According to a survey of 2,000 workers by one of the nation’s top EAP providers, 60% of employees reported that they experienced high levels of stress. Another 32% said they experienced “constant, but manageable levels”. In other words, over 90% of employees deal with many levels of stress at work. … Read More
Three Ways to Manage the Stress of a New Job
Being the new kid on the block at a job can be cause for excitement and stress. Here are 3 simple ways you can start to manage the stress of starting a new job.
When Anger Masks Anxiety
When anger masks underlying anxiety, attacking anxiety can accelerate success. Skill building gives us the ability to interrupt escalating anxiety.
Five Questions to Ask About Your Worry
Anxiety is a prolonged form of stress that can be really detrimental when left untreated over time. Therapy has been shown to be extremely effective at treating anxiety and the accompanying symptoms. Reach out to a therapist to talk about how therapy could help your anxiety!
Learning to Relax
Teaching yourself to relax amidst the various stressors in life is a skill worth investing both the time and energy. We might think we are relaxing when we are actually holding onto tension.
Three Ways to Challenge Your Aggressive Behaviors
Aggressive behavior is a style of expressing one’s feelings and needs in a way that violates the rights of others. This pattern of behavior will often generate fear in others and alienate them from the aggressor. An individual with a pattern of aggressive behavior will blame others instead of taking accountability for their actions.
For the Good of All
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the pressure to fulfill the needs of those around you? How do you respond when someone else comes to you for something? Do you find yourself giving in to them, even though you’re exhausted or out of time? Others will often press those whom they feel will give in to their demands and requests.
If this sounds like you, it’s time to allow yourself to start a new chapter in which you set limits and institute some boundaries.
Handling Disappointment
How do you handle disappointment? We all seem to handle disappointments in various ways. Some are more passive at not having things go their way. Others are much more aggressive and explosive. As though everything revolves around them and it should always happen as they deem necessary. In their helpful … Read More
Seven Ways to be Heard in Your Relationships
In relationships, most of us want to be heard and to be fully known. Here are seven key points about what an authentic voice looks like in a relationship.
Three Ways to Make Yourself a Priority as a Caregiver
The role of caregiver is fraught with the demands of both time and energy, often when both commodities are at a high premium in one’s life. Many adults find themselves caring for parents and children simultaneously as well as juggling a work and home environment where added stressors multiply quickly. As in any demanding time of life, prioritizing what goes at the top of the list is very important. It may seem counterintuitive, but put your name at the top of the list.
