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Mindfulness at work
Employers understand the benefits of mindfulness. Benefits of mindfulness, employers cite include increased productivity, greater focus, enhanced creativity, better problem-solving and decision-making and improved listening as just some of the ways that mindfulness...
Mindfulness for Managing Stress
Stress is an unavoidable part of life. From time to time, everyone experiences increased levels of stress. However, if left unaddressed, stress can continue to build and affect your health and ability to cope with life. This process can occur with chronic stress that...
Establishing New Habits
It’s four weeks into 2022 and despite the best of intentions, you may be losing steam toward reaching those goals you set out for the new year. You are not alone – nearly 90% of all resolutions are abandoned by the end of February. Changing a habit or establishing a...
Preventing Burnout
Job burnout is a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work. Ask yourself the following questions: Are you more irritable and less patient with others?Do you feel disillusioned and no longer...
Be Active Your Way
What is physical activity? Physical activity is any form of exercise or movement of the body that uses energy. Some of your daily life activities—doing active chores around the house, yard work, walking the dog—are examples. To get the health benefits of physical...
Goal setting
Identify values – Ask yourself some questions to get creative about what you want to accomplish and how you want to accomplish it. Use the Miracle Question to help identify your values: If you woke up tomorrow and everything was exactly how you wanted it to be,...
Tips to Prevent Holiday Stress and Depression
When stress is at its peak, it’s hard to stop and regroup. Try to prevent stress and depression in the first place, especially if the holidays have taken an emotional toll on you in the past. Acknowledge your feelings. If someone close to you has recently died or...
Dealing with Holiday Stress
While it can be a fun and happy time for us, the holidays can bring a lot of stress that can leave most of us feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. Here are some tips that can help you get through the holidays in one piece. Recognize when you are getting...
WeightWatchers Discount
During the holidays many of us find ourselves asking the same question, “Is it normal to gain weight over the holidays?” Sure, some research suggests that holiday weight gain is a common experience, but that’s not to say extra pounds are inevitable. To learn some...
Type 1 Overview – Diabetes Symptoms
The following symptoms of diabetes are typical. However, some people with diabetes have symptoms so mild that they go unnoticed. Common symptoms of diabetes: Urinating oftenFeeling very thirstyFeeling very hungry – even though you are eatingExtreme fatigueBlurry...