health and wellness
Cheers to the Little Wins
Looking for good news in 2020 can feel like shoving your hand deep into the unknown of the couch cushions, praying to feel a nickel brush against your fingertips. You know it’s bad when the chief medical officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Dr. Ken Duckworth, looks at a CDC study on COVID-19’s…
Read More7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Graduated College
Spring is a time for new beginnings. Flora is coming back into bloom, baby animals, and of course, graduation season. I often find myself extra nostalgic during this time of year as I think back to my college graduation. I thought I had it all figured out. And while I was nervous about what came…
Read MoreTreat Yo’self With These 5 Mental Health Apps
450 million. That’s the number of people worldwide living with a mental illness, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Four hundred and fifty million is just over 100 million more people than those currently living in the U.S. And even though it’s 2020 and we have incredible mental health resources, nearly two-thirds…
Read More7 Inspirational Books to Refresh Your Perspective
Books are a great way to learn something new, escape to another world, or dig deeper into personal growth. They also offer an opportunity to step into another person’s (or character’s) shoes and learn about the world from their point of view. In recent years, I’ve made reading a habit — whether it’s flipping through…
Read MoreCreativity Anxiety Is Real — Push Through It In Your Creative Career
I have anxiety. I’ve known this for years. The official diagnosis has helped me work through many fears and actions from my past. However, there’s one situation that I continue to struggle through — my work in a creative career. I’ve always discussed this particular anxiety with my fellow creatives. We could never put our…
Read MoreSticking to Your Career Resolutions After January
According to U.S. News & World Report, the failure rate for New Year’s resolutions is said to be about 80%. What’s more, most lose their resolve by mid-February. So, while we all dove into 2020 saying this was the year we were going to keep track of our expense reports and stop using DoorDash to…
Read MoreThe Mental Health of Your Team: Your Most Prized Priority
I was a year into my career. I loved the fast-paced environment. The changing tasks. The close-knit team. The innovative entrepreneurs I met on a regular basis. Sure, I didn’t love editing. Sure, there were a lot of late nights… OK, nearly all of them. Sure, I constantly felt like I was juggling a sword,…
Read MoreWorking Remote and On Demand – The Breastfeeding Edition
“What is done is best to be done on both sides…and all at the same time.” Well, not really. Not if you want to do any of it well — but that’s a lesson I learned the hard way. I reentered the workforce from my full-time (and favorite) mommy gig when my youngest (of four)…
Read More4 Ways Creative Employees Can Improve Mental Well-Being
“I can’t write anymore. No. I can’t think anymore.” This is the inner-dialogue I’ve battled so hard — so many times. As a content creator, and now creative content director, I didn’t feel I had the time to feel so mentally exhausted. So, I pushed. I made myself attempt to be productive. The vicious circle…
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