Did you know that #reading can improve #brain and #memory function, enhance connectivity, reduce #stress, promote #relaxation, improve #sleep, and decrease #Alzheimer's risk. #brainhealth #BrainAwarenessWeek #Brainweek #BAW2024 #mentalhealth #book #books #booklovers #Tuesdaytip

📣 Back by popular demand: we're rerunning our one hour session on how to talk about the wellbeing economy. Secure your spot: bit.ly/3SK1TSB

Boosting your happy chemicals

The Surprising Science Behind Increasing #Happiness in Later Life apple.news/AHhdPwxp1R12EY… < getting happier later in life may be hardwired… rising wave of crystallizing intelligence… notice all the new doors of opportunity it opens… #wellbeing #therapistsconnect

“Reframing it from battle to collaborative problem-solving opens up the opportunities for negotiation in such an amazing way.” #career #negotiation #women

Be kind to yourself! > “#Trauma results in a fundamental reorganization of the way mind and brain manage perceptions. It changes not only how we think and what we think about, but also our very capacity to think.” Bessel A. van der Kolk #therapistsconnect

“By organizing workshops and outreach, social work can also provide support and help reduce the stigma around help-seeking and mental health that often hinders middle-aged males from seeking services.“ #socialwork #safety #violenceprevention

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. ~ Edward de Bono #create

When to get a Covid booster? My input Los Angeles Times Ron Lin latimes.com/california/sto…

On September 4, we're talking about equity through the lens of mental health and suicide prevention. Experts from @AFSPnational, Mental Health America, and NAMI will share their knowledge and impact on the space. RSVP: facebook.com/events/5342910…

#TIP “It’s time to care; it’s time to take responsibility; it’s time to lead; it’s time for a change; it’s time to be true to our greatest self; it’s time to stop blaming others.” ― Steve Maraboli #intentioncard #JolieBStudios #JBSArt

#ThinkBIGSundayWithMarsha #SelfCareMatters #MindsetMatters #MindsetGrowth #Maturity

Encourage kindness and friendship in your classroom—one pom-pom at a time! 🎈

Here are the basics that everyone should know after 5 years but which public health failed to inform people about. As always please share. #WearAMask #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsntOver #CovidIsIAirborne #StopLongCovid #BringBackMasks #KeepMasksInHealthcare #DoNoHarm

Masking because 60% of those with Covid don't know they have it at the time. (People can feel fine, but they are still spreading it. That's why masking even when not 'sick' is important. #WearAMask #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsntOver #CovidIsIAirborne #StopLongCovid

Early data suggest that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year to strike down affirmative action in college admissions—and none of the other admissions factors that give preferential treatment to wealthier White applicants like legacies and boosts for children of donors—has

“Suicide… is a desperate act… people who attempt… or die by suicide are so overwhelmed with [their] problems… that they either don’t think about how their family & friends would be affected… or they think that their family & friends would be better off w/o them…”

Excessive social media notifications can also be harmful to the concentration and productivity of adults ! #mindfulness and #selectiveattention are key #swtech #highered

“People really can get sick in buildings…On a per person basis… [there’s] about $6K to $7K per person/yr benefit across a co. It could lead to 10% gains to the bottom line performance… buildings [need to] be a first line of defense for respiratory pathogens going forward…”