Nature Has its Benefits
While we know that nature enhances our cognitive, emotional and spiritual well-being, new research also indicates its physical benefits too.
Read moreWhile we know that nature enhances our cognitive, emotional and spiritual well-being, new research also indicates its physical benefits too.
Read moreRelationship breakups, exam stressors, homesickness, and fights with roommates are no longer the main difficulties affecting university students. Instead, mental health experts describe post- secondary students’ struggles as vast — everything from depression to anxiety, stress, eating disorders, substance use, trauma, abuse, and occasionally a first episode of psychosis. Living through the pandemic has only made these problems that much more visible and obstructive.
Read moreBecause of this kind of assumption, the stigma around first responders’ seeking help, the challenges they face in knowing where to find services and having the energy to access them, Dalton Associates decided to fill a gap.
Read moreWhile the effects of layoffs during Covid have been magnified by people not having access to their usual support system, work life for people who have kept their jobs has also been much more challenging.
Read moreNo one need defend their interest in fitness. Its benefits for longevity and mental and physical health are irrefutable. Fitness has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression, help people manage their stress, sleep better, and cope with the effects of trauma and other difficult experiences.
Read moreSweat pants (or maybe no pants), grubby t-shirts, no make-up, and time to do a workout and the laundry during the day instead of battle traffic: for many, these were just some of the perks of working from home. Of course, there were some serious downsides as well, like isolation, fractured team work, struggles with motivation and lack of social connection, which even introverts likely miss.
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