Aspiria Blog

These Atypical Dog Days of Summer: Are you having a “normal” summer?

Usually around this time of year, your employees would typically take time off to travel or spend time with their family. This summer, however, will look a little different.

Addressing Employee Mental Health During Periods of Unrest

With COVID-19, natural disasters, and other high-profile tragic events taking place, you may find your employees are feeling overwhelmed and possibly reaching their breaking point.

5 Ways Nature Improves Your Wellbeing During COVID-19

As the weather continues to get nicer and the days get longer, this is the perfect time to encourage your employees to spend more time in nature.

Returning to Work? How to Manage COVID-19 Anxiety

It’s hard to believe that it’s been two months since social distancing measures came into effect and non-essential businesses were forced to close.

3 Tips to Help Your Employees Financially During COVID-19

COVID-19 has affected us in many ways, but for Canadians across the country, one of their main concerns is financial security at this time.

3 Tips to Help You Manage Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic

We’re now well into our new lives shaped by precautionary measures to overcome the spread of COVID-19

How to Overcome Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As we continue to acclimate to our new lifestyles, uncertainty looms over how long our days of social isolation will last.

It’s Here

Three months after its initial outbreak, the World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

How to Support Women in Your Workplace

Although mental health issues affect millions of Canadians each year, women are considered twice as likely to suffer from severe depression than men.

How to Address Bullying in the Workplace

Most people spend over a third of their lives at work, interacting and engaging with colleagues and supervisors. That’s why feeling like you’re part of a positive and rewarding environment is integral to professional happiness and satisfaction.

How to Practice Self-Love This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day conveniently falls between Christmas and March Break. For many people struggling through the cold winter, it’s a day to look forward to. Although the occasion might be a fun mid-season celebration for some, unfortunately, it can evoke feelings of exclusion and unworthiness for others.

How to Get Back on Track After a Holiday Relapse

Although the holidays are a time of good cheer, if you are struggling with addiction, it could mean greater vulnerability to experiencing a relapse. Whether you feel burdened with financial pressures, family obligations, or keeping up appearances, holiday stress can have very real consequences.

How Financial Wellness Can Influence Your Mental Health

Heading into January marks a new beginning—starting fresh, making resolutions, and generally thinking about how you can improve as an individual. Like many, one of your overarching goals may be reducing stress and anxiety.

How to Address the Lasting Psychological Effects of Domestic Violence

If you have experienced domestic violence firsthand, you know that it is an indescribable, unimaginable trauma to endure. But it is important to acknowledge it is not your fault.

How To Combat the Pressure of Tight Deadlines

In your everyday life, you probably deal with a loaded list of responsibilities and a relatively short window in which to fulfill them all. In my experience, this workload can lead to significant stress—not counting any stress in your home life—that results in sleepless nights, physical health concerns, and even mental health issues.