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Corrie Omand

How HR Leaders Can Build A Wellness Strategy To Promote Mental Wellness At Work

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Source: PeopleTalk| Author: Marni Johnson | September 23, 2019 From the article: Often, organizations approach mental health from a risk mitigation perspective: preventing issues and avoiding absenteeism and disability costs. However, given the growing evidence that well-being drives performance, proactively promoting and enhancing employee well-being has become a business imperative for high-performing companies. Read the […]

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What is Mental Fitness and How Does it Work?

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Source: PeopleTalk| Author: Dr. Andrew Miki| March 11, 2019 From the article: Mental fitness is a concept that has only emerged in the past few years. It was developed to help people understand that, just as we can improve our physical health by moving our bodies, we can improve our mental health by strengthening our […]

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6 Ways Social Media Affects Our Mental Health

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Source: Forbes| Author: Alice G. Walton| June 30, 2017 From the article: Health experts love to say that sitting is the new smoking. Given the number of diseases to which sitting is linked, and the number of people it apparently kills every year, sitting is one of the worst things we can do for health. […]

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Corrie Omand

How to start a mental-health conversation with a colleague

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Source: The Globe and Mail| Author: Bill Howatt and Camille Quenneville| May 6, 2019 From the article: Commonly, people have reservations about raising the topic of mental wellness with others, often in fear of being wrong about their concerns and embarrassing the person they approach, so the subject is avoided altogether. Read the full article […]

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Canadians Still Reluctant to Admit to Mental Illness at Work

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Source: Benefits Canada| Author: Staff | September 24, 2019 From the article: The majority of Canadians said they’d either be reluctant to admit (48 per cent) or wouldn’t admit (27 per cent) to a boss or co-worker that they’re suffering from a mental illness, according to a new survey by RBC Insurance. Read the full […]

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