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Hope, Health, and Happiness. Would you like to live your life with less stress and more happiness? Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, more resilient you.
Stress is a powerful force in life. It can bring about illness, destroy relationships and cause chaos. There is not a one-size-fits-all coping strategy for dealing with stress in your personal life or at work. Our goal is to help you address the sources of stress, take care of yourself during stressful times, and to find ways to reach out to those around you for support. The Work Smart Live Smart flash briefing focuses on helping you to Harness Your Energy, Build Your Resiliency and Protect Your Mental Health!
Hope, Health, and Happiness. Would you like to live your life with less stress and more happiness? Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, more resilient you.
Stress is a powerful force in life. It can bring about illness, destroy relationships and cause chaos. There is not a one-size-fits-all coping strategy for dealing with stress in your personal life or at work. Our goal is to help you address the sources of stress, take care of yourself during stressful times, and to find ways to reach out to those around you for support. The Work Smart Live Smart flash briefing focuses on helping you to Harness Your Energy, Build Your Resiliency and Protect Your Mental Health!
Episodes

Tuesday May 26, 2020
EP 612 – Workplace Wellness Is An Investment
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
With so many companies investing in workplace wellness, it comes as a surprise that research shows that few companies assess the health needs of their employee population before deciding which wellness services to invest in. Even more surprising, is that only about a third of companies evaluate and measure how their programs impact the health and wellness of their employees or their bottom line.
A productive employee wellness program assesses the health, wants, and needs of your employees and then addresses these issues, wants and needs in a meaningful and measurable way that the employer can track over time
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating the end of Mental Health Month:
Simply offering a wellness program, no matter how well-intentioned, provides no guarantee of improving employees' well-being or having any value or return-on-investment. Workers must be aware the program exists and be persuaded to use it. Engaging company managers are key.
Managers that engaged their workers were 28% more likely to participate in a wellness program offered by their company than were average employees.
Wellness is a commitment. It is a commitment by the individual, their manager and by the company.
It can take several years for the investment to be realized, but is well worth doing, because a healthy workplace is clearly a win/win situation for both employee and employer.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for more ways to build your resiliency? Take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Monday May 25, 2020
EP 611 – Get Active – Go For A Run!
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and being productive at work depends on us staying active. Running is a great way to become active and fit.
Some people use running as a form of meditation, a way to block out the work to-dos and the conflict and to focus solely on their breathing and the sound of their steps. They finish their run feeling mentally refreshed.
As meditative as running can be, it can also be tedious.
There are always going to be those mornings when you lace up your sneakers and find that your heart’s just not in it.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Running Fitness Week:
Pick A Pack. See if you can create a running team. It is still possible to run and maintain social distancing. Make it a safe, social gathering as well as a fitness goal.
Start off slow and gradually increase your tolerance and distance.
Add variety to your running by sprinting stairs, or go off roading.
And finally, if running is just not your thing, that’s okay. Find another fitness activity that gets your heart rate up and promotes strength and flexibility. The idea is just to stay active.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for more ways to build your resiliency? Take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Sunday May 24, 2020
EP 610 – The People That You Meet Each Day
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
Today is a celebration of community, encouraging people to connect with those who live in their neighbourhood.
Even with physical distancing, social connection is critical to our ability to be resilient.
Many of us are stressed out, managing and coping through this uncertainty. Our social network has become smaller and smaller.
Many of us seem to have drifted away from our previous sense of “community” and are now living very private, even lonely, lives.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Neighbours Day:
70% say that having friends at work was the most crucial element to a happy working life.
So find ways to get connected to your neighbours at home and your colleagues from work.
Remember that developing and maintaining good social connections takes effort. Connection and friendships take time to grow, to build trust and to share common experiences, but friendships can protect your health, so make plans to get together, even if it is on-line.
