Denmark, despite its cold and gloomy winters, is full of people who consistently rank among the happiest in the world.
Creating a compassionate workplace culture involves acknowledging people’s challenges,
even related to apparently small matters, in professionally appropriate ways.
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It’s important that employers and employees understand sympathy, empathy and compassion, and consider these emotions’ roles in both job performance and employee relations.
Foods such as kimchi are great to include in a psychobiotic diet.
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Two new studies highlight the importance of social connection in the workplace and illustrate why working from home may not be the optimal workplace arrangement.
The US National Women’s Soccer League was recently rocked by revelations of sexual abuse. But research shows that physical and verbal abuse is also disturbingly common in organized sports.
During times of stress and change, people are often advised to practice self-care by looking after themselves, yet what about the benefits of showing kindness to others?
There are important strategies families can use to help promote mental health as kids head back to school and daily routines change.
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Family routines can provide stability during times of stress. Here are four strategies for building resilience against stress and family challenges to put into place as children head back to school.
Human connections can help people through difficult times.
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Our team studied the activity of neurons in people with epilepsy. Neurons in the brain regions responsible for triggering seizures were much less diverse.
Healthcare workers faced excessive burnout during the pandemic.
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Burnout is a serious problem that deserves all of our attention. An academic who studies the issue offers some practical tips to deal with the problems associated with burnout.
Doing something creative is a great way to spend your mental health day.
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With teachers reporting record-high levels of burnout, and more burnout than any other profession in the US, scholars examine what’s going on and what it may mean for education.
Online sessions with therapy dogs and their handlers provided students with stress relief and a brain break.
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Therapy dogs are a proven support for students experiencing high levels of stress. During the pandemic, in-person encounters were less possible, but virtual sessions also recorded an improvement.
Immunosenescence, or immune aging, can lead to less effective responses to vaccines and greater vulnerability to invading pathogens.
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