August 2021

via Inc.com by Jessica Stillman If you can bear it, think back to the early days of the pandemic and recall the many articles warning that lockdowns, isolation, and stress would have a disastrous effect on our collective mental health. At the time, experts predicted big spikes in anxiety, depression, and even suicide.  We're...

19 August, 2021

via Thrive Global by Stacy Janiak Earlier in the summer, we were all hopeful that the pandemic would recede into the background and we would be able to return to some semblance of normal life. Yet, as the COVID-19 Delta variant puts the focus back...

18 August, 2021

via Psychology Today by Steve Taylor KEY POINTS Patanjali, author of the ancient Yoga Sutras, spoke of a state of 'inwardness,' the ability to to rest inside our own mental space.'Outwardness' means being addicted to external stimuli, unable to live without continual distractions and activity.Inwardness is the...

18 August, 2021

via MindBodyGreen by Jason Wachob You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who associates compassion and kindness with negative effects. In fact, kindness is backed by very solid science (dubbed the "Mother Teresa effect")—it has both mental and physical health benefits. But what about self-compassion? What about being kind...

17 August, 2021

via Forbes by Rodger Dean Duncan Employee engagement, we’ve been told for decades, is an imperative key to business success. It’s the extent to which employees feel passionate about their jobs. It’s the level of their commitment to the organization. It’s the discretionary effort they devote...

17 August, 2021

via the Atlantic by Arthur C Brooks When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror, like the passengers on his bus. If you laughed at that joke, it is because three things happened in your...

16 August, 2021

via Fast Company by Martha Tesema-Shine Whenever there’s something exciting happening in my life—be it a birthday celebration, a holiday, or a Zoom chat with those I love—I write it on my calendar way in advance. I’m not just talking on my iPhone calendar. I’m talking on the calendar...

16 August, 2021

via YOU magazine We know a positive attitude is the key to happiness, but how can we achieve it when those pesky negative thoughts won’t go away? Easy – just follow wellness guru Shereen Oberg’s nine-step plan Step 1 LEARN TO SEE NEGATIVITY FOR WHAT IT REALLY...

13 August, 2021

via Psyche by Dane McCarrick and Daryl O'Connor If you’ve been feeling stressed lately, you’re far from alone – even before the COVID-19 pandemic, UK survey data from 2018 suggested that 74 per cent of people had been so stressed, worried or anxious at some point in the prior year that they’d...

12 August, 2021