Being mindful of mental health

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Pulse Insurance's Torquil Mclusky discusses the stigma surrounding mental health, embracing mindfulness and how the industry can provide more inclusive access to cover

According to Mind, the mental health charity, approximately one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. In England, one in six people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week. Yet as Carl Jung said, "In each of us there is another whom we do not know". Mental health problems could affect any of us… Financial services is a stressful environment and it is likely that all of us will have experienced or know someone who has experienced mental health problems.  Awareness of mental health has...

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