Welcome to Healthy Exchange ...your quarterly online newsletter from Sapphire Resource Connection, your Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Each issue provides information to help you better deal with personal, family or work-related concerns.

Your EAP is Here to Help

If you’re faced with a problem that seems hard to solve on your own, your EAP can help you with free, confidential counseling, information or referrals. Your EAP is a DIRECT ACCESS MODEL so you can call an approved EAP counselor of your choice to schedule an appointment. To obtain phone listings for your EAP counselors, visit www.sr-connection.com or contact your Human Resource Department. For more information call (406) 523-7707 or toll-free: 1-866-767-9511.

For Your Information

ANGER MANAGEMENT TIP

Before you blow your lid, count to ten. Counting to ten is an anger management tip that has worked for centuries. The Roman poet Horace (65 – 8 BC) said, “When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one hundred.” Counting to ten (or one hundred) helps you step back from an anger-provoking situation, buying time for you to examine the problem and decide on an effective, rational way to express your anger.

EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN

Walking or other aerobic exercise can do more than improve your physical fitness. Recent research shows that walking can enhance your brain function too. The explanation: During exercise, the heart pumps more blood to the brain. Delivering more blood means more oxygen and nutrients are delivered to the brain, which are good for brain cells and make the brain healthier. The vessels that deliver the nutrients also branch out and become more effective.

BETTER FAMILY LIFE

Encourage family activities. A sense of belonging is developed by doing things together, such as social activities, as well as household chores.