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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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How Jewel became a mental health advocate She reflects on the fact that when she moved out of her house as a 15-year-old, even if she knew how to find a therapist, she wouldn’t have had the money for one. As a result, terms like “ mental health ,” “advocate” and “trauma” were not a part of her lexicon.

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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

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According to a 2022 study that appeared in the Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences across four public schools in Nicaragua, teachers often work while ill because economically, they have to. Always set clear expectations : Set clear job expectations and goals, ensuring employees understand their roles.

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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

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In decades gone by, the only perk you might have received from your boss was a fruit basket around the holidays. They are in abundance as developers jump on the corporate wellness train: there are mental health apps with therapists in your pocket. There are gym memberships and bonuses for working out.

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Employees avoid telling employers about less visible disabilities

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This in turn is fuelling presenteeism and could be damaging people’s health in the long term. To avoid telling bosses about a condition, people with less visible disabilities report working even when not feeling well enough (55 percent) or taking holiday to attend medical appointments (26 percent).

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Is Damp January a More Sustainable Alternative to Dry January?

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The movement spread, gaining popularity among those wishing to take a break after a few months of holiday parties and indulgences. Dry January continues to be a pursuit to reset your body from booze, maybe focusing on activities that avoid it entirely, leading to potentially improved mental health as well as physical,” Leavitt says.

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

Ian's Messy Desk

I asked why he had been on the medication and she said, “that was four years ago, when he had his surgery.” As we continued chatting, I heard paper rustling in the background. Mom said, “I thought so, here’s the prescription.” She read off the details. That was just before my mother’s 78th birthday.

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Personal Time Management

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Some people view time management as a list of rules around scheduling of appointments, goal settings, planning, to do lists and prioritizing. Comment by Medical Sales Recruiter on February 21, 2008 @ 12:21 pm Hi Ian, Your article raises some very important points though, fundamentally, we cannot manage time. Comments Good Information.