Resilience training, while beneficial, cannot single-handedly combat the detrimental effects of a toxic work culture. Organizations around the world are battling an epidemic of employee burnout. Gallup’s research suggests that 76 percent of employees experience burnout on the job...
Let’s face it — we all get stressed out. Whether it’s everyday aggravations that pile up or unexpected traumatic events that throw us into a tailspin, stress takes a toll on both our mental well-being and on our physical...
With workplace stress at an all-time high, safety leaders are in a unique position to improve the situation at their companies. What causes workplace stress? Answering that question might be the most important thing a company can do, not...
For centuries, practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have targeted pressure points to relieve stress. This type of alternative medicine is known as acupressure. Acupressure is considered to be a type of massage. During acupressure, a practitioner puts pressure...
Despite more companies offering mental health resources to employees, workers’ mental health remains rocky. Here are some resources that HR leaders can use to help employees. Companies are trying, but workers’ mental health is still suffering. Some 64% of...
We all have days that are considerably more challenging and stressful than others. Unfortunately, stress is hard on both the mind and body. If stress passes pretty quickly, we normally recuperate fine. When the high stress days are lining...
Gender-based violence affects between 20% and 30% of women in Europe and North America, and can be a continuous source of stress for the victims that can last for years and decades. An article coordinated by the Parc Taulí...
Habit #2 – Exercise While our higher self, heart, and mind are foundational to life itself, we live in a physical body. It is our home and must be given its due. Our bodies need exercise. It relieves stress,...
Everyone has a bad night’s sleep every now and then, but that’s not the same thing as having insomnia. As the Mayo Clinic explains, there are three main characteristics of this sleep disorder. One, a person has problems falling...
Do you sometimes find your shoulders up to your ears? I do, and when I do I relax them back down, only to find them several minutes later to have tensed back up again. Enter the relaxation response, in...
