April 13, 2021|Corporate Mental Health As an employer, how comfortable are you talking about mental wellbeing in the workplace? This is an important question, as there’s a common misconception that mental health issues should not be discussed in a professional environment. This is absolutely not the case. We spend one-third of our lives at work, …
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The Untold Truth About Workplace PTSD May 11, 2022|Corporate Mental Health Trauma can stem from countless work-related experiences. Having a controlling and disrespectful boss. Losing a patient during surgery. Being harshly and chronically pressured to perform. Witnessing the sexual harassment of a colleague. Being subjected to constant threats that you’ll be fired. The list goes …
May 21, 2020|Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Use Why It May Be Harder to Cope With Substance Abuse During Coronavirus Isolation (And Where to Find Support) For an individual struggling with addiction, COVID-19 is a particularly challenging experience. The virus has resulted in a shift with regards to how some addiction programs and supports are delivered, …
Canada’s opioid crisis is a symptom of a much larger, unaddressed issue— our approach to treating chronic pain in our country. It is a prevalent misconception that opioid addiction primarily affects illegal drug users. Perhaps Canadians feel more comfortable dismissing opioid addiction as a “them” problem (“them” being illicit drug users), or perhaps many of …
