By Lindy Graham
The new year may be here, but work is much of the same for employers and employees. Our “new normal” has been par for the course for nearly a year now, and working Americans are feeling the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health issues are increasingly common in the workplace, even if that workplace is one’s home.
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Lindy Graham is a psychotherapist and the founder of WellSpace Maine and WellSpace@Work.
So how do employers promote wellness at work? How do we remain productive at the same time?
Here are five tips.
Take steps to understand mental health needs
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As Mainers await a COVID-19 vaccine, the pandemic has put a damper on the holiday season. Time once spent at Christmas parties and New Year’s Eve celebrations will now be spent staying home.
More than 60 percent of employees report losing at least one hour per day in productivity because of COVID-related stress.
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