Category: Social Wellness
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May Well Wisconsin Challenge: Explore Wisconsin State Parks
This month’s challenge is encouraging everyone to get out and explore our wonderful state parks. The Friends of Wisconsin State Parks have developed a fun event that will challenge visitors to explore the Wisconsin properties in new and fun ways to increase healthy habits, connect with family and friends, and help serve the community. There…
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Well Wisconsin Radio: Wisconsin Friends Explore Challenge
Episodes available on demand after the event! Click here to access the Well Wisconsin Radio channel!
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February Wellness Activity: Kindness Bingo
February 14 – 20, 2021 is Random Acts of Kindness week. Everyone can use a little kindness, especially right now! Research has shown that there are physical benefits when we see kindness and when we share kindness. It releases oxytocin which is the “feel good” hormone and reduces our stress levels. It has the same…
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Ideas to Celebrate Holidays
As we navigate 2020, we have been faced with disappointments, challenges and uncertainties. We have also learned and tried new things! We know how important social interaction is to our mental health, and it can be challenging now to fill that need. As we head into the holiday season, we are considering new ways that…
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Emotional Wellness, Intellectual Wellness, Occupational Wellness, Physical Wellness, Social Wellness, Wellness
Teleworking During the Coronavirus: Tips for Coping
Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic can make you feel like you’re working all the time. Know how to set boundaries between your work and personal life, as well as avoid professional isolation. If your office is closed due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, you might be working from home for the first time.…
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Back to School in 2020: Helping Kids and Families Cope
Listen in to an interview with Ryan Herringa, MD, PhD, Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, about how to support kids and parents during this difficult time. Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Time: Noon…
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UW System Introduces Online Behavioral Health Tool
The University of Wisconsin System announced a new online behavioral health tool, SilverCloud, that offers self-guided programs for anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, and resilience. The tool is now available to faculty, staff, and students at any time, on any device, and at no cost. “While the behavioral health of our students, faculty, and staff has…
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Are you ready for some BINGO?
Here is your wellness challenge for July! Complete at least 20 of the 24 activities on the bingo card from July 1st to July 31st to qualify for a chance to win a prize! Click here and print out your bingo card Mark off each square and write the date you complete that item during…
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Emotional Wellness, Environmental Wellness, Occupational Wellness, Physical Wellness, Social Wellness, Wellness
Returning to the Work Site
In an upside-down world, sometimes good news can cause mixed feelings. For instance, if you or a family member was furloughed, temporarily laid off, or asked to work from home in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, being asked to return to work can be great news—wrapped in fear. With a bow of anxiety on top.…