskilling & re-education in key areas applicable to employees’ specific needs. Group activity motivates & reinforces individual commitment to practice new habits or skills.

Sharing our experiences - good and bad - on a learning journey, reminds us of our human frailties, helps foster compassion & strengthens our relationships. Outcomes will vary depending on the specific modules selected however, expect to:

Achieve clarity

Enhance knowledge

Increase cohesion

To discuss our Core Companions, get in touch with us via DM or through our website.

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Clarity& educate leaders and their employees on the latest evidence-based strategies & daily hacks to improve employee baseline health & happiness. Our Core Programme provides foundational, science-backed tips & tricks which layer upon one another to build sustainable resilience to stress & burnout whilst nurturing greater creativity & collaboration.

In this programme you will learn to:
• Boost productivity and increase cohesion
• Increase confidence to manage stress
• Achieve clarity
• Enhance knowledge
• Gain focus and power

If you feel you could benefit from this service, send us a message, we would love to discuss this with you.

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Delivering clear, impactful content to employees in just 3 hours, our Clarity& Canapé has been designed efficiently to re-educate attendees on the latest science that underpin the foundations of good mind & body health & wellbeing. We understand firsthand the considerable time and resource pressures of post-pandemic working in both the corporate and public sectors. Our Clarity& Canapé helps you to:

Achieve clarity

Enhance knowledge

Increase confidence to manage stress

If this sounds like something that could benefit you, send us a message and let’s connect; we would love to work with you.

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Our main expertise and experience at Clarity& is in airline and airport ground operations, and specifically in ground handling itself. This is an area in which Andy and the Clarity& team have several decades of experience each, often having worked “on both sides of the table” when it comes to airline, airport and supplier business and operations.

We have all personally carried out many of the roles in ground handling from check-in and aircraft cleaning right up to Board level roles for such companies. This enables us to work more effectively and deliver results more quickly when engaging with the wider community, being subject matter experts on all things related to ground operations, and focussing primarily on our core expertise at all times.

To discuss working with Clarity&, send us a message- we would love to connect with you.

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With the weather looking brighter, we hope July is a month full of positivity and happiness.

If you are in need of support or would like to discuss working with Clarity&, send us a message. We are here for you.

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Your weekly reminder! This is where to put the work in, your mind and body will thank you for it.


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Ways to have a good quality sleep:

💤 Have 7-9 hours of sleep each night

💤 Establish sleep ritual / wind down routine,

💤 Avoid blue light and devices in your bedroom

💤 Avoid eating for 3 hours before sleep

These are some of our favourite sleep hygiene tips, do you have any to add?

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Our programs are tailored to upskill key members of your team to influence a positive team mindset shift or trigger a beneficial culture change. We work with you and your teams to ensure there is a genuine understanding of the concerns both from the management teams’ and employees’ perspectives to enable us to target keys areas such as “overwhelm”, stress resilience, conflict resolution and creative problem solving.

To learn more about what we do, head to our website or send us a message, we would love to connect with you!

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We hope you have a fantastic, healthy and productive week!

If you aren’t feeling that Monday motivation just yet, send us a message and we can discuss how we could support you. You aren’t alone in this.

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As we head into the weekend, here is your reminder to focus on the here and now- not the past, and not the future.

We understand if you've had a tough day or week, we've been there! But please remember that that does not define you, or your future. Keep doing what you're doing, and focusing on today!

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Like many middle-aged, professional, married couples outwardly we appeared to the world by all accounts to be succeeding in life. We live in the vibrant city of Brighton & Hove on the English south coast surrounded by the rolling hills of the South Downs in a house that we’ve entirely renovated to meet the needs of our small-but-perfectly-formed family of 3.

Kirsty a senior clinical dietitian had done her stint commuting up to the big smoke and returned to support the local hospital dietetics team.

Andy, an aviation consultant was rarely based in the UK with projects taking him to the Middle East, USA and Europe often for weeks at a time.

Although well-compensated financially, the lack of family time led to compensatory behaviours such as exotic foreign holidays, busy weekends with regular meals out to celebrate Daddy being home and additional gifts or treats for our daughter along the way.

There is more of our journey to come in future posts, we hope you'll stay with us for the ride!

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By nourishing and taking care of your body, future you will be forever grateful!

What can you do to get your health back to where you need it to be? How can we at Clarity& support you to do that?

Send us a message at any time, we are here to support you!

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A healthy brain equals productivity, fulfilment and happiness. A good way to kick-start this journey is through your diet.

These are the recommended daily intakes for a healthy brain, what can you add to your diet to improve your brain health?

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Did you know that the choices you make within your diet can increase and decrease your brain health? Recommended choices are the following:

🌱 Plant-based or Mediterranean whole foods diet
🌱 High fibre
🌱 Minimal processed foods and refined sugar and carbohydrates
🌱 Avoidance of trans fats and hydrogenated oils
🌱 Fermented foods and pre- pro-biotics.

For advice and support on this, send us a message! Clarity& cofounder Kirsty is well-versed in this field and can support you on your dietary journey

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Life brings plenty of ups and downs and, to be honest, you probably wouldn’t be reading our page if you weren’t already aware of that!

What we do here at Clarity& is support you to cope with those waves and to surf on them so that you can be your best self. Our primary mission is to give individuals, teams and businesses real clarity on the issues that are contributing to stress, emotional burnout, productivity, or team dynamic problems.

Far more powerful than a standalone yoga class Clarity& offer science-backed support, re-education & practical techniques to prevent early signs of overwhelm or symptoms of disease, impacting staff wellbeing.

Contact us to enquire about how we can support you, your business and your team.

