More Americans Are Dying by Suicide at Work
Credit to Author: Hannah Smothers| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 15:47:19 +0000
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as overall workplace fatalities decrease, the suicide rate continues to rise.
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Starbucks Workers Want More Hours. Instead They Got a Meditation App
Credit to Author: Lauren Kaori Gurley| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:37:06 +0000
The coffee shop giant announced that it is launching a free subscription to the app Headspace as a new mental health benefit. Meanwhile workers scramble to make ends meet.
Read moreFive rules from psychology to help keep your new year’s resolutions
Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:19:45 +0000
We are creatures of habit. Between a third and half of our behaviour is habitual, according to research estimates. Unfortunately, our bad habits compromise our health, wealth and happiness. On average, it takes 66 days to form a habit. But positive behavioural change is harder than self-help books would have us believe. Only 40% of […]
Read morePeople Are Still Googling One of the Most Annoying Diets of the Decade
Credit to Author: Hannah Smothers| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:58:00 +0000
People who are doing keto never stop talking about doing keto, yet ‘What is keto?’ is the second-most-Googled medical question of 2019.
Read moreGive yourself a gift this upcoming holiday season
Credit to Author: Hazel Morley| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:43:51 +0000
Six holiday stress busters to help you avoid unnecessary stress The holiday season is around the corner and many readers will start feeling the strain – financially, physically and emotionally. While it can be a fun time, with lots of social events and activities, it can also be draining and tiring, especially if we don’t […]
Read moreMillennials Want to Kill Office Buildings Next
Credit to Author: Katie Way| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 21:14:53 +0000
Office workers increasingly want working from home to be the norm.
Read moreFunding in BC to meet the demand for first-language mental health and counselling services
Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:03:04 +0000
Newcomers, both adults and youth, are faced with many changes, challenges and losses that come with immigrating to a new country. Many also come to Canada to escape war, injustice and trauma and often need mental health support and counselling. There are just not enough mental health services, especially accessible, low-cost services for the growing […]
Read more14 People on the Moment They Gave in and Embraced Self-Care
Credit to Author: Katie Way| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:04:02 +0000
Being a functional adult means taking care of your mind and body.
Read moreThe power of music in healing communities
Credit to Author: Vivien| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 23:01:29 +0000
The Nai Children’s Choir’s teachers and their charges are composing a new song, Nature Journey, about immigration and integration, during their week of summer camp at at the Toronto Public Library Don Mills branch. The kids clap and bob their heads to the beat. A little girl crawls into her neighbour’s lap. “What is the […]
Read moreThe importance of making meaningful connections
Credit to Author: Hazel Morley| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:44:31 +0000
Relocating and settling in a new country can be a lonely and somewhat isolating experience, even if you have arrived with family members. One of the ingredients to longer-term success for Canadian Immigrants is to create your own community, especially outside of your ethnic group. Staying in your ethnic silo limits your communication skills and […]
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