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Community as Medicine: Enhancing Workplace Wellness

Are you ready to learn more about how harnessing community can enhance workplace mental wellness?  In the pursuit of optimal mental wellness at work, embracing the concept of ‘Community as Medicine’ highlights how vital community connections are. Embracing the idea of ‘Community as Medicine’ can

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Workplace Wholeness vs. Wellness: Alanis Morissette’s Insights

Are you ready to transform your workplace from one that prioritizes wellness to one that embraces wholeness?  Employee wellness programs are everywhere now, but despite these efforts, many workers still struggle with mental health issues. So, what’s missing? Alanis Morissette, the famous singer and mental

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Inflation and Workplace Wellness: Understanding Its Impact

What about the toll inflation takes on mental wellness in the workplace?… As leaders and managers, we often focus on tangible aspects of our work environment when addressing employee well-being. However, there’s an invisible force that can impact the mental wellness of our workforce: inflation.

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Mental Health Support for Managers & Leaders

What if prioritizing your mental health could transform not just your leadership style, but your entire organization? In the fast-paced, high-pressure world of management and leadership, mental health often takes a backseat amidst the demands of the job. However, neglecting mental well-being not only impacts

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The Neuroscience of Mindfulness 4 of 4

From Mindful Leader: The 4 Main Brain Systems Changed by Mindfulness Practices   The “Meta-Awareness” System: The networks for awareness of one’s sense of self, stories and patterns.   Function: Awareness of how your mind weaves your experiences into a narrative and constructs your mental

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The Neuroscience of Mindfulness 3 of 4

From Mindful Leader: The 4 Main Brain Systems Changed by Mindfulness Practices   The Connection System: The networks for compassion and empathy   Function: Enables you to form emotional connections, see other perspectives, and tend-and-befriend. Key Structures Enhanced: Vagus nerve, temporal parietal junction, mirror neurons,

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The Neuroscience of Mindfulness 2 of 4

  From Mindful Leader: The 4 Main Brain Systems Changed by Mindfulness Practices   The Attention System: The networks for attention and focus   Function: Enables you to focus sustained attention on a task while resisting distractions. Key Structures Enhanced: The anterior cingulate cortex (error

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The Neuroscience of Mindfulness 1 of 4

From Mindful Leader: The 4 Main Brain Systems Changed by Mindfulness Practices   The Resilience System: The networks for stress regulation and equanimity   Function: Enables you to recover from distress and not get hijacked by strong emotions. Key Structures Enhanced: The neural pathways connecting

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Where to Begin A Workplace Mindfulness Conversation

Something important is happening in workplaces today. People are recognizing their humanness and the need to be mindful. Employees that are returning are not the same as those who left their workplaces a year ago.   Here is an at-a-glance view of statistics you can

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