This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you.

Job burnout isn’t always easily recognizable. Signs of burnout often show up in non-work areas of your life. Symptoms can include: tiredness, becoming more easily frustrated, or quickly feeling easily irritated by friends and loved ones. Some other signs are a general weariness or feeling distant and removed from work.

Kenneth Rosen writes more about how to recognize burnout in The New York Times, How to Recognize Burnout...

If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means First Attempt In Learning.  End is not the end.  In fact, E.N.D. means Effort Never Dies.  If you get No for an answer, remember N.O. means Next Opportunity.

Abdul Kalam

Let’s Talk Depression

In 2015, 16.1 million Americans ages 18 and over said they’d experienced depression over the past year.*

We know depression is a common problem and it is treatable.

In recognition of October’s Depression Awareness month, your Employee Assistance Program is...

We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.

Isabel Allende

Community violence is defined by a wide range of events that shock and negatively affect a population.  Riots, shootings, assaults, massacres, bombings, war, terrorism and racial tensions are but a few examples the term denotes.  Unlike a natural disaster, community violence is usually without warning and always an intentional act by people.  Communities are left shocked by the surreal event.  The long-term effects of these out-of-the-blue events lead to feelings of betrayal and distrust.  It has the potential to destroy neighborhoods and end friendships.  In such situations, people can have...

Depression, for me, can often feel like I am coming down with a cold or virus which can often include fatigue, changes in my appetite, thoughts and feelings of dread, loss of concentration and interest in everyday activities including my work.  Fortunately depression is not contagious.  Often symptoms can include increased irritability, changes in sleeping, decreased capacity for hope, increased emotionality and mood swings. One of the first indications of this change is when I feel so exhausted, cannot fall asleep and when the alarm goes off in the morning, I struggle to hear it or wake up.  No amount of sleep is enough to get through the day.  Some people describe depression...

When autumn darkness falls, what we will remember are the small acts of kindness: a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose. These are all expressions of a nation coming together and caring about its people.

Jens Stoltenberg

September is National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2014, suicide was the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 and 34.

We can have a direct impact on this tragic statistic by challenging the stigma attached to suicide by adopting an open and engaging orientation to suicide, awareness and prevention. To this end, when a loved one or friend talks about ending their life consider it a call to action. You can help and support them by following the 5...

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.

-Richard Bach