Stress is costing US companies billions of dollars each year. The American Psychology Association reports that Americans are suffering considerably higher levels of stress than ever before thanks to the fear and uncertainty caused by the pandemic. This chronic stress is resulting in a serious mental health crisis called ... Continue Reading
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Take One for the Team and Get Tested for COVID-19
How would you feel if you were the reason the Super Bowl got cancelled? Sounds extreme, but it’s not impossible.
Exposure to COVID-19: The ScenarioYou work in a hotel at the front desk. You’ve got COVID-19 but you’re asymptomatic, so you don’t know that you’re infected. During a typical work day, you touch just ... Continue Reading
Change your Mindset and Lose the COVID 15
With the holidays fast approaching, this hardly seems the time to be thinking about losing weight. On the contrary, this is actually the ideal time.
The turn of the calendar to a New Year, especially after the kind of year that was 2020, brings about pressure to redefine who you are and how you live your life. There ... Continue Reading
COVID 15”: The Psychology behind the Pandemic Weight Gain
“For the third time this week, I’m buying junk food for the next two weeks.”
“I’ve eaten so much in Quarantine, I’ve got a tan from the light of the fridge!”
“If you wear the same jeans for 5 days in a row, they get baggy and it looks like you’ve lost weight! Follow me for more Quarantine ... Continue Reading
16 Tips to Keep COVID-19 out of your Workplace
Last week, the United States hit a record number of 94,000 new COVID-19 cases within a 24-hour period. With new case numbers consistently on the rise, the need to be careful around others continues to rise as well.
Increasing research is teaching us that the virus is not only spread through coughing and sneezing. The ... Continue Reading
Best Practices for Improved Mental Health in the Workplace
As cases of COVID-19 surge across America, so do issues that affect mental health. Cases of stress, anxiety, depression and even thoughts of suicide are increasing as coronavirus case numbers rise. Nearly half of Americans have reported a negative turn in their mental well-being since the start of the pandemic.
Google ... Continue Reading