If planning an event seems overwhelming, just start by saying a quick hello. A quick greeting can lead to a longer conversation, that may reveal commonalities, that can grow into a true connection.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In

Saturday May 23, 2020
EP 609 – Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
We are what we eat. And what we eat can impact our mood and our ability to cope.
Deficiencies in vitamins C, and A, can have a negative impact on the body’s production of neurotransmitters, which directly affect our mood and energy…Not to mention digestive ailments, as well as increasing your risk of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day:
The Heart Association recommends filling at least half your plate with fruits and veggies in order to make it to the recommended 4 ½ cups of each per day.
Include more color. The best way to get all the various nutrients is to eat fruits and vegetables from the five main color groups. Can you name these groups?
Red and Pink such as beets, Blue and Purple like blueberries, Yellow and Oranges like squash, Green like Brussel sprouts, and White and Brown like bananas and cauliflower.
Finally, have healthy fruits and vegetables readily available. Plan ahead and keep them cut up in your fridge, in a container in your desk drawer, or even in the glove box of your car for when you are travelling.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for more ways to build your resiliency? Take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Friday May 22, 2020
EP 608 – EMS Workers At Risk
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
They are true heroes in our public healthcare system. They save lives daily in communities across Canada, US and around the world.
At some point, many of us may need to rely on the skill and abilities of these EMS workers.
However, our EMS workers are at risk.
Funding cuts to healthcare have resulted in increased workloads. They deal with shift-work stress and burnout. And they are at great risk for PTSD.
When extremely difficult and life-threatening situations are mixed with common everyday stressors, it can be hard to effectively cope.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Emergency Medical Services Week:
While EMS workers are trained to care for others, when it comes to their own well-being, the training may be lacking.
- If you are an EMS worker, loss of sleep, and not eating on a regular schedule can push you over the edge. Be very focused on ensuring that these basic needs are taken care of.
- Find ways to vent and talk through highly emotional calls. It is tough to manage when you can’t share these situations with your family and friends who are our usual natural supporters, so it is important to make use of colleagues and other workplace resources to manage this stress.
And finally, to combat burnout, focus on an attitude of gratitude, and increasing your awareness of the positive aspects of your life.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Thursday May 21, 2020
EP 607 – I Need A Patch For That
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
Life never seems to just coast along, calm and smooth, for very long.
There are always rough patches that we have to navigate through.
Sometimes it can be hard to see the positive in these situations. Sometimes it is not until we have looked farther along in our life story that we are able to see the growth that we have made because of these rough patches.
In technology, a patch is a set of changes to a computer program to update, fix, or improve it.
So how does this patch apply to our life?
If you don’t like the way things are going, make a change. Look for vulnerabilities in your life and find processes that you can update, fix and improve upon.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating I Need A Patch For That Day:
There are three recommendations for deploying a new systems patch: Mitigate, Streamline and Automate.
In life, can you mitigate any issues or challenges that you may encounter? What can you implement that will make you happier, healthier and more successful?
Streamline the process to its simplest form. You can’t do it all. So what do you need to focus on right now that will have the biggest impact on your life?
Automate it as much as you can. Find a routine that works for you.
It’s never too late to change the course you’re on. Continually looking for patches, will help you to build a life based on health, happiness and fulfillment.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for resources to build your resiliency? Check out my Live Smart blog at worksmartlivesmart.com

Wednesday May 20, 2020
EP 606 – What Type of Breakfast Person Are You
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Do you eat breakfast?
Research found that people who skipped breakfast had a higher risk of obesity, depression and perceived stress. They also found that performance, problem solving skills, and mood are all affected by breakfast consumption.
What is your approach to breakfast?
Are you The Pauper, The King and The Maestro?
