What is your body say about you? We’re not talking about your height, weight, size, or shape. We’re also not talking about whether you’re athletically trim or could stand to lose a few pounds. What we’re talking about is what your body is unconsciously communicating, [...]
When we think of interpersonal relationships, our first thoughts typically jump to friends and family. But with the average American worker spending more than 50 hours every week interacting with their colleagues on the job, workplace relationships are an important part of most people’s lives. [...]
Of all of the challenges of parenting –and there are many- perhaps none is as frustrating, infuriating, and troubling as dealing with anger in a child. Depending upon a child’s age, it can manifest as tantrums and screaming fits, aggression with playmates, classmates, and siblings, [...]
Don't Miss our Open Workshops for June, 2013 Capital EAP Open Workshops are available to all Capital EAP Members and immediate family. Please register by calling 465-3813 ext 100, or by emailing Questions@Capitaleap.org. Make sure you give us your name, the name of your organization [...]
On April 30, 2013, President Obama proclaimed May, “National Mental Health Awareness Month.” As the press release from the Office of the Press Secretary stated, “…tens of millions of Americans are living with the burden of a mental health problem. They shoulder conditions like depression [...]
If you are an adult, either a caregiver or simply an individual with an older person in your life, you may be noticing that that person increasingly seems angry, short-tempered, intolerant, or simply nasty. One of your children may have remarked that “Grandpa is always [...]
Everyone feels “stress,” but few people know what it actually is. We are told that stress is bad for us, that we should manage it, reduce it, and avoid it as much as possible. Yet for all this, stress is both a natural part of [...]
Stress appears to be part of almost everyone’s busy, 21st Century lives: all of us today, it seems, are stretched, worn thin, over-committed, and worried about something. From one perspective, it does indeed seem as though our lives have gotten more complicated, that threats and [...]
In many places today we hear of “stress and anxiety;” two terms often linked, used interchangeably, and virtually, in everyday language, meaning the same thing. But the truth is that they are not the same, and not everyone experiencing one also suffers from the other. [...]
Better Communication for Better Relationships Sometimes, the most basic things can mess up something we’re trying to do. Whether you are trying to bake a cake or build a bookcase, the wrong materials or the wrong tools can derail the whole effort. Relationships are a [...]
