Employee & Family Assistance Program
Your Employee and Family Assistance Program is a confidential and voluntary support service that can help you take the first step toward change. You and your immediate family members (as defined in your employee benefit plan) can access immediate, free, and confidential support in a way that is most suited to your preferences, comfort level and lifestyle.
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Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
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Stress
It’s important to recognize when a situation is causing a lot of stress on you. Stress can negatively affect you in both mental and physical ways. A common place in which stress appears is within the workplace. Either through workload, timelines, responsibility, or environment. Often leaving stress untreated can lead to burnout.
How to deal with stress?
Make sure you prioritize self-care.
By taking care of your physical, mental, and emotional health you will be in a better position to handle tough situations.
Talk to others.
By discussing issues you may be facing at work, others may be able to provide helpful feedback and ideas and help you find a solution.
Set boundaries.
Keep a good work – like balance. Schedule time for work, and time for yourself.
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Mental Health
It is essential to take care of your mental health and treat all mental illnesses seriously. It’s important to be mindful of those around you and what they could be going through. Take the time to reflect on your feelings, how things impact you and what you do that lifts your mood.
What can I do to take care of my mental health?
Talk to a person you trust or a professional.
Verbalizing your thoughts and being able to fully express them can be very healing. Sometimes it’s good to just vent and have someone else listen, and other times it’s beneficial to have someone offer advice.
Partake in activities that make you happy.
By doing something that makes you happy you will find comfort, and it’ll help ease your mind from all the negativity even for just a moment. Examples include, watching your favourite movie, listening to your favourite song, playing a sport you enjoy, or spending time with your loved ones.
Take time for yourself.
Whether through exercise, reflection, journaling or other hobbies, take the time for yourself. Recognize your needs and what you can do to feel better
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