Mental Illness Awareness Week For many years, I was the educational consultant to the Canadian Mental Health Association in Toronto, Ontario. In that capacity, I promoted mental health and awareness around mental illness. One of my proudest accomplishments was in developing several mental illness awareness workshops for frontline workers, agencies … [Read more...] about Mental Illness Awareness Week: Five Action Steps For Employers
Archives for July 2019
Work-Life Balance Is A Choice
I deliver dozens of workshops each year on stress and work-life balance. Many of my participants ask me about my personal work-life balance, thinking that as the ‘expert’ this has been an issue that I have completely conquered. This couldn't be further from the truth. Four Main Causes of A Lack Of Balance: Role Overload. Work-To Family … [Read more...] about Work-Life Balance Is A Choice
Road Rage and Losing Your Commuting Cool
Road Rage Have you ever had a bad day and then while driving home some "jerk" makes you even more angry? Or have you ever been embarrassed that your children have witnessed you lose your cool while driving? Almost everyone has experienced a road rage situation and we can find hundreds of news articles on incidents of road rage. Even comedian, … [Read more...] about Road Rage and Losing Your Commuting Cool
Stress And Public Speaking
Fear, Stress And Public Speaking Public speaking is a common source of stress for many people. Many people report that they would rather be naked in public than have to deliver a speech to their peers. Few of us can avoid public speaking entirely and for some of us, our success in the workplace is determined by our ability to effectively and … [Read more...] about Stress And Public Speaking
A Day In The Park Can Build Your Resiliency
Why A Day In The Park? It is incredible how we can focus on the difficult side of life and can often ignore the most amazing and beautiful things around us. We spend our day worrying about deadlines, annoyed over colleagues, frustrated with family. and disappointed in our circumstances. Sometimes we need to put life back into perspective. How can … [Read more...] about A Day In The Park Can Build Your Resiliency
How To Deal With The Stress Of Change
Stress of Change Moving, having children, starting a new job, quitting a comfortable job, getting married, getting divorced, buying a car, buying a house, upgrading your technology, implementing a new system…. How Do You Feel About Change? Change can be scary – it can be difficult – it can cause anxiety. So why do we have so much trouble dealing … [Read more...] about How To Deal With The Stress Of Change
Public Speaking: How To Overcome Your Fear
Public Speaking Fear: Did You Know That More Canadians Would Rather Be Exposed In Public Than Have To Deliver A Speech. For many Canadian, success is dependent on their ability to effectively and efficiently present their ideas to others, yet the fear of speaking in public has left many people visibly shaken, nauseated and … [Read more...] about Public Speaking: How To Overcome Your Fear