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Maambo explores with you the possibility of Dry January being a reset, and not a rulebook.  Welcome to 2026, the year of the horse (or at least, that’s the energy we’re bringing). The start of the year feels especially fitting for many of us. It’s when a lot of us set our brightest, most ambitious goals and push ourselves towards the best of our abilities. Like a horse pawing at the ground at the starting gates, a lot of us want change, and we want it fast. The only issue is

Creating effective, Big-Picture, Research-Based New Year Goal Setting with Maambo UK It’s almost January, and millions of people are beginning to set New Year’s resolutions with genuine hope, only to find that most of them quietly fade within a few weeks. Research consistently shows that the issue is not a lack of motivation or willpower, but how goals are framed in the first place. Resolutions are often too narrow, too rigid, or disconnected from the wider context of our liv

Have you ever dreaded the upcoming holiday and Christmas season? It’s OK to admit that. Listen, many of us have been there. The holidays are supposed to bring warmth, connection, and cheer. And yet: according to a recent national survey ,  about 7% of adults in England  say they feel a chronic sense of loneliness, while nearly half of UK adults  say they feel lonely at least some of the time. That’s millions of people heading into the festive season already isolated , so when

Because even the sun takes a break sometimes (or often if you live in the UK). As the days get shorter and the mornings get darker, it’s not just the weather that changes; our mood can too.  If you’ve ever felt more tired, low, or unmotivated as winter sets in, you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone. You are not broken, you are just human. It’s a lot more than just feeling sad and not always possible to ‘pull yourself together’, as some might say. It might be Seasona

Maambo’s mission is to ensure ambitious leaders never face workplace stress alone by pairing them with mentors who truly understand their journey. We’ve all been there where our careers might be reaching the heights we’ve always wanted, but stress is holding us back. A survey by Mental Health UK  found that 91% of UK adults  experienced high or extreme levels of pressure or stress in the past year. Stress seems like a universal experience in our lives, but the levels adults

What Is Peer-to-Peer Support Let’s be honest, life can be a lot. Work stress, family drama, big life changes, or even just that never-ending to-do list… Sometimes it feels like we’re running on empty. And while professional help, such as therapy, is amazing and important! Sometimes what we really need is someone who just gets it. That’s where Maambo comes in with peer-to-peer support . Maambo was started under the belief that no one should feel like they’re going through life