Wellness
How Parents Can Help Prevent Cyberbullying
With teens spending as much as nine hours a day online, it’s not surprising to learn that bullying has shifted to the Internet. As common as cyberbullying is, it is rarely reported. More than 50% of all teens have been bullied at least once. More than 25% have experienced bullying on multiple occasions. More than 50% of teens who are [...]
Spring Cleaning With Your Kids!
As we get closer to the birds returning, the frost and snow thawing, and longer days, the thought of Spring is always at the top of mind. Although we are still a little early for purchasing flowers or pulling out the patio furniture, it doesn’t mean we can’t start making changes and using cooler days to make your home shine. [...]
Wellness in Isolation
Coping Skills for Isolation Social distancing creates loneliness with the disconnection from our normal social interactions. Here are a few tips on how to alleviate the isolation and loneliness factors: Schedule a regular social contact by phone or video chat Get absorbed in the fictional world – book, movie, TV series. This will help get your mind off the stress [...]
Fun & Fascinating in Isolation
Over the past few weeks, many of us have experienced drastic changes in our day-to-day work and personal lives. Whatever business and personal plans we had have halted as we focus on a new reality. In this, though many individuals and families are now actively self-isolating we are coming together in new ways both at work and in the community. [...]
Mind Yourself and Your Wellness This Holiday Season
The holiday season is supposed to be full of joy and cheer, but that is not how everyone experiences it throughout the holiday season. Taking care of your own wellness is paramount. Here we share some of the most common holiday triggers and tips to help reduce holiday stress, depression, and anxiety. Experiencing Family Overload As much as we may [...]
How We Build Culture of Mental Wellness
Curious to know how we create our workplace culture? Get a peek inside how our team at Bryson Insurance utilizes our core values to generate a positive mental wellness work environment. Hint: we build community within our organization, and the people in our community create a positive experience for each other. The Canadian Mental Health Association and CivicAction joined forces and invited Bryson Insurance, along [...]
Webinar: Keeping Our Kids Safe Online
How do we keep our kids safe on the internet? There seems to be an ever-growing list of intensifying concerns including cyber bullying, online predators, identity theft, geo-tagging of photos, viewing and distributing inappropriate material and so much more facing parents and children online today. The statistics of internet usage and activity is concerning: Over 10% of children under eight [...]
What are you doing to take care of yourself this holiday season?
Depending on when you ask I may say something like "me! I have no time for me!" This is a question both for reflection and action. Between social gatherings, children's events, hosting, traveling, caring for elderly relatives, shopping, baking, cleaning, and everything else that may exist for you the joy of 'making the season bright', one can quickly leave us [...]
The Myth about Aging
Aging is a natural part of the life cycle in all living things. In the animal kingdom, the elders of the pack or herd have specific respect within the group. In the human world, elders are treated very differently from culture to culture. Many cultures respect their elders and ensure they are cared for within the family nucleus until their [...]
Feeling the Winter Blues?
Many of us feel trapped within the obstacles of our own lives. Each one of us will experience different struggles in our world around us. Some of us struggle with work, family, finances, and each one of us has different coping skills for the changes that come our way. Change of seasons is difficult for some people—many revere winter as [...]