By Shalene Gupta November 11, 2022 For many veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, the challenges of military service don’t stop once they’ve returned home. They reenter civilian life with trauma that affects their mental health and their ability to hold down a job. All Points North, a mind-body health company, surveyed 1,000 veterans on … Continue reading Many veterans struggle to hold down a job due to struggles with mental health
Instacart Health Launches, Gives Brands Initiative To Connect With Consumers by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, September 28, 2022 Instacart launched a health initiative Wednesday focused on products, partnerships, research and policies to help consumers make better nutritional choices and highlight the ways they can use food as medicine to heal body, mind, and spirit. More than … Continue reading Nutrition-Focused Instacart Health Launches, Gives Brands Initiative To Connect With Consumers
By Danica Lo August 14, 2022 Three years into the pandemic, with monkeypox and polio looming large on the horizon, it’s no surprise that many Americans are sick and tired of being bombarded with bad news about public health. For the health and wellness industry, which has long relied on worst-case scenarios to compel consumers … Continue reading How to sell health and wellness when consumers are sick and tired of hearing about it
By Gwen Moran June 25, 2022 Have you ever looked at another person’s daily accomplishments and thought, “How do they do it”? By the time most are pouring a second cup of coffee in the morning, some super-achievers have gone for a 5-mile run, hit inbox zero, and nailed the rough draft of … Continue reading The ultimate guide to purposeful productivity (your mental health will thank you)
By Shalene Gupta June 07, 2022 In 2007, Arianna Huffington passed out while checking emails, hit her head, and broke her cheekbone. She’d been working 18-hour days to build The Huffington Post (now HuffPost) and she was exhausted. The accident triggered a wake-up call about sustainable work habits. In 2016, she launched Thrive, … Continue reading Arianna Huffington wants employers to take mental health and wellness more seriously
By Shalene Gupta May 23, 2022 As the pandemic has dragged on, mental health has moved to center stage. During his New Year’s resolutions for 2022, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta warned that mental health problems have gone up in recent years. In 2020, 42% of people reported experiencing psychological distress compared to 32% … Continue reading Employees are still afraid to discuss mental health at work
By Ethan Karp March 11, 2022 As a leader, I have a confession. Maybe similar to you, I likewise indulge in the occasional reality television binge. When the stress of a thousand work days has me feeling run down, I will acquire a ridiculous amount of popcorn and gummy candy, sink into the … Continue reading Managers, this is how to balance your role as a leader and your mental health
By Julie Lee March 07, 2022 The mental health of American workers has spiraled as the global pandemic drags on. Research from the Conference Board released reveals that the vast majority of employees—nearly 80%—are worried about their mental health, with more than three-quarters citing stress and burnout as the biggest challenges. One thing is … Continue reading 4 ways to foster a workplace culture that champions mental health
Facebook To Limit Ad Targeting For Health, Race, Ethnicity, Other Attributes by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 9, 2021 Meta, the parent company of social media platform Facebook, said on Tuesday it plans to eliminate advertisers’ targeting of people with promotions based on their interactions with content related to health, race and ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, … Continue reading Facebook To Limit Ad Targeting For Health, Race, Ethnicity, Other Attributes
Kristen Herhold October 2, 2021 Since March 2020, many of us have been working from home. Along the way, we’ve worn many hats: parent, teacher, counselor, cheerleader — in addition to professional. Now, many of us are heading back to the office. After carrying so much responsibility, returning to the office should seem like a … Continue reading How to Improve Mental Health When Returning to the Office
