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World Kindness Day: Connections Matter

November 13

“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.” Seneca Stress Overload Far too many of us are feeling isolated, overly-challenged and highly stressed. There is a lot on our plates, what with childcare, eldercare, pandemics, financial strains, job loss, and for those of us here in Canada, the looming winter season. World Kindness Day Gives us a chance to reach to others and show them that they are not alone and the world is not as gloomy as it is often made out to be. An increased sense of self-worth, greater happiness, and optimism, as well as a decrease in feelings of helplessness and depression, is achieved. Beverly Beuermann-King Click to tweet ...

What Is Burnout? Know The Tell Tale Signs

November 7

What Is A Burnout? Burnout is a state of fatigue while feeling frustrated, overworked, and unappreciated. It occurs when a person persists with a way of life that doesn’t meet their expectations. Life exerts too many demands on their energy. Certain jobs or roles such as nursing, have high rates of burnout because of the depth of caregiving that is involved. Others roles, such as social workers, have high rates of burnout because the resources are not always available to do the job properly. There may be too many demands placed upon them, such as too much overtime. These jobs and others like them may be pronged to job burnout because individuals in these roles often experience idealistic...

Common Sense Not So Common Especially Around Your Health

November 4

Common Sense Not So Common Why is common sense not so common? Common sense is one of the most revered qualities in the workplace. People with common sense are seen as reasonable down-to-earth reliable and practical but here’s the catch: common sense is neither common, nor sense. If common sense was common, then most people wouldn’t make many of the kinds of decisions they do everyday that negatively impact their stress or health. They wouldn’t buy stuff they couldn’t afford. They wouldn’t smoke cigarettes or eat junk food. They wouldn’t gamble. In other words, people wouldn’t choose to do a multitude of things that are clearly not good for them. If common sense was common, then most people...

Top Q/A On Stress and Relaxation Techniques

October 29

Stress and Relaxation Techniques: Answering your burning questions on some of the top strategies around relaxation How can meditation help mend the mind? Our minds can not operate on ‘full throttle’ all day long. Focus meditation helps to clear the mind of racing, cluttered thoughts by focusing energies on a particular image or thought. Gradually distracting thoughts will decrease during meditation. This strategy helps to restore mental balance by providing a break in our hectic day. By allowing our mind to slow down it is better able to focus when we return to our tasks at hand. All that is needed is a quiet environment, a comfortable position, a mental image or positive thought in which to focus on, and...

Let’s Talk Together!

October 22

Let’s Talk Month Do You Think That People Have Always Been This Stressed? I am often asked if we have more or less stress than we did 100 or 200 years ago. Our lives are stressful today, but they were “way back then” as well. Life was harsh back then. One of the things that helped people to cope was a sense of support. Back then, we lived in smaller communities, had family around us and we knew our neighbours. When there was a birth in the family, people brought food and came to help out. When there was a death in the family, people brought food and came to help out. Learn to share your thoughts and...