Compassion Fatigue Solutions

An extensive web search on the topic of WL balance has made me very proud of our Canadian resources. No need to massage US statistics for your next presentation, there is tons of Canadian data on the topic of overwork, work-related stress, WL balance and the lot.

The web search also shows that the UK and Australia were onto this topic way before us (way ahead - a whole decade ahead of us) which is interesting.

So, if you'd like to delve further in this topic, here are some good links that I have found:

Canadian Mental Health Association:
http://www.cmha.ca/bins/index.asp

Mental Health Works: Training and Resources on Mental Health Issues in the Workplace: http://www.mentalhealthworks.ca/

Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being – Guelph University
http://www.worklifecanada.ca/

Human Resources and Social Development Canada’s Work/Life Balance in Canadian Workplaces – A collection of resources about work/life balance from a variety of perspectives.

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/lp/spila/wlb/01home.shtml

The Public Health Agency of Canada – PHAC has studied the issue of work/life balance and submitted it’s findings in the 2001 report.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/

Free Workbook: Antidepressant Skills at Work:
Dealing with Mood Problems in the Workplace. By the Center for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction, B.C.
http://www.carmha.ca/antidepressant-skills/work/workbook/index.cfm

“Antidepressant Skills at Work is intended for: Working people with low mood, who may be at risk for developing depression. Working people who have developed a mild or major depression. Individuals who have been off work for a period of time, and are reentering the workplace. Partners, family members, friends or workplace colleagues who want to help an individual suffering from low mood or depression. Employers, supervisors or managers concerned about the well-being of their staff.”

Of course, if you are too busy to look all that up, you can read the following book instead:

Patrick Fanning: 50 best ways to simplify your life

and while you're at it, go visit this blog I have just come across:

Zen Habits: A nice blog on simplifying your life. Tons of great ideas on improving your life/work balance and destressing. The author is a free lance writer who lives in Guam (yes, far far away) has 6 young children of his own! So either he has tons of credibility of his wife is an overworked saint who tolerates him.

http://zenhabits.net