The Pauper - These people almost always skip breakfast. They are either too busy, not hungry in the morning, or are on a diet. Or just like the pauper who was given a small piece of bread to eat, these people may eat a doughnut, or a piece of toast and wash it down with coffee or juice
The King - The ‘feast’ consists of a large quantity of food, including eggs, pancakes with syrup, and sausage. Though it contains a variety of food groups, it usually is heavy on the carbs and fat and very high in calories, which can lead to obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
The Maestro - Breakfast is a priority for this group, and so is conducting themselves in healthy way. They make good choices so that they manage their energy effectively and add the right kinds of foods that promote health and longevity.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating National Egg Month:
Make it portable. If time is an issue, look for things that can be taken on the road such as hard-boiled eggs.
Make it fun. Eggs and waffles can be cooked using a variety of shapes to add some fun.
Keep it balanced. Try to cover the basic food groups.
Look for variety. Just keep it balanced and don’t get stuck in a rut.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In

Tuesday May 19, 2020
EP 605– Reading Opens A Window
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
“Reading opens a window to the world; giving us a vision of things we never dreamed possible.”
Reading for fun has become like a long-lost luxury, especially in this busy age of 24/7. Relaxation and ‘luxury’ activities are often met with the guilt that we should be doing something worthwhile and productive…not indulging and pampering ourselves.
One survey found that nearly a third of adults across our country didn’t read a single book for pleasure in the past year. The discouraging figure puts Canadians behind the U.S., where an identical poll showed 27 per cent of Americans hadn’t picked up a book.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Reading Is Fun Week:
Reading can transport us to another time or place. It stimulates the right side of our brain and can engage our imagination and strengthen our creativity. It can expand our understanding of other cultures, help us to find new ways to express our ideas, and expand our vocabulary.
Reading forces us to be still and slow down when we are used to running on high-speed.
Reading can stimulate our emotions and give us an appropriate way to vent out our frustrations, sadness and joy.
I have a very hard time limiting my time when I get a really good book. I have been known to read an entire day (or night) away, just because I couldn’t put the book down. Generally I only start a good book when I am truly able to ignore the phones and my work, like while I am on vacation.
If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for more ways to build your resiliency? Take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Monday May 18, 2020
EP 604 – Powerful Connections
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
I found it very hard and often stressful staying connected to family and friends. Our lives were too busy and setting up time to connect seemed like a major exercise in the calendar shuffle.
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to visit with them, it was just that there never seemed to be enough time to do it all. Now we are physically distancing and I would so love to be visiting, even though I am still just as busy.
I loved visiting my grandma, especially when we would just sit and play cards for a while. I can still remember the family reunions at the local community center with everyone sitting out on the grass, playing baseball and eating all that amazing food that was set out on the picnic tables, or our Christmases where Santa would come to surprise everyone with a gift or two.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Visit Your Relatives Day:
Family and friends can provide the support system needed to get us through these hardest of times.
Visit Your Relatives Day was intended to give us the opportunity to get closer to our relatives, stay connected to family and friends, and to strengthen family ties and relationships. It is still a good day to consider how you are keeping these special connections strong during this time.
Even though you can’t go and visit them, research suggests that even just viewing photos of family members prompts brain activity that can positively affect how you feel about them and even yourself.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Don’t forget that you can find more tips for coping with mental health issues, by checking out my Live Smart blog at worksmartlivesmart.com

Sunday May 17, 2020
EP 603 – Get Your BP Checked
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
May is Hypertension Month and health professionals from across Canada are encouraging Canadians to know their numbers to help prevent and control hypertension and avoid its serious and deadly complications.
Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of death and disability around the world, and can lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and dementia. Over 7.5 million Canadians have hypertension, and 7.4 million more have high blood pressure that will lead to hypertension without preventative action.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating World Hypertension Day:
In those who have hypertension, about 30% is related to increased salt consumption, and about 20% related to low dietary potassium, so chose foods wisely.
Physical inactivity is related to about 20% of hypertension, so get moving and active.
Obesity is related to about 30% of hypertension, so keep your weight in check.
Excess alcohol consumption also causes hypertension, so don’t over-indulge.
