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Wellness Wednesday Webinars Recordings
Suicide Awareness and Prevention for Employees
Employees spend a large portion of their day at work and can get to know their coworkers well. As a result, they may see signs that could suggest risk for suicide, making the workplace an ideal location for suicide prevention strategies. This important session equips employees with information about suicide risks and warning signs, as well as skills and resources available for addressing potential concerns. The valuable information provided in this session applies not only to the workplace but can be used outside of work as well.
Work-Life Balance
Do you ever feel overwhelmed with managing day-to-day responsibilities and expectations? Many employees find it challenging to balance work and family while taking care of their own needs. When we are balanced, we tend to be happier, healthier, and more productive in all areas. Whether you are working from home, hybrid, or in the office it is important to explore ways to find balance. This webinar offers employees helpful insight, tools, and creative strategies for achieving greater work life balance.
Prioritizing Self-Care and Stress Management
It is important to actively practice self-care with stress management techniques during changing and stressful times, but we don't always do so. This webinar will help you understand the importance of prioritizing self-care, gain insight into what gets in the way of self-prioritization, provide a simple approach to stress management planning, and highlight available resources.
Managing Anxiety and Building Resilience
The American Psychological Association defines anxiety as, “an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes such as increased blood pressure or heart rate”. Anxiety can be normal in stressful situations like driving in heavy traffic or public speaking, but it can also be an indicator of something more when those feelings become excessive and interfere with everyday life. This webinar will help you better understand anxiety symptoms, learn strategies, like building resilience, to help manage our anxiety.
Understanding Burnout and What to do About It
Many of us are familiar with the concept of burnout but do we really know what it means or what it looks like? How do you know when you've crossed over from just stress to burnout? This webinar will help you recognize the signs of burnout as well outlining contributing factors and provide ideas for tackling burnout head on.
Archived Videos:
- Compassion Fatigue: Because You Care
- Beating the Winter Blues
- Get to Know ESP for State of Michigan Employees
- Coping With Caregiving
- Navigating Communication in the Workplace
- Understanding Trauma & Building Resiliency
- Mindfulness During Times of Change and Uncertainty
- Creating Healthy Habits
- Promoting Positive Interactions in the Workplace
- Mindfulness Through the Holidays
- Practicing Mindfulness to Support Wellness
- Managing the Stress of Change and Uncertainty
- Understanding Burnout and What to Do About It
- Understanding Trauma and Building Resiliency
- Creating Healthy Habits
- Time Management - How to Make the Most Out of Your Day
- Coping with Grief and Loss
- Parenting Beyond COVID-19: What do we do now?
- Moving Forward: Excitement, Concerns, and Challenges for Managers
- Coping with Grief and Loss