If you want to take your team at work to the next level, you need to make workplace wellness a priority. People will be more productive and stay at the job longer even if you cannot offer the best benefits in some other areas. Additionally, when you have a new job opening, you may [...]
During the COVID pandemic, mental health in America saw a rapid decline. Now that the pandemic is almost over, it is vital to examine if it is improving. Survey Results A recent survey of 1,500 people found that over 66% of people self-report feeling either depressed or anxious. Other common concerns and their percentages [...]
If you manage to keep it together most of the time but have trouble feeling positive about yourself and the activities around you, you may have high-functioning depression. Use this checklist to see if these things apply to you. • You see the bad in most situations • Friends and family describe you as [...]
We must be each other’s advocates. If you think a friend, spouse, partner, or family member may be having mental health challenges, you need to care enough to discuss the issue with them and encourage them to get help. It is far easier to beg forgiveness for intervening when you misread signals than it [...]
Daily Structure and Your Mental Health People with mental health issues benefit from having a daily routine, and work provides that routine. When people have a routine that they follow, they feel less stressed. When you have a job, you are more likely to go to bed at night and get the sleep you [...]
If you are an individual who could benefit from depression treatment or anxiety treatment, telehealth may be the perfect solution. Also called telemedicine, there are several ways that people with depression or anxiety may benefit from telehealth. Telehealth is Convenient Telemedicine eliminates the hassles of taking a day off work and finding a sitter to [...]
As months of working virtually are grinding to a halt, researchers are discovering a new trend. Workers who are returning to brick-and-mortar offices are reporting being depressed. In fact, 33% of workers returning to pre-COVID work routines say they are depressed. Workers give various reasons for feeling depressed, but three reasons rise to the top. [...]
Ideas for Balancing Productive Work and Family Life at Home The New Productivity Adjusting to working at home during the Stay at Home Order as we battle COVID-19 has presented many challenges for parents to balance home and work life, especially during working hours. Here are some ideas to consider trying so that [...]
Most Important Quality for Being a Leader We all know a star performer at work; he or she's that person who closes the accounts the fastest, relates best to the customer or is the manager that has the respect of all the staff. We think of these `workplace celebrities' as more talented, more skilled, or [...]
What Is Insomnia? Insomnia is any sleeping problem that makes you feel that your time spent sleeping is inadequate or unrefreshing. It includes the following: difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, waking up intermittently in the middle of the night or having a normal sleep pattern that doesn’t leave you feeling rested. Insomnia [...]
