A framework for understanding and addressing mental well-being The mental health continuum provides a valuable framework for understanding and addressing mental well-being. In this blog post, we will explore how to use the mental health continuum to effectively manage your workload, promoting a healthier work-life balance. Understanding the Mental Health Continuum The mental health continuum …
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Has a sticking point become a stopping point?
Do you ever have that problem where you don’t know where to start so you just….don’t? You know you should do something but it seems like a big project and you’ve been putting it off for so long that it seems even more daunting. Maybe you’re sure it won’t be so hard once you get …
Becoming a Resilient Leader
As we move past 2020 and into the New Year, are you thinking about building resilience, mental well-being and productivity? If we’ve learned anything from the last year, it’s the value of mental health and resilience in helping our teams be better able to do their jobs, no matter what happens. So often, when I …
Quick Tips to Nix Pre-Vacation Stress
As we gear up for the holiday season, and gear down the work year, how is your stress level? Holidays and vacations are great for our Mental Bandwidth and Mental Health At Work, but they can also lead to a spike in Workload before and after. Here are two tips to help you minimize that …
To fight stigma, we have to speak up. But it’s scary, isn’t it?
“As much as I loved the work, at one point I realized that the trade-offs to my mental well-being weren’t worth it.” This is one of the early sentences in an article that was published this week, when I was asked about an interesting story that shaped my career. The article, “5 Ways That Businesses Can …
Confession Time
Confession time: I was working on Sunday until 10 pm. I also had a call on Monday over dinner time. And yet, one of the first things I tell the leaders I work with is to set boundaries around evenings and weekends, and to make sure we give ourselves breaks. Does this make me a …
Talking About Mental Health at Work
As a leader, you know Mental Health impacts how your team shows up at work, and your success as a team. You know Mental Health is under greater strain these days, so teams need to work together for Mental Health at Work. But how do you talk about it? It’s a sensitive topic. If these …
Self-care can be hard. Do it anyway.
I don’t know what the weather is like where you are. Here in Calgary, we’re on day two of rain. Today it is REALLY coming down. It’s not our usual “heavy storm for a bit then clear up,” no, this is serious rain. It’s unrelenting. It reminds me a bit of the winter rain in …
Let’s #GetReal
“I’m fine.” “Good, thanks.” “Busy. “Tired.” *shrug* “You know.” These are all examples of what I’ve said in response to “How are you?” when I’ve been struggling. In those times, if you’d asked me if I was ok, I would have probably said “yeah” or “sure.” Once or twice, when I was feeling brave, I …
How do we help parents through this crisis?
Balancing motherhood and full-time work has always been a challenge. With the cancellation of school and daycare in an attempt to flatten the curve of COVID-19, that challenge is bigger than ever. The Morneau-Shepell Mental Health Index Report for April 2020 released this week finds that parents of two or more kids, and women in particular, …