What would our world be like if we all checked in with one another regarding one topic: wellness? The Harvard 80 year study found connection is the main contributing factor of happiness. Studies on companionate love at work point to an emerging practice among organizations that brings profit to organizations…

Growth in Grief & Change There are stressful events with factors we can and cannot control. The world is happening all around us, and with a click of a button, scroll or push notification we are made aware of natural disasters, our worldwide pandemic, wars, should I add more? Resilience addresses our ‘stress response; which we can control. Studies…

Growth in Grief & Change As we go through this process, it’s important to give ourselves permission to feel, grieve, and return to a stage as frequently as we need. From the first day of the news, and event, we will be moving towards acceptance. Each stage brings us a…

Growth in Grief & Change During the Rejection/Rationalization stage, we do everything to keep from accepting the reality of the situation. We deflect by changing the subject, even if it’s in our own mind with ourselves. Has someone avoided talking about something you specifically asked them about? This is what deflection looks like. They could…

Growth in Grief & Change When we feel anger, this is progress. We have de-escalated from the initial shock and freeze of the blue zone to the red. Remember this?

The Shock When I received news that my uncle in Cyprus has died September 2019, I felt SHOCK. It was the beginning of numerous unplanned events that were out of my control. Suddenly he was gone from this world. I remember my couch was in a different configuration in my…

Mental Health at Work The Harvard Business Review recently published a research study on stressors affecting the mental health of employees, People Want Their Employers to Talk About Mental Health, K. Greenwood, et al. Prior to the pandemic, the focus to address mental health at work included reducing the stigma…

Originally published at https://alexia.substack.com on April 10, 2022.

Our takeaway is that research proves to us consistently over the past century that putting in more hours does not equate increased productivity. Data is shared from worldwide comparisons with action steps: 1. Just plan it. Take the first 15 minutes of the day to plan your focus. 2. Trick yourself into getting started. Start a project but don’t finish it in one day. This could be the first sentence of an email, or a draft that is not sent. Go home, rest and return refreshed the next day.