Green Shield expands digital mental health impact with acquisition of Tranquility Online
TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In another step towards increasing digital access to mental health care, the Green Shield Canada (GSC) group of companies is pleased to announce its acquisition of Tranquility Online (Tranquility), a rapidly growing mental health platform specializing in internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) and mental health coaching.
Tranquility, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a trusted partner to individuals, employers and public sector organizations, with a focus on ensuring those living with anxiety, depression and other related mental health conditions receive access to timely, affordable cognitive behavioural therapy and mental health coaching – in a digital, stigma-free setting.
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Mindfulness Tips
There are a lot of reasons why mindfulness is a good practice. Practicing mindfulness can bring positive changes in overall health, attitudes, and behaviours.
Mindfulness improves our greater well-being. Being mindful of each current experience allows us to savour the pleasures in life as they happen, helps us become fully engaged in what we’re doing, and creates a greater capacity to handle life’s messes. When we focus on the present moment, we are less likely to get caught up in worries about the past or future, success or self-esteem and we can form deeper connections.
Mindfulness improves physical health. If greater well-being isn’t convincing enough, scientists have discovered that mindfulness helps improve physical health too! Mindfulness can: help relieve stress, treat heart disease, lower blood pressure, reduce chronic pain, improve sleep, and alleviate gastrointestinal difficulties.
Mindfulness improves mental health. Recently, mindfulness has been an important part of treating mental health issues including depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, couples’ conflicts, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. And, it is working!
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Dealing with Uncertainty in Our New Normal
There’s an age-old phrase that amounts to something to this effect; I may not be able to control a situation, but I can control how I react to it. The world is facing a pandemic, you can’t control the situation but you can control how you respond to it. Learning how to identify what we’re feeling and how to modify the way we respond to a situation is important, check out this post to see some helpful tips about dealing with uncertainty.
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4 Tips for Back-To-Work Anxiety
With the uncertainty of the global pandemic, there are many reasons why you might be feeling anxious. Now that things are opening back up, some of us are returning to work or have plans to do so. This can bring up a lot of anxiety, stress, and worry. Going back to work and sending kids to school is inevitably extremely stressful for many people. If you’re one of them, know that it’s normal to become frustrated, worried, and depressed during these times. One of the big reasons anxiety is coming up is that workplaces don’t look the same after COVID-19.
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How Marc d'Entremont Decided to Fight Back Against Mental Health Stigma
Growing up in a small rural fishing community, as the 4th generation of a fishing family Marc had spent a lot of time working in the family business. When it came time for Marc to attend university he completed an accounting degree from Saint Mary’s University in order to return home and continue to help the family business prosper. Only to later venture out on his own as an entrepreneur, hoping to minimize the effect of fishing trawls on the environment by creating a line (of trawls) that do not touch the ocean floor.
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Pandemic Parenting - Tips & Tricks on How To Manage Back-to-School Anxiety
As a parent, you’ve already had enough on your plate. With household chores, work, making sure the kids get to school and activities on time, let alone taking time for yourself, you’re doing it all. It makes sense that you would be stressed on a normal day, but throw in a pandemic and a whole new list of stressors comes with it. There are lots of resources available but we have noticed there isn’t much for parents dealing with the stress of caring for their children during these uncertain times. Because you’re important too and influence the way your child will handle the stress of this time, we’ve compiled a little list of tips and tricks for you!
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4 Ways to Be an Ally - A spotlight on Mental Health
An Ally is a straight and/or cisgender person (a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex) who supports and advocates for LGBTQ+ people. Because an ally hasn’t had to experience the discrimination that the LGBTQ+ community has faced, it might be hard to understand certain situations and know how to be an authentic ally.
Here are some tips…
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How to deal with COVID-19 anxiety
It’s Okay to be Worried
During these unprecedented times, it’s important to remember that: Anxiety is really just our natural fear response in action. The world is currently experiencing a pandemic, meanwhile our minds and bodies are reacting as they should be:
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Tranquility presents Pilot Study Poster @ 9th Annual eMental Health Conference
On March 5-6, 2020, Tranquility Online Co-Founders: Dr. Alissa Pencer & Joel Muise presented their most recent poster at the 9th Annual eMental Health Conference in Toronto, Canada.
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The Benefits of Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Many of us have times in our lives when we are feeling down or stressed and it’s affecting our overall behavior and demeanor. While it can be helpful to talk to your friends or family, you know that it’s probably in your best interest to consider therapy.
So, where do you even start to look for help?
The good news is that online therapy has become a very popular way to get the help you need.
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Dating someone with anxiety?
Some days, you’ll feel in control and other days it can control you. Since it’s something many people struggle to deal with, finding a supportive significant other can be especially tough. Finding somebody who fully supports the parts of you that need to be supported is something that requires a lot of communication and a lack of can hinder your relationship.
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Tranquility’s Pilot Study: Results
From August to September 2017, we launched our Tranquility Online pilot study with posters all over the busy streets of Halifax, Nova Scotia. We received a 130 sign up for our pilot study. In this blog, we present our findings on how Tranquility helped those struggling with anxiety, and how our coach model impacted individuals.
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A song about my anxiety... (before I knew I had anxiety)
I wrote that song long before I wrote my first blog post: “The Story of My Life” (Click here!) and it was also before I discovered that the vast majority of my physical symptoms were related to my own mental health.
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An effective way to manage your stress
Does it feel like your stress keeps growing? If you are experiencing stress and don’t take the right steps to manage or cope with it - it can lead to more serious symptoms like anxiety and depression. We’ve shared our favourite and (most) effective stress tip to help you manage your stress.
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Anxious thoughts keeping you up?
Anxiety can cause sleeping problems, or worsen existing ones. But lack of sleep can also cause an anxiety disorder. These simple strategies may help you relax your body and mind so you can get the sleep that you need.
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4-Proven Steps To Shift Your Anxious Mindset
Use research based coping strategies to overcome your fears. We found a variety of techniques to help individuals overcome their anxiety. These proven ways will help you beat your anxiety.
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5 Ways Anxiety Is Affecting Your Startup
If you frequently feel nervous, worried or uneasy you could be dealing with anxiety — which can cripple your business if you don’t know how to manage it.
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How I was able to Pitch in San Francisco (without freaking out)
Do you have a brilliant idea for a startup, but the fear of pitching it to an audience makes you nervous? Our CEO & Co-Founder, Joel Muise, experiences the same fear. Here’s how he gets through it!
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Burnout - The Type We Never Talk About…
Psychology says there are three different types of burnout. This type is not talked about nearly as much. Learn how to recover or avoid this type of burnout.
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