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Children's Mental Health Blogs
Common Anxiety “Thinking Traps” and How to Break FreeAnxiety can make our minds play tricks on us, often leading to unhelpful thinking patterns. The good news is that once we learn how to recognize these "thinking traps", we can start to work through them and ease our anxiety.
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Overcoming Back-to-School Anxiety: Tips for TeenagersAre you nervous about starting school again? It’s normal to feel anxious on the first day of school and you’re not alone. As a teenager starting the new school year, the important thing is to know the signs of anxiety and a few strategies to help manage it!
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Calming Anxiety: Use Your Senses to Ground YourselfGrounding skills help us move our attention away from our thoughts and focus on our physical body or the world around us. One helpful way to practice grounding skills is by using our five senses.
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Employment Services Blogs
Job Searching isn’t just Job ApplicationsIn Employment Services, when we talk about “job searching”, submitting applications is just the tip of the iceberg! If you’re struggling to stay motivated through job search, these other actions could keep things more interesting and improve your results!
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Relationships Shine at Starling Cambridge's Hiring EventStarling’s Employment Services Cambridge team hosted a single-employer hiring event on January 29th. It brought together job seekers and the employer, and also highlighted all the ways that relationships are the driving force of a Starling job search.
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Using AI in Your Job Search : Do's and Don'tsArtificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT have quickly become valuable resources for job seekers. From fine-tuning your resume to preparing for interviews, AI can make your job search more effective and efficient. However, like any tool, it’s important to use AI thoughtfully. Here are some do’s and don’ts to help you navigate AI in your job search.
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Housing Services Blogs
5 Questions Renters Ask About Maintenance and RepairsExplore 5 questions that every tenant should know the answer to when it comes to the maintenance and repairs of your rental.
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Community Food Programs in Waterloo RegionWaterloo Region has an extensive Community Food Assistance Network of over 120 community programs and agency partners to make sure that you and your family have food on the table over the holidays and throughout the year.
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Navigating Tenant Rights in Waterloo RegionLegal challenges can be hard to navigate on your own. If you or someone you know is struggling with legal issues, there are resources available to help navigate this process.
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