Workplace Wellbeing Insights | Shemewé Collective Blog

Articles on EAP, workplace wellness, culture and holistic care

Diverse employees collaborating in a workplace that values wellbeing, relationships, and inclusion.

19 November 2025

Written by Toni Hackett

Family Dynamics in the Workplace: Building Cultures of Belonging

Workplaces are communities shaped by the same dynamics we experience at home. Discover how Shemewé Collective helps organisations build cultures of belonging through relational wellbeing programs that support parents, partners, and teams.

Inclusive workplace parenting support by Shemewé Collective showing families of different ages, cultures, and abilities supported through collective care and wellbeing.

5 November 2025

Written by Toni Hanna

Workplace Parenting Support & Collective Care

Parenting without a village has left many employees carrying invisible loads. Discover how Shemewé Collective rebuilds the village at work through inclusive, preventive, and relational wellbeing programs.

Two men in a relaxed workplace conversation, representing connection over competition in men’s wellbeing.

22 October 2025

Written by Toni Hanna

Competition and Men’s Wellbeing in the Workplace

Competition can motivate achievement—but unchecked, it isolates men and undermines trust. Discover how Shemewé’s We Belong EAP and Men’s Wellbeing Circles help men move from competition to connection at work and at home.

SME team meeting in a calm office, building a culture of care and early support.

1 October 2025

Written by Toni Hanna

What Makes an EAP Truly Inclusive for SMEs?

A truly inclusive EAP builds relationships first, making support accessible, familiar, and genuinely effective for SMEs. Discover how We Belong EAP restores purpose and uptake.

Four coloured beads on a string representing core values of Shemewé Collective: Heart-Centered (red), Relationship-Led (pink), Multiplicity (multi-coloured), and Inclusivity (green), tied together with natural twine.

8 September 2025

Written by Toni Hanna

Foundations of Shemewé: Values That Guide Us

If you’re investing in an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), you want to know it’s reaching your people. Too often, EAPs sit on the shelf, promoted once then forgotten. Staff feel hesitant to call a faceless hotline, and employers end up paying for a service that no one uses. A truly inclusive EAP builds relationships first, making support accessible, familiar, and genuinely effective for SMEs.

Abstract image of two swirling energy forms, one blue, one red, facing each other with a golden light between them. The light represents the metallurgical reaction of the She and He in Shemewé, symbolising their power to create when integrated.

6 August 2025

Written by Toni Hanna

The Meaning Behind She and He in Shemewé

Shemewé (pronounced Shem-a-way) is a social theory that emerged through observing, reflecting on and contemplating individuality and collective identity. It explores each aspect as an entity, and in relationship with the other, 'She,' and 'He', 'Me', and 'We'.

Co-creating a culturally safe space for a diverse team.

2 July 2025

Written by Toni Hanna

What Cultural Safety Means to Me - Exploring Cultural Safety in the Workplace

At Shemewé Collective, everything begins with relationship, not as a concept, but as a living experience. Cultural safety is not a policy or a checklist for me. It’s a deeply relational practice, one that honours the uniqueness of each person I sit with and the cultural world to which we each belong.