Relationships are the backbone of a healthy society and community. For a person to survive and thrive, relationships are of the utmost importance. If you want to reach your true potential, it’s foremost, that you have a feeling of belongingness and connectedness. The need for healthy interpersonal relationships can’t be overstated. An individual start making relationships right from birth with parents, siblings, friends, partner, children, teachers, colleagues and the community. Healthy relationships determine your own health in numerous domains whether it is physical, psychological, social, f ..read more

Psychological issues in children encompasses a huge spectrum of problems faced today like emotions, thinking, maladaptive behaviours, poor attention, hyperactivity etc. Increasing awareness of self at a younger age (compared to previous generations) often leads to also a sense of inadequacy and not being able to achieve expectations (set by self and not the parents). Comparison with peers and people around us further adds to the insecurity. Having an exposure to large information at a young age through social media and other means before we are able to develop mechanisms to filter and protect ..read more

At your workplace, there can be moments when you encounter difficult or complex tasks which can make your entire day at work seem overwhelming. Being overburdened by your workload indicates that you are under excessive amounts of work-related stress, which makes you anxious and depletes your enthusiasm. The inability to handle such a circumstance might lead to procrastination and result in a negative impact on your productivity. Here are some constructive coping techniques you can use to manage this: Identify the cause There are many factors relating to your job or workplace that can make y ..read more

Discussing about mental health conditions proves to be a very challenging conversation topic for many people. The fear of marginalization or judgment might be to blame for this. When mental health conditions are not supported at work it invites more stigma and prejudice which makes it even harder for people to open up about their condition. This can hamper their productivity and overall organisational growth. Most of the day is spent at work so it is essential that the working environment provides you with a sense of support and safety. Being supportive does not require any special skills. It ..read more

Over the years researchers have studied several factors that lead to the poor mental health of employees at the workplace. Some of these include long working hours, poor job satisfaction, low levels of support for employees, and unclear organizational objectives, to name a few. Such factors, if not taken care of on time, have the potential to lead to a significant impact on the mental health and well-being of employees. Let us look at some of the warning signs that indicate the possible emergence of a mental health related concern in an employee at the workplace. Taking or needing a lot of t ..read more

Has it ever happened to you that you faced a challenging situation in life and you were quickly able to recover from that difficulty? If yes, it reflects that you are a resilient person. Resilience is the ability of an individual to bounce back to a normal state after encountering a difficult situation. However, when one fails in doing so, it reflects low resilience. The workplace offers a wide variety of challenges and difficulties both for the employers and the employees. These challenges are sometimes easy to manage while at times they may take a toll on the individual’s mental health. Res ..read more

When you have work piled up for the day do you have a habit of telling yourself that you will do a particular task later but instead you keep delaying it further? If this is the case then it means you practice procrastination, which is the act of delaying something. It is a common occurence and almost everyone does it at some point but when it becomes a habit it can act as a reason that creates stress. Procrastination hampers creativity and can negatively impact mental health. Here are ways through which you can handle procrastination and improve productivity at work. Break down tasks One of ..read more

Effective communication in the workplace is the key for teams to work together, it is how employees exchange ideas and information. Effective communication involves a clear, timely, and transparent exchange of ideas and information. Since a lot of times in the workplace employees must work together on a project it requires the team to have clear communication. Communication that is based on respect, builds collaboration and trust amongst the employee, is an essential component of building a mentally healthy workplace. It allows employees to conduct tasks effectively as they have a clear under ..read more

WHAT TO DO WHEN AN EMPLOYEE REACHES OUT: HANDLING CONVERSATIONS ABOUTMENTAL HEALTH Having mental health related conversations can be difficult, because of people’s general discomfort in talking about problems that are personal to others as well as the stigma surrounds it. Discussingabout physical illnesses is easier than talking about mental health concerns. The conversation becomes more challenging at the workplace, as an employee a person would want to be seen as productive and an active contributor to the organization.It is often experienced that sharing about mental health concerns can le ..read more

Job-related stress is an increasing concern for many in today’s time. There are various reasons for job-related stress. For some it occurs because of long working hours while for others it might be the tight deadlines or the nature of interpersonal relationships at the workplace. Job burnout occurs because of exposure to prolonged workplace stress which the individual is not able to manage. Job burnout leads to exhaustion at the mental, emotional, and physical levels. The three major signs to identify job burnout are – Emotional exhaustion: The individual experiences physical and emotional d ..read more