Being tobacco free is especially important for people with hypertension.
High blood pressure often has no symptoms. Most individuals with hypertension are unaware that their blood pressure is high, so get checked and keep your blood pressure in check.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for more ways to build your resiliency? Take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Saturday May 16, 2020
EP 602 – Schizo Is Not Okay
Saturday May 16, 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
What are the first words that comes to mind when you think about Schizophrenia’ Some of those may include: crazy, psycho, or dangerous. Often, someone with schizophrenia is portrayed in the media and through film and television as dangerous or violent, however, this is not the case. A person who is affected by schizophrenia is not more dangerous than anyone else
Most of us are not really aware of what Schizophrenia all entails.
Schizophrenia is an example of a thought disorder, characterized by a history of acute psychosis and chronic deterioration of functioning, and affecting thinking, perception, mood and behaviour.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Schizophrenia Awareness Weekend:
There are still many misconceptions about schizophrenia, and it continues to be a mental health challenge that is rarely spoken about.
These misconceptions lead to further stigma, prejudice and discrimination.
Stigma is perhaps the biggest barrier to mental health care. This stigma can prevent people from getting hired, promoted or keeping a job, getting proper health care, feeling loved, needed and accepted, contributing to communities or feeling productive.
Find ways to
- Educate yourself about all mental health challenges and issues
- Foster a healthy workplace environment
- Emphasize abilities, not limitations
It is everyone's responsibility to reduce the stigma, prejudice and discrimination associated with mental illness. Education and understanding are key.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app. For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Friday May 15, 2020
EP 601 – Get Fit
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
National Employee Health & Fitness Day was created to promote the benefits of physical activity for individuals through their work site health promotion activities.
There are two types of fitness:
Performance-related fitness - Linked to athletic performance and is tied to speed, reaction time, and coordination.
And Health-related fitness - Linked to fitness components that may lower risks such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or low back pain.
Health-related physical fitness includes:
Aerobic fitness – which is the ability of the heart and lungs to deliver blood to muscles
Muscular strength and endurance – enough to do normal activities easily and protect the low back
Flexibility – which is the ability to move your many joints through their proper range of motion
Body composition – not too much body fat, especially around the waist.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Promoting National Employee Health And Fitness Day:
As an employer provide and promote opportunities for fitness:
help employees to measure and track their fitness level
co-ordinate lunch hour walking or running groups
offer off-site fitness center discounts
encourage sport team participation
sponsor step by step challenges
promote community fitness groups
and reward fitness involvement
As an individual find an activity that you can get excited about.
With our busy lifestyles it is important that we make the time to take care of ourselves. Make the commitment to do one thing to increase your health-related fitness.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for resources to build your healthy workplace’ Check out my top 10 tips under Resources and Courses at worksmartlivesmart.com

Thursday May 14, 2020
EP 600 – Eliminating Mental Health Stigma
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all, said Bill Clinton
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Mental Health Week:
In the spirit of eliminating the stigma around mental health challenges here are some Do's And Don'ts
Do:
- Educate yourself about mental health challenges and issues
- Foster a healthy workplace environment
- Emphasize abilities, not limitations
- Use respectful language
- Refer to the person not the disability or illness
- Tell people when they express a stigmatizing attitude
Do Not:
- Portray successful people with disabilities as the exception
- Use generic labels such as “retarded” or “the mentally ill”
- Use terms like “crazy,” “lunatic,” or “insane” in general conversation
- Don’t let stigma create self-doubt and shame
It is everyone's responsibility to reduce the stigma, prejudice and discrimination associated with mental health issues. Education, understanding, and support are key to creating a psychologically safe and healthy workplace.
