How to manage holiday stress the right way

MENTAL HEALTH: Forty-five percent of employees are worried about their stress levels during the holiday season, according to mental health platform, BetterHelp . But there's no need to slog through the final weeks of the year feeling anxious, says Karen Rech Beaudoin , a senior EAP trainer at healthcare company Health Advocate . Taking steps to manage stress now can help mitigate burnout during the holidays and beyond.?

"[Ask], 'For today or for this moment, what are my priorities, what's important for me?'" Rech says. "Then check in with yourself at least once a week and see where you're at: 'Where were my strengths? Where were some of my weaknesses?' Take ownership of what you can do differently to build a stronger foundation and carry that into a new year."?Rech offers a few more tips to navigating the holidays with ease:

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MENOPAUSE: A large drop in estrogen is the cause for most symptoms of menopause, which can include infamous hot flashes as well as vaginal drying, loss of sleep and even impact on the heart, among others, according Johns Hopkins. Certain fruits and vegetables such as apples, pears and carrots contain phytoestrogens, which can help make up for loss of estrogen levels naturally.?

Lifesum 's new hormonal meal plan aims to help its employer clients — including 耐克 , 亚马逊 and Gympass — ease the strain of hormonal imbalance for all employees, regardless of age or gender, through impactful education and three weeks of simple recipes. Lifesum notes that the hormonal meal plan has been one of their most popular offerings regardless of age and gender.?Here's how it can benefit employees through this life stage:

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FINANCIAL WELLNESS: As job growth continues to slow , the unemployment rate for the BIPOC community continues to climb, and currently sits at nearly twice that of white people — almost 6% compared to 3.5% — according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The financial challenges workers of color are facing have additional troubling symptoms: Regardless of age and income, Black and Hispanic workers are less likely to participate in their company 401(k) plans, according to research non-profit the Rand Corporation, and when they do contribute, they save at much lower rates than white workers. Black employees are also more likely to take a loan , according to a report by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, and more than twice as likely to take a hardship withdrawal from their retirement savings.?How can you help BIPOC workers navigate tougher financial times?

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