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Creating Emotional Boundaries as a Form of Self-Love
During the month of love, it's easy to focus on showering the relationships in your life with love and affection, but it can be hard to...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Feb 3, 2023


Navigating Change in the Workplace
In our fast-paced and interconnected world, agencies and organizations face constant change. It could be a change in technology, needs of...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Jan 19, 2023


Training the Brain to Stop Worrying
Do you get stuck in your worries? Worry refers to thoughts, emotions, and images of a negative future. Often, we mistakenly believe that...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Jan 6, 2023


Year-End Reflection & New Year Intention
Year-end reflections are important because they highlight the areas of our lives where we’ve found success and the areas where we may...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Dec 21, 2022


The Importance of Loving Kindness and Compassion
In the words of the Dalai Lama, on how we can educate the heart, “Interdependence is a fundamental law of nature. Even tiny insects...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Dec 9, 2022


Adopting an Attitude of Gratitude
I’ll admit some of my greatest frustrations often occur when I focus on what I don’t have and I don’t think I'm alone. Our list of wants...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Nov 23, 2022


Work-Life Balance During the Holidays
It’s easy to get swept up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Finding balance among our responsibilities at work and at home...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Nov 10, 2022


How To Get In The Flow
One of the best feelings at work is being in the zone—work feels effortless, you’re mentally free to execute and apply your skills with...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Oct 27, 2022


Mindful Political Conversations
The latest January 6th hearing has sparked another national debate and with elections just around the corner, more political...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Oct 14, 2022


Constructive Complaining
Complaining can be a great tool for initiating change, and if we outlaw complaining in the workplace, all we do is drive it underground...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Sep 29, 2022


Facing Your Emotions
Whether we recognize it or not, our emotions play a major role in virtually every aspect of our lives. The emotions we feel compel us to...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Sep 15, 2022


Forgiveness in the Workplace
Two weeks ago we covered how to bounce back from a mistake at work, but what happens when you’re on the other side of the situation? What...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Sep 2, 2022


How To Bounce Back From A Mistake At Work
Don’t panic. Everyone makes mistakes. That's part of life. Though it feels terrible, there’s a lot to learn from making mistakes at work....
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Aug 19, 2022


How to Resolve Conflict with Compassionate Communication
Compassionate Communication is a language of partnership which invites us to expand our perception so that we see ways to bring...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Aug 4, 2022


The Power of Visualization
What is visualization? Visualization is the practice of creating a mental image of what you want to achieve in the future. Visualizing is...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Jul 21, 2022


Understanding DISC Behavior Styles in the Workplace
We are all unique, wonderful, powerful people and we each express our uniqueness through our behaviors. Our habitual behavior can be...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Jul 7, 2022


How to Avoid Chronic Procrastination
Everyone has put things off from time to time, but for some of us, managing chronic procrastination is a constant battle, in fact 1 in 5...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Jun 23, 2022


An Open-Hearted Life
The heart is a mysterious thing. Even though its behavior governs the course of our lives, it is not understood. We fall in love, we fall...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jun 9, 2022


How Asking Questions Can Improve Learning
When was the last time you changed your mind? A lot of people believe in sticking to their beliefs, holding onto their opinions, and want...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
May 26, 2022


Breathing Exercises for Stress Management
Written by Vanessa Barajas, Program Coordinator at Work2Live Paying attention to how we breathe is something that is easy to overlook,...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
May 11, 2022
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