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Chronic stress is a national epidemic that's largely caused by external factors in our organizations. This toxic stress can create serious problems when our bodies run on empty for days, weeks and months on end. Eventually this leads to employee burnout, resulting in high turnover rates and costs. One of the core pillars of addressing employee burnout is creating self-mastery programming that addresses mindfulness and awareness-building practices – all which can have an impact on both individual and organizational resilience. In her column, Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson, Founder & CEO of Heartwood Healing, shares her thoughts on how you and your company can leverage mindfulness, resilience, and burnout prevention skills to create happier and healthier employees.
Columnist Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson shares the third, final and most life-changing practice to put the joy back into your job and life, featuring a client case study.
Columnist Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson works with a lot of high-achieving people who know how to take care of themselves, not so much in the area of emotional mastery though. In the second part of her series, she shares another powerful practice to help you find joy again.
The world values productivity, and with most people working from home, the lines of our natural boundaries have been blurred. This single-minded focus on achievement is taking a toll on our mental, physical and emotional health though. Learn how to re-connect with your body and bring back joy.
The Stupidest (and Best) Superpower
Published: 2021-04-19
In the past year, we’ve all struggled with the uncertainty of COVID-19, shifting how we work, homeschooling our kids and learning to connect and solve problems virtually. And here's the superpower we've secretly developed to help us balance it all.
How to Stop Freaking Out
Published: 2021-04-05
Did you know 94% of people experience unwanted, intrusive thoughts? The big difference between us is how we deal with them. Columnist Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson shares her favorite ways to help you purposefully return your attention to something, reduce stress/anxiety and boost your resilience.
Mindfulness is the art of paying attention. And we can do that through our senses and consciousness in multiple ways. Most mindfulness teachers will also add that the art of developing present-moment awareness includes being aware of yourself and the world around you without judgement.