I am beyond excited to launch my new website balancedcardsorts.com today! Read below for today's official press-release, and to learn more about how you can start your journey to better health, happiness and more fulfillment by taking my Work-Life balance card sort assessment. Or start your assessment now by clicking HERE.   Kennebunk Counselor Helps Others find a Healthy Work-Life Balance with New Card Sort Assessment  Anush Hansen, MA, MPH, LPC, introduces an interactive product or those seeking a career and life they love  KENNEBUNK, ME, May 26, 2 ..read more

BURNOUT. It's something we're hearing a lot about lately, especially as employees are being asked to return to the office post-Covid lockdown. But of course burnout is nothing new - employees were running themselves ragged before the pandemic, barely keeping their lives afloat as they threw all of themselves into their jobs (often at the expense of their health, their family and their relationships). But the pandemic shed new light on how we want to be working - and how much we are willing to give up for our jobs. The world of work is experiencing a major shift. Millions are reevaluating what ..read more

One of my clients recently suggested I post my favorite career resources on my blog. Brilliant! I'm not sure why I didn't think of it myself! So, here you go...my go-to list for career exploration, job searching, and work-life balance resources, both online/general, and some that are specific to Maine (where my practice is located). These are the resources I normally suggest to or use with my own clients. I hope you find them helpful. This is not an exhaustive list. There are thousands and thousands of career-related resources out there - these are just the ones I tend to recomm ..read more

No one could have ever imagined the stress, loss and uncertainly that we collectively experienced when COVID emerged a year and a half ago. So much was thrown at us, day-after-day, and we've all been forced to face some very real threats, decisions, and sacrifices over the past 16 months. Now that more people are vaccinated and things are slowly starting to open up and move toward "normal" we should be busting out of our homes, setting up in-person work meetings, gathering with everyone we know, and celebrating... Right? Well, it's not that simple. There is a common sense of trepidation, uncer ..read more

Dear Class of 2021 Graduate, Congratulations, you did it! Graduating from college is a big deal. It’s a milestone that you’ve worked incredibly hard to achieve. At this point, it’s probably been a about a month since you had your graduation ceremony and said goodbye to your friends and school community. So, how are you holding up? It’s a lot to process, I remember! Even 25 years out from my own college graduation (yikes!) I can still clearly visualize driving away on that wide, tree-lined street, with campus getting smaller and smaller in my rear-view mirror. At the time, it seemed like such a ..read more