If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Don’t forget that you can find more tips for coping with mental health issues, by checking out my Live Smart blog at worksmartlivesmart.com

Wednesday May 13, 2020
EP 599 – Psychologically Healthy and Safe Workplaces
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Canada become the first country in the world to have a national standard for psychological health and safety in the workplace. This Standard contains a voluntary set of guidelines, tools, and resources aimed at promoting employees’ psychological health and preventing psychological harm due to workplace factors.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Mental Health Week:
Get Clear On What’s Required For Building A Psychologically Healthy Workplace
Foster overall psychological health and a respectful workplace based on trust, honesty, fairness and recognition.
As employees, ask questions, report issues, and propose new ideas for building a positive culture.
Be sure to train leaders and employees at all levels on awareness and prevention strategies.
Look beyond the workplace to what resources are available to help meet personal, as well as workplace challenges.
If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Tuesday May 12, 2020
EP 598 – Promoting Mental Health
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
1 in 5 people in will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lifetime.
Mental health disorders are among the leading causes of ill-health and disability world-wide.
17% of Canadians report that they have taken time away from work and school,
to deal with a personal mental health issue.
According to Guarding Minds At Work, when employers adopt policies and programs to address psychological safety and health, they incur 15% to 33% fewer costs related to psychological health issues.
Employers and employees both have a responsibility to protect the health and safety of their employees.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Mental Health Week:
Know What Mental Health Is
Mental Health is a state in which an individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with the normal stressors of life, can work productively, and is not overwhelmed by their responsibilities.
Know What The General Mental Illness Indicators Are In The Workplace. Some of the most common include:
- Excessive lateness or absences
- Increased need for extra supervision
- Reduced productivity and loss of pride in work
- Inconsistency in work or habits
Exhibiting several of these, may indicate that someone may be experiencing a mental illness and intervention and assistance is needed. As a leader and a co-worker, being alert to these indicators can ensure a healthy work environment.
For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Monday May 11, 2020
EP 597 – What Is Burnout?
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Being burned out and being stressed out are not the same thing. Many of us can tell when we are stressed out, but often, we cannot tell if we are burned out.
Burnout may be the result of unrelenting stress, but it isn’t the same as too much stress. Stress is often about too many pressures that need to be dealt with. Burnout is about feeling empty, lacking in motivation, and beyond caring. Employees experiencing burnout often don’t see any hope of positive change in their situations.
Burnout may occur over a short period of time or take several years to manifest.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Combatting Burnout and Celebrating Mental Health Week:
First:
Slow Down. Take a break. Cut back whatever commitments and activities you can. Give yourself time to rest, reflect, and heal.
Change What You Can.
Maintain Balance.
Talk to a Professional.
And Make A Plan. Part of the problem with burnout is the lack of control that’s associated with it.
Burnout can be a serious consequence of an unbalanced life and of an environment where the individual experiences little control and high demands. Leaders can help by ensuring a clearer understanding of what their job is and is not, providing as much control as possible, ensuring that demands are realistic and by recognizing the employee’s contributions and achievements.
Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Sunday May 10, 2020
EP 596 – Revise Your Work Schedule For Greater Satisfaction
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
Are you a 9 to 5er or are you a night shifter?
Or do you work from home?
Whatever your schedule, the key is making it and your life work together in harmony.
It is not about work life balance, but about life satisfaction. Are you satisfied with all of the different aspects of your life?
Are you spending the right mix of time and energy on each area so that you are feeling fulfilled and complete? If not, it may be time to look over your commitments, including your work schedule and deciding if it needs to be tweaked.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Revise Your Work Schedule Month:
This month reflect on how to best achieve balance between your job, your commitments, and free time.
Now is the time to take a hard look at the time we’re actually spending in each of these areas of our life and truly evaluating how satisfied we are with them.
We have the ability to work from more places, more times of the day, using more devices than we ever have before. The key is to take control of our time and make active choices about how we spend that time.
I am not suggesting that you quit your job, but maybe a small tweak to when you start, when you leave or when you shut your technology off for the night, may have a big impact on your life satisfaction and energy. Something to consider.
Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com

Saturday May 09, 2020
EP 595 – Fantastic Foot
Saturday May 09, 2020
Saturday May 09, 2020
I wish that I was one of those people with fantastic feet. I love the look of feet in sandals and high heel shoes. They are stylish and fun.
My feet are not stylish or fun. They are crooked and bony. I inherited my feet from my mother’s side of the family, who have a long history of foot problems. My feet are painful and I am just in my 50’s. There are days that I can barely walk after delivering a presentation. I don’t wear high heels and instead I settle for my orthotics. I must admit that I am barefoot more often than not when I am at home and always when I am on the dojo floor. This is when they don’t hurt.
As we age, our feet become more important to our mobility and overall health and happiness.
Did you know…
That when you walk, the forces borne by your feet are about one and one half times your body weight? And that 75% of us will experience foot health problems of varying degrees of severity at one time or another in our lives
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Foot Health Month:
Keep your blood circulating to your feet. A daily exercise routine contributes to a healthy body and mind. Walking is an ideal form of exercise. Try putting your feet up when you are sitting or lying down, or getting a gentle foot massage.
And because my feet are not beautiful, they might as well be funny:
What was the foot surgeon’s favorite Olympic event’ Arch-ery
and finally…
Why didn’t the children like their mother’s foot jokes? They were too corny
Looking for resources to build your resiliency? Check out my Live Smart blog at worksmartlivesmart.com

Friday May 08, 2020
EP 594 – How To Be A Healthy Night-Shift Worker
Friday May 08, 2020
Friday May 08, 2020
“Night shift can kill the body.”
Today is the day that we celebrate National Night-Shift Worker Day and the introduction of the 24-hour society.
One repercussion of the nightshift work schedule is that a typical night shift worker sleeps one or two hours less per day than a day worker and often has less deep and REM sleep.
Shift Work Maladaption Syndrome is where shift work is leaving the worker so sleepy that they fear for their safety on the job.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Ensuring Resilience In Our Night-Shift Workers:
As a leader, it is important to educate employees on what shift work entails and provide annual screening for shift-related illnesses.
Promote and educate on healthy lifestyle strategies.
Organize mandatory stretch breaks especially during the dangerous hours.
As a Night Shift-Worker:
Understand the hazards and consequences of shift work.
Pay attention to sleep strategies and avoid going into sleep debt.
Shift work is a lifestyle and in order to minimize stress and build resiliency, the worker and their family must ensure that they follow a healthy schedule, focus on their sleep strategies, and ensure that they have support from those around them.
Looking for Tips To Promote Mental Health Week In Your Workplace, visit worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab for my Top 10 Tips.

Thursday May 07, 2020
EP 593 – Celebrating Our Mental Health
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
A friend of mine, had been promoted over the years, rewarded for her achievements and was a solid employee. During a major corporate transition she was given a new department that needed a lot of help in restructuring. She worked hard through long days, with little progress. And the results were devastating for her health to the point where she had to leave.
What could have been different? Her supervisors should have seen that the new role was unrealistic for one person to handle. They should have noticed the excessive overtime. They should have spotted the impact it was having on her health. And they should have worked with her before she felt that she had no choice but to leave, or feel like a failure.
We know that engaged employees help our companies to be more creative, productive and successful. Disengaged or stressed out employees cost our companies in job turnover, disability and lowered productivity. Yet, some employers still look at their employees as being a commodity.
Ensuring that your teams work in a healthy environment is a priority.
So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating the start of Mental Health Week:
Start a conversation. What are the sources of stress within your teams-personally and professionally? If you are not sure – ASK! What impact is it having?
Benchmark this information. How much is this costing in absenteeism, turnover, lowered productivity, healthcare costs?
Decide what programs would help reduce this impact on the individual and the company
Looking for Tips To Promote Mental Health Week In Your Workplace? Visit worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab for my Top 10 Tips.