Event Wellbeing Week | Monday 23 June
Let’s just say it: event professionals are some of the most driven, dedicated, and downright unstoppable people out there.
We work through illness, we eat lunch at our laptops, we proudly wear 20,000 steps on our show day badge of honour. We collapse into bed thinking about tomorrow’s risk assessment and wake up already mentally problem-solving the next client brief.
And somewhere along the way, we started believing:
That non-stop = valuable.
That busy = successful.
That rest is something we earn only when everything else is done.
Here’s the truth bomb for today:
Rest isn’t a reward > It’s a requirement.
Rest isn’t weakness > It’s wisdom.
The Events Industry Is Exhausting – Let’s Not Pretend It’s Not
Back-to-back meetings, last-minute curveballs, tight margins, emotional labour, sensory overload.
This industry moves fast — and unless we start making rest part of the process, we’re just accelerating burnout in real time. Our nervous systems aren’t designed to be in “go” mode 24/7. We must start normalising pauses, before we’re forced into them.
So What Does Permission to Pause Actually Mean?
It means:
- You stop glorifying being busy and start protecting your energy.
- You take a break without guilt, not to be “more productive,” but because you’re human.
- You say no to one more thing because you’ve said yes to your health.
- You remember that recovery is strategy… not luxury.
And if you’re leading a team? It means modelling those behaviours. Because when we treat rest as taboo, we create cultures of burnout. But when we lead with boundaries and balance, we create resilient, sustainable, human workplaces.
Practical Ways to Pause (Without Disrupting Your Whole Day)
🔹 Book breaks into your calendar like meetings
If it’s not scheduled, it won’t happen. Simple as that.
🔹 Use the 4–7–8 breathing method
Inhale for 4. Hold for 7. Exhale for 8. Repeat. In less than a minute, you’re back in your body.
🔹 Step away from the screen between sessions
Even 5 minutes outside can lower cortisol and help reset your focus.
🔹 Hydrate and nourish, don’t just caffeinate
Your brain can’t run on cortisol and espresso alone (trust us, we’ve tried).
🔹 Create or visit a quiet, calm space onsite
SensoryCalm rooms, recharge zones, or even a quiet corner — it matters.
Let’s Redefine What “Professional” Looks Like
- Being “on” all the time isn’t heroic… it’s harmful.
- We can’t support others if we’re running on fumes.
- Let’s stop waiting for breakdowns to justify a break.
So today, we give you permission to pause.
Not later, not when it’s convenient… NOW.
Because the more rested you are, the more you you bring to the room, and that’s what makes you brilliant at what you do.
Event Wellbeing Matters 