L’Oréal Professionnel’s Head Up coach, Hayley Jepson reveals the five things to do if you’re feeling overwhelmed.
Did you know mental health is the number one challenge for hairdressers?
With World Mental Health Day, what better time to pause and give yourself the space to nurture your mental health. L’Oréal Professionnel Head Up programme offers a series of free online mental health training to support professionals in the hair industry. The Resilient Hairdresser Hayley Jepson, co-creator and coach of L’Oréal Professionnel’s Head Up programme notes:
“We get stressed as hairdressers when clients are late, or if a colour isn't going to plan for various reasons. It may be because we start to feel out of control and when things go wrong, we can sometimes start to catastrophise, which brings on the feelings of anxiety. It’s wise to focus on what you can control and not what you can’t. Sometimes it can be good to get a second opinion on what to do in times of stress so we feel supported and can get out of our own head.”
To celebrate World Mental Health Day Hayley Jepson looks at five simple things hairdressers can do at work to help prevent feeling overwhelmed:
- Have a glass of water.
- Bring snacks to make sure you eat – have them in your bag so you always have something with you.
- Have good boundaries at work so you don’t get overwhelmed.
- Stretch when you have a minute - your body will thank you!
- Ask for help.
L’Oréal Professionnel Head Up mental fitness programme is a quick series for hair pros offering guidance and tips on mental fitness with topics relating to setting boundaries with clients and co-workers, stress, anxiety, depression and burnout. The short videos are perfect to integrate within your day to day by watching an episode on your commute, lunch break or even to unwind from a busy day.
Head Up videos can be found on Access, L’Oréal YouTube UKI and L’Oréal Professionnel Head Up website.
L’Oréal Professionnel Head Up Partnership with Calm
As part of the programme Head Up by L’Oreal Professionnel has partnered with Calm, offering all hairdressers free access to the leading app for meditation, sleep and relaxation. Stylists can receive three- months of free access (vs. a typical week trial) and therein 50% off Calm’s annual subscription price. Through this partnership, hairstylists will be able to put into practice their learnings from the Head Up training programme; applying tools such as meditation, breathing and movement exercises. Alongside this there is access to ample masterclasses and relaxing stories to enhance sleep quality.
To receive the free subscription simply head to https://www.lorealprofessionnel.co.uk/headup and watch Episode 1 of the Head Up series then scroll down to the page below and sign up to your free subscription with Calm!