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Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/how-to-take-a-colleagues-anger-less-personally A colleague’s short fuse can harm everyone at work. How can you take a coworker’s anger less personally and keep it from disrupting your job? ...

Written by: I. Mcllvaine Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/how-to-take-negative-feedback Nobody’s perfect, but that doesn’t make negative feedback easier to take. Here are some ways to embrace the helpful parts of others’ critiques, to grow into...

Written by: I. McIlvaine Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/what-does-high-functioning-anxiety-look-like-at-work  Maybe you don’t see yourself as an anxious person. However, high-functioning anxiety is a different beast than run-of-the-mill anxie...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/how-to-mentally-prepare-for-a-performance-review  We all have a different relationship with our work–and therefore, with our performance reviews. Maybe, you love your job and hope to stay ...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/connecting-with-a-coworker-you-dont-like  Even if you get along with almost everyone, chances are, you may have a coworker you don’t like so much. It’s a problem that most of us run into at...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/emotional-readiness-to-work-after-a-vacation  Going back to work after time off can be surprisingly difficult. Next vacation, use these steps to ease your return to the daily grind. Vacati...

Written by: S. Chuong Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/building-friendships-with-coworkers-remotely Remote work can make us feel disconnected, which can hurt productivity and wellbeing. So how can you build work friendships, remotely? Working ...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/how-to-calm-your-frustration-with-a-colleague-customer-or-boss No matter how frustrated you become, it’s almost never in your best interest to act frustrated at work. Try any of these tips to...

Written by: R. Richardson Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/how-to-be-proud-of-your-work-ethic-without-burning-out  When you thrive, you can help your team thrive. So how can you proudly show your work ethic and how much you care–without burning...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/mental-health-at-work-when-youre-the-manager As a manager, you likely take steps to help others’ mental health at work. It has a huge impact. But what about your own emotional wellbeing? N...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/how-to-talk-to-your-boss-about-your-mental-health-needs Whether you live with a mental health condition or are going through a rough life event, it sometimes becomes necessary to discuss yo...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link:  In a world where a lot of our communication is digital, email is just another medium through which people can get to know you. The purpose of email might not always be social–after all, it’s a major form of work communi...

Written by: Website Link: Do you feel filled with dread on Sunday night, in anticipation of Monday morning? Do you feel a wave of trepidation, sadness, or anxiety before the night you go back to work after a day or days off, regardless of what day of the w...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/work/flight-attendant-mental-health  Flight attendants manage their unique career circumstances remarkably well, in order to care for the needs of passengers–often at the expense of their own need...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/trauma/how-we-define-trauma-now  Nowadays, we see trauma as a potential response to any kind of event that overwhelms our internal and/or external resources to cope–even momentarily. In an age wh...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/worksheets/turn-people-pleasing-behaviors-into-self-protective-ones  By its very nature, people-pleasing means protecting someone else, rather than yourself. Download Now: Turn People-Pleasing ...

Written by: S. Rainne Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/trauma/breaking-patterns-from-a-troubled-childhood-attachment-style Childhood experiences affect adult lives, especially in terms of how we socialize. That much is borne out by research on “atta...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/trauma/how-to-validate-yourself-when-others-dismiss-your-trauma  When you feel like you shouldn’t feel the way you do, it becomes impossible to heal. Your experience is your experience–dismissing ...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/worksheets/when-you-need-a-hug-but-nobodys-around-do-this  When you need a hug but nobody’s around, use these exercises from Somatic Experiencing (available in a printable reference sheet for conv...

Written by: C. Beck Website Link: https://www.supportiv.com/worksheets/identify-your-unhelpful-reactions-to-stress  In the face of stress, most of us display a unique blend of the four F’s: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn reactions. While we all experience...