Spend extra time having fun with your family before summer comes to an end With summer winding down, August is a great time to spend some extra time with your family and have some fun! Think about things you can do to show your kids what you already know. Here are some fun and healthy […]
When relieving stress, giggles are just what the doctor ordered. Here’s why. Whether it’s a sitcom, TikTok video or meme, laughing is a great form of stress relief – and that’s no joke. A good laugh has great benefits to your health beyond making you feel happy. It immediately increases endorphins, lowers your stress response,
Creating a positive environment makes it safe for teams to speak up, take risks We heard a lot about “The Great Resignation” and “Quiet Quitting,” in 2022. To offset these troubling trends, WellWithin leaders are putting extra focus creating a positive work environment this year. We call this approach being psychologically safe. In a psychologically
Here’s why we need to reverse that trend now. The COVID-19 pandemic really messed up our social lives. Cancellations, closures, and fear of catching a potentially deadly infection led us to hunker down and avoid everyone. But the trend of spending less time with friends started even before COVID. According to the Census Bureau’s American Time
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Learn to handle difficult feelings by leaning in Negative emotions are hard to avoid. Disappointment, frustration, annoyance, loss, anger – all are a part of life and can sometimes overwhelm us. But research says avoiding negative emotions isn’t the path to greater psychological health. In fact, learning to accept all emotions without judgement can help
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More than just a laugh, memes are good for your wellbeing There’s a meme, it seems, for every occasion and situation. Those humorous images passed around the Internet have become an amusing part of our daily life. But did you know that memes can help people cope with stress? A new study conducted by researchers at Penn
