Stress Awareness Month - Understanding the Hidden Load Stress has become a defining feature of modern life, particularly for women balancing work, family and ongoing responsibilities. While short-term stress can be useful, chronic stress is where the real damage begins. In the UK, the Mental Health Foundation reports that 74% of adults have felt so stressed at some point over the past year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. This is not just emotional, it is biological.

Job strain is linked to 81% increase to risk of heart issues. We already know that being under appreciated in any situation is harmful to our self-esteem and especially bad for office morale. A new Canadian study has found when not acknowledged or appreciated it is bad for our physical heart. The study recognised this type of social interaction and behaviour as harmful to our heart health. The effort-reward-imbalance in the work place , where workers are pressured with w