What Is Stress? Stress is a normal response to situational pressures or demands, especially if they are perceived as threatening or dangerous. Stress is the result of brain chemicals, called hormones, surging through the body. These hormones make people sweat, breathe quicker, tense their muscles, and prepare to act. When...
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Christmas – Love It or Hate It? The Christmas season stirs up a wide variety of emotions. Our view of Christmas is often shaped by our early childhood experiences of Christmas. For those with fond memories of Christmas, the season is a nostalgic time to recreate the wonder and magic...
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Avoiding Burnout The Coronavirus pandemic has amplified work stress and increased tensions in the workplace. COVID protocols are challenging to develop and difficult to administer and enforce. Rules meant to minimize risk aren't taken seriously by everyone, so compliance is inconsistent. The lack of adherence to protocols creates frustration and...
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Understanding the Biology of Hypervigilance The pandemic has increased the amount of times we are in situations in which we are hypervigilant. Hypervigilance is an elevated alertness to our surroundings. In the workplaces, hypervigilance means working from a threat-based perspective, treating all situations as if they may be dangerous and...
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Managing the Stressors Caused by the Coronavirus As we enter into the seventh month of the pandemic, we are all experiencing the effects of accumulative stress on ourselves and those around us. The stress is particularly felt in the workplace. The CDC has identified many common stressors experienced by employers...
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Work-Related Hypervigilance Hypervigilance is a state of increased alertness to the possibility of danger in the environment. Hyervigilance is generally associated with PTSD or anxiety; both which cause a person to perceive danger where none exists. But work-related hypervigilance (WHV) has recently been recognized as a contributing factor to chronic...
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Elder Care What is elder care? Eldercare is the fulfillment of the special needs and requirements that are unique to older adults. This can include services such as assisted living, adult day care, long term care, nursing homes (or residential care), hospice care, and home care. The stages of aging...
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Working with Passive Aggressive Colleagues Today's blog is the first in a 3-part series on working with passive aggressive colleagues. Part 1 focuses on common behaviors and expressions used by the passive aggressor. Part 2 will examine why people are passive aggressive and part 3 will demonstrate how to deal...
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The post Covid-19 workplace – Coping with the new normal (3-part series) Part 3: Financial Health This third part of the post COVID-19 workplace takes a look at how to support your employees’ financial health. Financial health is most affected by employees thinking they cannot afford to be home sick....
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