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Organisations seen to be investing in the wellbeing of their staff are 3.5 times more likely to be creative & innovative and demonstrate a higher shareholder return*.

Inflammation has now been implicated in chronic health conditions such as insomnia, high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome as well as several mental health disorders.

Clarity& re-educate on the root causes of this inflammation, teach techniques to mitigate stress, and upskill in the foundations that support optimal health (& happiness) of the whole person - mind and body.

Our holistic Clarity& Core programme and supporting Companion modules impart an array of practical advice and tools to support healing & personal growth.

Contact us for more information or to explore our services in more detail, we are here to support you and your business.

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We have recently uploaded a new blog onto our website, check it out via the link in our bio.

Cofounder Kirsty was in A&E this week (don’t worry, all is well!) and has reflected on the experience in this blog. Returning to her old place of work was an emotional experience, but in this piece Kirsty reflects on the tools she used, the things she has learnt along the way, and how she feels now looking back.

A moving piece, have a read for yourself!

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That chance is exactly what we are here to give you! Whilst Clarity& are not a professional therapeutic service, we are here to support you with building resilience though simple, small incremental lifestyle, diet and mindset changes.

Contact us today if you feel this could be of benefit for you, we are here to support you.

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Consider us to be the 111 service, empowering your staff to self-manage early signs & offer peers their support; versus waiting for the crisis 999 situation to arise that requires full EAP support and a period out of the business.

And the &? Well, that’s for you to decide – it could be you are after Clarity& a wellbeing strategy, Clarity& less stress or lower blood pressure or just Clarity& a better night’s sleep!

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Hi, I’m Andy, and I’m hugely passionate about mental health and wellbeing. For the record, that is absolutely not something I would ever have said just a few short years ago. In fact, at first, neither Kirsty nor I could really accept depression and anxiety as a diagnosis. Both are often still stigmatised in the UK, along with other mental health conditions. Our generation, and others, have used the “stiff upper lip” approach to all things mental health-related. I certainly used to.

The path to recovery has been challenging but hugely enlightening, and genuinely beneficial to quite literally every aspect of our lives. This combined lived and professional experience enables me to work with individuals and organisations to identify and implement more effective, sustainable ways of working with your most important asset; your people.

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Hi, I’m Kirsty, a cofounder and the Therapeutic Director of Clarity&.

I am also a wife, mother, ex-NHS health professional and a lifelong mind:body wellbeing champion. Throughout my 23-year career as a dietitian I saw countless examples of the clear link between mental ill health and chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, dementia and irritable bowel syndrome.

Now science has proven the irrefutable significance of holistic healthcare in preventing and managing chronic diseases.

Clarity& seek to translate the research into practical hints and bio-hacks to support your mind:body wellbeing from all angles.

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If you woke up this morning feeling that sense of dread, we feel that.

We have been there and have implemented changes into out own lives to stop that feeling in its tracks before it becomes all-consuming.

For support on this send us a message, we would love to help you.

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This could be clarity on your feelings, your surroundings or your situation. Clarity& is committed to supporting your mental health before crises happen. We are the step before the crises, before the intervention of therapists, before the time out of work.

We are here to help you find clarity, build resilience and to be your best self. Send us a message to connect with us, we are here for you.

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Check out this glowing testimonial about Clarity& cofounder, Kirsty Dobson.

Do you feel that you might benefit from Kirsty’s support? Let us know! We are here for you.

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So, who are we?

Like many middle-aged, professional, married couples outwardly we appeared to the world by all accounts to be succeeding in life. We live in the vibrant city of Brighton & Hove on the English south coast surrounded by the rolling hills of the South Downs in a house that we’ve entirely renovated to meet the needs of our small-but-perfectly-formed family of 3.

We are a couple who are committed and caring towards your wellbeing and your needs in the moment. We are, however, not a mental health crisis service and Clarity& should not be seen as such. Consider us to be the 111 service, empowering your staff to self-manage early signs & offer peers their support; versus waiting for the crisis 999 situation to arise that requires full EAP support and a period out of the business.

And the &? Well, that’s for you to decide – it could be you are after Clarity& a wellbeing strategy, Clarity& less stress or lower blood pressure or just Clarity& a better night’s sleep!

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Clarity& focuses upon the sustainability of your most valuable asset - your people.

We offer a range of wellbeing experiences, workshops & practical skills education to upskill your staff in the core components of good mental, physical & emotional wellbeing.

Send us a DM at anytime to discuss our services in more detail, more information to come on this on our page in the coming weeks, stay tuned!

I recall getting stuck following a group of tourists around the national history museum with my daughter some years ago. They were so absorbed in capturing everything on their iPhones I noticed they weren’t looking directly at anything. Not having any kind of direct experience… of awe, of feeling thrilled or intrigued or astounded by the curiosities on display.

How sad I thought to myself.

So focused were they on projecting themselves into a future ‘sharing my travels’ moment with a friend or family member. One which in all likelihood won’t even happen. They’ve given up the sense of enjoyment for an imagined future moment to relive it, ultimately they never live that moment at all.

So however you chose to spend your Easter 🐣 Weekend I’d urge you all to ‘pay attention to your attention’ to really experience every moment.

YOUR PERCEPTION OF YOUR CAPABILITIES IS WHAT FRAMES YOUR REALITY.

Actively working on your mindset to create a more positive & optimistic outlook really can give you a competitive edge at work.

Having taken time out to evaluate my positive attributes & strengths, developed a list of daily self-care non-negotiables and written some meaningful goals for the year ahead I have felt the shift towards a more positive outlook.

I am better able to spot ‘automatic negative thought’ patterns, I now try to look for the ‘silver lining’ in situations and I practice daily gratitude. Tiny shifts in outlook perhaps but collectively very powerful.