By: Steve Gainey, MA, LLP, ADS, CAADC, EAC Clinical Specialist – Thousands of Candles can be Lighted from a Single Candle, and the Life of the Candle will Not be Shortened. Happiness, Wisdom and Love Never Decrease by Being Shared. – Buddha The quote above is displayed in my office. I often look at it and Read More
This is a guest post provided by The Staywell Company, LLC. Permission to re-post has been given. It’s 5 p.m. and everyone’s leaving work — except you, because you still have to do the weekly sales report. You knew the deadline but waited too long to get started. Why do you put off doing things Read More
“Change your thoughts and you change your world” – Norman Vincent Peale By: Karen R. Thompson, LMSW, CEAP, CAADC, EAC Clinical Specialist – Did you know that you can change the way you feel by changing your thoughts? This is the basic premise of Cognitive Therapy, which focuses on helping individuals shift out Read More
By Cynthia May, MA, LLP, EAC Clinical Specialist – So often, we find ourselves in situations with so many tasks to accomplish in a short period of time. And as the day goes on, more tasks appear! Many of them are important and need our attention. However, there’s one thing that often gets in the way…your Read More
By: Steve Gainey, MA, LLP, ADS, CAADC, EAC Clinical Specialist – According to lexcio.com, the definition of ambivalence is – the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something. As a therapist and a person, I have dealt with ambivalence with myself and with many clients. Most of us deal with thoughts of Read More
By: Steve Gainey, MA, LLP, ADS, CAADC, EAC Clinical Specialist A Harvard Medical School article explains gratitude as “…a thankful appreciation for what an individual receives, whether tangible or intangible. With gratitude, people acknowledge the goodness in their lives. As a result, gratitude also helps people connect to something larger than themselves as individuals, whether Read More
By: Steve Gainey, MA, LLP, ADS, CAADC, EAC Clinical Specialist –The Merriam-Webster definition of empathy is “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another.” This can be something the person is experiencing now or in the past. This goes beyond cognitive thinking. Cognitive Read More
By: Karen Thompson, LMSW, CEAP, CAADC, SAP, EAC Clinical Specialist – We have all heard the familiar quote, “The only thing you can count on is change.” Facing change in our lives is inevitable. For most people, coping with change is easier when you are the one choosing the change. However, in the workplace, there are Read More
This is a guest post provided by EAC’s partner, Workplace Options. Permission to re-post has been given. The holiday season typically involves travel, gatherings of family and friends, indoor religious services, and parties, all of which present new risks this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. How can you maintain the most important aspects of your Read More
By: Karen Thompson, LMSW, CEAP, CAADC, SAP, EAC Clinical Specialist – Relentless TV ads, social media posts, and election yard signs popping up on neighbor’s lawns are all reminding us that it is election season. According to a survey by the American Psychological Association, 52% of adults identified the last presidential election in 2016 as Read More
