Tipping for Equity

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Words to live by.

It is Thankful Thursday. Today we give praise to Support Staff.

‘Support Staff is a community of hospitality professionals working alongside mental health professionals, and community organizers to change the structures of the hospitality industry. Support Staff’s goals are to break down the stigmas surrounding mental health, give employers better tools to better support their employees, and give hourly employees tools to better advocate for their well-being. The hospitality industry relies heavily on the emotional labor of its employees, which leads to the inevitable dehumanization of the individuals within this industry. It is an incredibly unsustainable business model, and has led to many untimely and preventable deaths. Support Staff’s target demographic encompasses all hospitality industry professionals within Chicago. Since mental health affects everyone — all socioeconomic backgrounds, all ethnicities, ages, gender and sexual orientations — nobody within Chicago’s hospitality community is outside of the scope of our work’.

To date their Comp Tab Relief Fund has given out over $75,000 of need based financial assistance to over 150 out of work hospitality workers.

For more information you can check out their website www.please hustle responsibly.org

To donate you can go to https://secure.actblue.com/donate/support-staff-1

Thank you Support Staff for the amazing work that you do!

February is dedicated to celebrating Black History. Today we honor some of the Black Leaders who dedicated their lives to tipping the scales towards a more equitable future. Thank you for carving a path and for inspiring us all. 🖤🖤🖤!

Gratitude is a very powerful emotion.

Turns out, a gratitude practice can have many positive health effects.

Studies show that it can lead to more intimate and connected relationships, less depression, more motivation and engagement, and better overall mental well-being.

Try these 3 simple gratitude practices today! Morning Gratitude, Say Thank You, and Savor the Moment.

February we are kicking off our ‘Book of the Month’ series. We will be featuring books that support the pillars in which Tipping For Equity was founded on. Kicking off this series is Black, White and The Grey by Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano. In their words “Black, White and The Grey is a story about the trials and triumphs of two individuals with seemingly little in common—a Black chef from Queens and a White media entrepreneur from Staten Island—who partnered up, relocated to the South, and built a relationship and a restaurant that they hoped would get people talking about race, gender, class, and culture”. Available now in bookstores and on Amazon. We invite our followers to pick up a copy and read along with us.

Social media usage has been linked to numerous mental health issues including anxiety, depression and loneliness. On top of that, the technology we use to access it causes physical problems, too!

Have you been experiencing neck pain, limited mobility, balance problems, or frequent headaches recently? These may be symptoms of a condition called “tech neck.” Tech neck injuries are caused by the posture of having your head tilted downward and chin extended forward for extended periods. (ALL THE TIME NOWADAYS)

Take a break from social media to slow down, breathe (check out the square breathing post), and practice these stretches to counteract the effects of “Tech Neck!”

Social media causes numerous mental health issues but the technology we use to access it also causes physical problems.

Have you been experiencing neck pain, limited mobility, balance problems, or frequent headaches recently? These may be symptoms of a condition called “tech neck.” Tech neck injuries are caused by the posture of having your head tilted downward and chin extended forward for extended periods. (ALL THE TIME NOWADAYS)

Take a break from social media to slow down, breathe, and practice these stretches to counteract the effects of “Tech Neck!”

Have you found yourself feeling anxious or stressed out lately? Breathing exercises can help.

Box breathing technique is an easy and simply way to promote calm and focus. When practicing, it is important to relax the body and find a comfortable position. This may be a sitting position, or lying down.

Once you find a comfortable posture follow these steps:

* Inhale through the nose for 4 seconds.
* Hold your breath (with full lungs) for 4 seconds.
* Exhale out of the mouth for 4 seconds.
* Hold your breath (with empty lungs) for 4 seconds.
* Continue repeating this pattern for 4 minutes.

To get the most out of box breathing, try to also practice mindful breathing, remaining aware of each breath and how it feels.

Give this simple breathing exercise a try anytime you need a powerful calming tool.

Very exciting news from Diversity In Wine and Spirits and Wonder Women Of Wine!!!!

“The Be the Change Virtual Job Fair is committed to changing the status quo through action and policy. The initiative seeks to establish a diverse wine industry through facilitating job placement with companies dedicated to creating real solutions with diversity and equity training, measurable results, and sustainable change.”

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