Focused Solutions Blog
Mindful Eating During the Holidays
Delicious, special-occasion foods, meals with loved ones, and a never-ending stream of cookies. These are all hallmarks of the holiday season. For those with food-related anxiety or who have a challenging relationship with food, it can be a difficult time of year. Incorporating mindfulness into your eating habits ... Read More
Work and Home Life: A Balancing Act
Are you struggling to set boundaries between work and home life? The same technology you use for work can be a helpful tool for turning off when you’re not at work, even if that’s still at your kitchen table. A couple features you can use are: 1. Automatically ... Read More
Emotional Wellness – Checking in With Yourself
How many times have you greeted a colleague or friend with “Hi, how are you?” and breezed through the standard “fine, thank you” response? Often, we do the same thing with ourselves, not taking the time to register thoughts, emotions, or physical experiences other than “fine.” By reading ... Read More
September is Self-Care Awareness Month!
In this transition from a prolonged period of stress to re-establishing more consistent routines, lies an opportunity to intentionally incorporate day-to-day self-care. Investing in self-care can help you build resilience, sustain focus at work, improve your overall wellness, and increase your satisfaction with both work and home life. ... Read More
Ten tips for keeping yourself happy
All emotions are natural but maintaining a healthy balance of positive and negative emotions is important. The next time you find yourself feeling down, try one of these strategies for picking yourself back up again: Connect with nature. Surrounding yourself with the beauty and tranquility of the natural ... Read More
August is Family Fun Month
Family Fun Month rolls around in August each year. With the month serving as the golden hour of summer, make the most of it by surrounding yourself with your loved ones and enjoying their company; take a break and enjoy the last few weeks of summer before the ... Read More
