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Moving Into May

Moving Into May

By karengray

Spring is (mostly) here, and it is a great time to begin getting into new, more active habits for the warmer days to come. Being more active, no matter how we move our bodies, can improve our physical and mental health significantly. But sometimes it can seem hard to start a new routine and stick to...

04.30.19 05:00 AM - Comment(s)
What is Your Comfort Zone, and Why Should You Leave It?

What is Your Comfort Zone, and Why Should You Leave It?

By karengray

When we look at it simply, your comfort zone is a behavioral space, or a mental space, where your activities and behaviors fit inside a nice steady routine and pattern that minimizes stress and risk. It provides a state of mental security. When you stay inside your comfort zone you benefit in obviou...

04.15.19 08:50 AM - Comment(s)
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Students

Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Students

By karengray

Teens and college students can easily feel anxious trying to juggle school, work, friends, and family while trying to figure out the rest of their life.


According to the ADAA and the APA

  • 20% of college students say they feel stressed “most of the time.”

  • 80% of college students say they sometimes or oft...

04.09.19 12:28 PM - Comment(s)
What Every Mother with Postpartum Depression Needs to Know

What Every Mother with Postpartum Depression Needs to Know

By karengray

This week I’d like to share with you a beautiful piece written by Julie Santos, a program strategist from Costa Rica, and published in March of 2019 in Thrive Global. I hope that moms who are experiencing their own postpartum depression will find comfort in Julie’s story, and useful, practical survi...

04.01.19 08:58 PM - Comment(s)
Stress in the Workplace and What to Do About It

Stress in the Workplace and What to Do About It

By karengray

The daily grind of projects, deadlines and pressures at work can be stressful. 


Work-related stress is a growing problem that affects the health and well-being of employees, and also the productivity of organisations. Work-related stress occurs where the various types and combinations of respons...

03.26.19 04:40 PM - Comment(s)