It’s really exciting and helpful to see so much emphasis on mental health, preventing/addressing burnout, and healthy productivity at work in response to the challenges the pandemic has made clear. Like this article from our friends at blog.trello.com.
What most caught our attention in this article is the role that happiness levels play in productivity at work. . “In one study, they found that happy employees were 13% more productive at work.”
We love this list of happiness-boosting activities to try, shared by the folks at Trello. .
Laughter Yoga: Did you know that the body cannot distinguish between a forced laugh and a real one, so even if you pretend to laugh, your body will probably feel better after a laughter session? Here’s how it works:
🙏🏽 Warm up.
😌 Take a deep breath.
😂Complete the laugh exercises (it doesn’t matter if the laugh is genuine or not).
⚡️End feeling fresh and euphoric.
Herbal bath to relax your feet: Indulge yourself with a mini spa session in the comfort of your home with the Chinese tradition of soaking your feet in warm water for 20-30 minutes before going to sleep.
Inemuri: Do you like to take naps? Inemuri is the Japanese practice of enjoying taking a nap, and the best thing is that you can take it wherever you want.
A minimalist lifestyle: Scandinavian minimalism is about simplicity, purity and calm. Humans are animals of habit, we need order and schedules, so bringing this to the space in which we live (and many who now work remotely) helps everything to be synchronized.
Ubuntu: is a South African word meaning ‘the celebration of humanity, compassion and kindness towards others’. Nelson Mandela describes it like this: “The deep feeling that we are only human through the humanity of others; that if we achieve anything in this world, it will be in equal measure due to the work and achievements of others.”
Check out more activities and tips by reading the whole article HERE
Source: blog.trello.com
Alvely Alcántara, LCSW
Rossy C. Garcia, MEd 
Katy Sims, MD 
Everardo Aviles, LCSW, LCAS (Eve)
As a medical anthropologist and social work researcher, Dr. Gulbas’ research embodies interdisciplinarity through the integration of applied theories of health and human development with qualitative and ethnographic methodologies. Her work seeks to understand how people—children, families, and providers—navigate complex sociocultural landscapes in the pursuit of mental health. Most of her work, to date, focuses attention on developing more robust interpretations of suicide risk. With funding from the National Institutes of Mental Health, this body of research has contributed to advancements in theoretical and empirical knowledge of the broader contexts within which youth suicide risk is situated. 
R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez is a developmental psychologist and an assistant professor of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the principal investigator of a study that examines the impact of immigration-related threat and stress on school communities. She earned a PhD in developmental psychology from Columbia University and hold a BA in human biology from Stanford University. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first gen college student.
Dr. Parra-Cardona is an Associate Professor in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHSSW) at the University of Texas at Austin. At the SHSSW, he serves as Coordinator for Mexico and Latin American initiatives. He also serves as Area Director for Research at the UT Austin Latino Research Institute. Dr. Parra-Cardona’s program of research is focused on the cultural adaptation of evidence-based parenting interventions for low-income Latinx populations in the US and Latin America.
Bianka Reese, PhD, MSPH is a research scientist and program evaluator specializing in adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her previous research in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her work as the Research and Evaluation Manager at SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led largescale evaluations of multilevel, community-based sexual health promotion initiatives and research projects aimed at elevating the voices of diverse youth in North Carolina. Dr. Reese is currently the Senior Research Strategist at Creative Research Solutions, LLC, an award-winning national evaluation, research, and assessment firm.
Tania Connaughton-Espino, MPH is an independent researcher focused on adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her interest in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her previous work with SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led the training and evaluation department, conducted capacity-building workshops for youth serving professionals including on the topic of how to be more affirming of LGBTQ youth, and from her extensive experience working with the Latinx population in NC.
Maru Gonzalez, EdD is an Assistant Professor and Youth Development Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University. Her areas of inquiry include youth development with a focus on activism, social justice, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people across familial, school, and community contexts. 
Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, PhD
Hector Y. Adames, PsyD