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As wildfires in Southern California burn with unprecedented ferocity, preparedness can save lives and offer peace of mind. If you or those important to you are being impacted, this tipsheet filled with emergency planning and safety resources might help. https://lnkd.in/gMD7cVgf

As wildfires in Southern California burn with unprecedented ferocity, preparedness can save lives and offer peace of mind. If you or those important to you are being impacted, this tipsheet filled with emergency planning and safety resources might help. https://lnkd.in/gMD7cVgf

With the right blend of human connection, compassion, and cutting-edge technology, Concern empowers employees to build resilience, learn new skills, and live healthier, more satisfying lives. Learn more about Concern. https://lnkd.in/gHDkZgbc #concernhealth #mentalhealth #workplacewellbeing

Making a Difference with Concern At Concern, we know that stress and loneliness don’t take a vacation this time of year. That’s why we’re here for our members 24/7, even during the holidays. It’s just one of the ways we’re fully committed to delivering the highest level of care and support to organizations and their employees. Read about the positive impact of our dedicated service and support options here. https://lnkd.in/gfDKWtgs #dedciatedsupport #mentalhealth #concernhealth

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? At year's end, work pressures, holiday prep, and winter weather can lead to higher stress levels.  That makes it especially important to observe and manage stress triggers. In this edition of Concern’s Healthy and Resilient You newsletter, we offer helpful thoughts on breaking the end-of-year stress cycle, including helpful tips for navigating holiday gatherings more harmoniously. https://lnkd.in/gaDKM2-G

Concern helps organizations of all sizes by customizing a just-right fit for organizational demographics and employee needs. That includes the development of specialty counseling networks to support the unique needs of first responders and health care providers. Read about our transformative solutions and singular capabilities here. https://lnkd.in/g5HVPJ46

What Can We Do with All This Anxiety? Welcome to the latest edition of Concern’s Healthy & Resilient You Newsletter. This issue explores how anxiety negatively impacts individuals and society—a particularly important topic during times of national stress. It examines the two types of anxiety (constructive and unconstructive) and offers accessible tips to help you take constructive action in response to anxieties, big or small. https://lnkd.in/gcmtBAgF

We’ve heard that the human brain can process up to 60,000 thoughts in a day.  We don’t know how accurate that number is. For starters, how do you even count thoughts?  Does the counting of a thought count as a thought? Anyway, what we do know is that when you’re trying to focus, even one intrusive thought is too many. Particularly during times of stress or when we’re feeling pressured to get stuff done. If you’ve ever struggled with a too-active brain, this content from our library might help. It includes some interesting insights and tips for using mindfulness to quiet an overexuberant brain and improve wellbeing. (It also gave us the 60K thoughts in a day statistic we used at the start of this post, so, cherry on top!) https://lnkd.in/gPd-4BJM #mentalhealth #mindfulness #concernhealth

How was your holiday last week? The 4th of July—and other fireworks-heavy holidays—are always a mixed bag for the Concern team. We’re all in on the cookouts and parties and love the celebration and the spectacle of a professional fireworks show—especially when timed to some rousing music.  The non-stop neighborhood fireworks are a different story, though. Here in our city, the cracking and popping can go on nightly for hours this time of year.  According to the World Health Organization, sounds as quiet as 40dB can disrupt healthy sleep patterns. Given that the average loudness of consumer fireworks ranges between 115 and 120dB and professional firework booms can reach up to 175dB, fireworks-heavy holidays can wreak havoc on our sleep habits. If, like some of us, the holiday (or everyday stress) has you struggling with a restful nighttime routine, you might find this science-based article about maximizing sleep cycles helpful. And, if you’re a Concern member, check out the 7 Days of Sleep program from our guided mindfulness partner, eM Life, for more help with developing healthy sleep habits. https://lnkd.in/dGbFUnSK

Have you noticed that political discussions have been getting more heated and, well, shouty recently? We have. Both personally and professionally. Personally, we all have that one uncle and that other in-law who’ve always bickered over political party affiliation at family gatherings. Increasingly, though, what used to be mostly friendly sparring has turned into full-on shouting matches. Professionally, we’ve seen a similar rise in politically related workplace conflict.  According to recent SHRM surveys: –– More than 2/3 of U.S. employees have experienced uncivil behavior at work in the last month. –– 47% of organizations listed political disagreements as one of their top challenges one year after the last presidential election. The rise in tension is understandable. Election cycles have become so long that they’ve blended into what feels like an endlessly traumatic loop. The stakes are high, so emotions are, too. We find that when politics comes up, it’s helpful to remember that most of us want the same basic things—safety, security, fairness, and to be seen. That’s true, no matter which party is on our ballot. If we can recall that common ground, it makes it easier to discuss how to get there in a more civil and respectful way. https://lnkd.in/gUiN9g78 For our HR and workplace leader friends, this recent supervisor tipsheet from our library has some solid pointers for defusing political conflicts at work. https://lnkd.in/g7nC3JnT