What’s Up in the AIR
Inspiration is where we will share stories for reflection and motivation.
Making Time
With only 24 hours in a day, it can appear difficult to get everything done. An overwhelming list of “to do’s” raise our stress levels, often to an extent that surpasses healthy amounts, leading to illness, fatigue, and burnout. Often times we look back...
Stress to Strengthen – This radically changes the way we think about and view stress
Neuroscience suggests the brain is like a muscle. Neuroplasticity refers to the brains ability to grow and be strengthened. Resilient individuals are able to tolerate stress and bounce back. This is great news as we face an epidemic of mental illness. If...
Resilience: The Missing Link
Resilience is a capacity. Now we know we can build that capacity in individuals, organizations and communities! The construct of resilience is multifaceted, and it has the ability to provide a link between stress and mental illness. By better understanding...
Resilience: Building People to Last
A lot of people talk about resilience, but not a lot of people know how to build it. Resilience is the capacity to bounce back in the face of stress. The abilities inherent in resilience are skills that can be learned. Managing stress and harnessing...
Bringing the Workplace Back to Life
Emotion is often frowned upon at work. When individuals are “emotional” at work they are frequently seen as irrational and out of place. We propose a new way to think about, and leverage, emotion at work. Emotion is energy. Emotion is tightly tied to...
Emotional Literacy: Learning a New Language at Work
There has been a tremendous focus on mental health literacy. Unfortunately, when we speak about mental health, we are most often really speaking about mental illness. This conversation results in confusion, and inadvertently further extends and promotes a...
Emotion: It’s Written on Your Face
Emotion has its own language. Emotions are physiological responses to stimuli, and each emotion has its own physiological signature. Shame is recognized and experienced universally as a flushing, shrinking sensation associated with an increase in the heart...