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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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Research has shown that writing and journaling can improve cognitive function and reduce stress and anxiety. Boosting mental and physical health The impact of journaling goes beyond Leid’s personal experiences; it’s been highly documented as a tool for boosting mental and physical health. Photo by ©Wendy K.

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9 Pro Tips for Avoiding Loneliness When You Work From Home

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I try to schedule lunch or coffee with a friend once a week in order to have a little socialization on my calendar. Their advice is shrewd— a 2020 study published in PLOS One found that pets can serve as “potential social buffers for psychological distress and loneliness, regardless of species.”

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Work Sabbaticals: The Latest Nonprofit Retention Strategy

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During the pandemic, the combination of increased job-related stress and, well, a pandemic led many nonprofit employees to seek new jobs that provided higher pay and better work-life balance. Everyone has been even more stressed than usual. I have more energy, less stress and my insomnia has disappeared.

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12 Efficiency Secrets of the World’s Busiest People

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Most achievers have no trouble codifying clear goals but then let time-sucking “opportunities” creep into calendars. Leverage health hacks. Ginkgo biloba may reduce anxiety and stress, and omega-3s can improve sleep and protect you from disease. Essentialism author Greg McKeown calls this “The power of a graceful no.”.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

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After more than 2,500 workers moved to a 35- or 36-hour workweek and declared themselves happier, healthier and less stressed, the country is now moving to make this an option for the majority of its workforce. My book about the move towards four-day workweek, Shorter , was published in the US in early March 2020.

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Episode 277: Overcoming Overwhelm with Dr. Samantha Brody

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Samantha is a licensed naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, and the founder of Evergreen Natural Health Center in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out. Join me at my first-ever live event on Saturday February 29th!

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