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4 Key Strategies to Help Supervisors Support Employee Well-Being During COVID-19
Maintaining work–life balance has never been more important – or more challenging – than it is right now. The compounding effects of the COVID–19 crisis continue to affect our physical, social, psychological, and economic well–being. We don't yet know what our new “normal” will be or how large an impact the pandemic will have in the end.What we do know for sure is that the pandemic is having significant impacts on individuals' ability to earn income, ... |
Just One Thing: Accept Difficulty
Is it hard?The Practice:Accept difficulty. Sometimes things are difficult. Your legs are tired and you still have to stay on your feet another hour at work. You love a child who's finding her independence through emotional distance from you. A long–term relationship could be losing its spark. It's finals week in college. You're trying to start a business and it's struggling. You've got a chronic health problem or a disability. ... |
How to Avoid Caregiver Burnout
There are two types of caregivers. A caregiver takes care of someone who has a disability, a disease, or who is elderly. There’s caregiving as a profession, and there’s also being a caregiver of someone that’s a loved one, which is typically not a role that is compensated. Caregiving can be extremely rewarding, but it can also lead to burnout. As a caregiver, you have an incredibly integral ... |
Your Mindset, Your Life
Many of us desire to improve our health and wellness, along with creating long–term fulfillment. However, some people struggle with mental roadblocks, which keep them from experiencing true well–being. These mental roadblocks include negative behaviors; anger–filled outbursts, apathy, and self–sabotage. If you're struggling, the first step may be as simple as acknowledging your choices and behaviors, and asking yourself if they're serving you well. If they're ... |
Make Sure the Seniors in Your Life are Eating Healthy
Assisted Living Locators, your EAP eldercare resource, would like to remind you to make sure the seniors in your life are eating healthy by helping with meal planning and, when it's safe to do so, to dine together as often as possible. Eating meals together can help seniors struggling with loneliness, poor diet, and medication management. Motivating older adults to eat healthy can be a daunting challenge. Poor nutrition can lead to frailty and diminished physical ... |
No More Square Pegs in Round Holes: Picking the Best Treatment Option for You or a Loved One
Treating addiction is just like anything else when it comes to treating any disease, what works for one person doesn't work for another. Families and loved ones often get frustrated, especially when they have spent thousands of dollars, often more than once on various treatment programs, and the person in their life continues in active addiction. It's enough to want to throw up your hands, believe that the whole treatment thing is just a big money-making scam, or believe ... |
How to Shift your Mindset
Not everyone can turn a tragic loss into a positive force in their life. But Karen Millsap did just that. She rebuilt her life by coaching other people through grief—sharing her incredible story as well as the healthy habits and tips she used to find her way back. Today, she’s a Mental Performance Coach and has expanded her focus to the workplace and beyond, with tools and tips we can all use to cultivate a healthier mindset. Let’s start with a truth ... |
Why You Can’t Sleep and Unique Things You Can Do to Sleep
If you are an insomniac, then chances are, you've probably heard it all in regards to what you should do if you want to fall asleep. Don't drink so much caffeine. Stop using your phone so much. Get up and do something. But sometimes, it's not enough. No matter what you do, it doesn't seem to work. You search and search for other techniques, but it's no use. Sleep
is difficult, especially in today's demanding world. Why can't you sleep? If you know ... |
You’ve Heard about SMART Goals, but what about CLEAR Feedback?
If you've been a part of a team, you have likely heard about SMART goals. We've all heard the importance behind creating goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time–based, and perhaps even practiced setting some of your own within these parameters. SMART goals can be helpful, but they aren't the be–all end–all of goal setting. By giving the explicit advice to “make all goals achievable,” this could imply that our goals need to be supported ... |
How to Inspire Success and Meaning at Work
As we begin the New Year, our team has been talking a lot about company goals. We’ve found value in taking pause to reassess not only our goals, tasks, and initiatives, but to closely examine the exact value that each one adds to the company. We have no more. “The truth is that organizations are run by people, and people run on emotions. Our feelings supply the energy to fuel our pursuit of profit and purpose. They are formidable and universal. They ... |