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ComPsych
Managing Staff Through Stressful Situations | video (62 min.)
As a manager, it’s difficult to anticipate the multitude of reactions you’re likely to observe during times of stress, and even harder to be equipped with the tools to handle them all. This workshop helps you plan for the expected and the unexpected and provides practical tools for dealing with both positive and negative employee behaviors during stressful times.
Balancing Work and Life | podcast (9 min.)
This podcast reviews questions to promote a balanced life, the importance of taking time for yourself and a case study with questions.
Connecting Mind and Body for Healthy Living | podcast (8 min.)
In this podcast you’ll learn how your physical body effects your mind, how the mind can affect your physical health and how to use this information to live a healthier life.
Mental Health Awareness Month | pdf
Four tips for getting out of a negative mental or emotional space, and contact information for GuidanceResources, your Employee Assistance Program.
Using Kindness to Achieve Personal Success and Happiness | training (9 min.)
Listen to this brief podcast to learn about the benefits of kindness, how to build relationships with focused compliments, and how to assume a positive intent behind the action of others.
MediKeeper
15 Tips to Improve Your Mental Health | blog
Learn 14 common mental health-related signs and 15 tips to help improve your mental health.
Mindful UNC
Inhaling Positivity | video (22 min.)
View this practice to add calmness to your day with meditation to help to relax, rejuvenate, recharge and reduce stress.
UNC Department of Psychiatry
Wellbeing and Resilience Resources for the People of UNC | slide deck
Learn how being more mindful promotes and preserves your whole health. Slides include resilience resources including five facets living and a prescription to support wellbeing, as well as podcast and reading recommendations.
UNC Frank Porter Graham Program on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Families
Caring for Ourselves in the Time of COVID | video (34 min.)
A brief explanation of self-compassion, including its relationship with mindfulness. Most of the session will be devoted to actually experiencing self-compassion through practice.
UNC Program on Integrative Medicine
Seated Meditation | video (22 min.)
Take a mental pause during your workday for greater work-life balance with this seated meditation session.
UNC Wellness Centers
3-Minute Centering Practice | video (5 min.)
Let a personal trainer guide you in a centering practice to redirect your thoughts and get grounded each day.
3-Minute Mindfulness | video (4 min.)
Use the mindfulness practice of box breathing to notice and stay present with your breath.
3-Minute Yoga Flow | video (4 min.)
A guided short yoga practice that you can easily incorporate during your day.
360 Degree Body Scan: Length-Width-Depth | video (5 min.)
Make this brief somatic practice part of your everyday routine. Walk through a 360-degree body scan that consists of standing with grounded feet and sensing the three dimensions of the body while associating the metaphors of Dignity (Length), Belonging (Width), and Arch of Time (Depth), to each area of the body.
Calming Tools for the Workplace | video (38 min.)
Learn practical and effective ways to reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance overall well-being in a busy work environment. Calming tools include practices such as the positivity ratio, meditation, breathing exercises and stretches.
Create Your Wellness Vision for Success | video (56 min.)
This session kicked off Wellness Week 2021 and is focused on helping people get a clear wellness vision. Watch to learn how to build positive momentum and create small wins that boost your confidence to create a clear wellness vision you can follow through on.
Hacks to Lower Your Blood Pressure While Reducing Stress | video (8 min.)
It is estimated that about 1/3 of us have high blood pressure and are at risk for cardiovascular disease. Learn how to self-regulate your blood pressure with stress reduction tips, including breathwork and more!
Returning to a “New Normal:” Skills to Cope with Anxiety and Other Big Emotions | video (8 min.)
Learn about the different emotions people may be feeling as we return to work/activities and some specific skills we can rely on to cope with those big emotions. This session will teach participants skills derived from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Tech, Text and Zoom: Self-Care For Your Neck & Back | video (53 min.)
Increased work from home or office impacts your passive posture! This session led by Massage Therapist Ginger Clark reviews mindfulness-based techniques, tools to use at home, and practical movements to relax achy neck and shoulders.
Virgin Pulse
Work From Home Tips: Finding Comfort in a New Healthy Routine Tips Sheet | pdf
Maintaining a daily routine, especially while working from home, is crucial to your overall sense of wellbeing. Review these tip sheets to incorporate health and wellbeing in every part of your day.