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Art as a Therapeutic Tool
Youth at our agencies often engage in art projects as part of treatment, education, or recreation while in our care. Here are some inspiring pieces created by our talented youth.
Nexus Family Healing Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:29
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Finding Inspiration in Textiles

Authored by Nexus Family Healing on August 28, 2024
Finding Inspiration in Textiles
Knitting, embroidery, quilting, and other textile hobbies can be incredibly beneficial for mental health. The repetitive motions and focus create a calming experience that can reduce stress and anxiety. This form of art fosters creativity, offering a sense of accomplishment and pride as you see your work come together.
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How You – and Your Employer – Can Tackle Caregiver Burnout
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Over the past few years, individuals in the caregiving field have been experiencing an alarming increase in feelings of high stress and burnout. This increase can have multiple factors, including lack of staffing, increase in clients, not enough downtime, and poor coping skills and work life balance.  What is burnout and how can employers help to prevent employee burnout?
Nexus Family Healing Thu, 08/22/2024 - 07:00
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Heat and Mental Health

Authored by Nexus Family Healing on August 8, 2024
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While summer can be a busy, fun time of year, and a chance to get outside, we have all experienced the physical discomfort of a sweltering hot day. There are plenty of physical symptoms that can happen from prolonged exposure to extreme heat and sunlight, extreme heat can negatively impact your mental health as well. 
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Cultivating Workplace Kindness
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Everyone wants to be treated with kindness. And yet as adults, many people don’t experience kindness in their workplace. Kindness often comes with barriers that make it inconvenient. An easy way to identify your kindness skills is to see how your actions align with the three levels of kindness.
Nexus Family Healing Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:00
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