We are in week three of The Stress Less Holiday Challenge! This week’s challenge is to find a way to give back. Last year my husband and I tried it. Instead of our typical couples date night, we cooked a meal for families in need. As we served the meal it was overwhelming to learn [...]

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As the days get shorter and your after-work and weekend schedule fills with holiday to-do and festivities, it is easy to postpone your exercise for another day. If you knew how powerful 10 minutes of exercise could be on your stress levels, would you choose to make time? We are in week two of The [...]

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Can you believe it’s already November and the holidays are just around the corner? Have you figured out your plans, visitors, meals, events, and gifts? Do you feel stressed just thinking about it, even though the holidays are supposed to be fun and memorable? One way to get through various stressful situations throughout the holiday [...]

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Forget all the curveballs life throws at you this holiday season; de-stress by dancing! Start your morning off with Zumba®! The Whole U is hosting a free Zumba workout in the HUB South Ballroom on Tuesday, November 18, from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Dancing not only releases endorphins to boost happiness, but also increases your [...]

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I love the holidays, but I also dread them a little bit. I want to enjoy the traditions and festivities, but it seems like I’m always behind somewhere. Between gifts, hosting guests, budgets, and all that food, it can be hard to stay on track and focused on what really matters. That’s why The Whole [...]

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For some reason, with anything I commit to in my life, there has to be a challenge, a prize, or a goal. My goal for my new hobby is to keep everything alive. I am one of those people who is high strung and thrives on stress. I have learned that it is okay to [...]

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Marie Cockerham felt ready for a new challenge. She had worked nearly two decades as a clinical nurse and, increasingly, a nurse educator when she took on a staff support position at UW Medical Center that was created to address the pervasive emotional stress and strain borne by healthcare providers. In this new role, Cockerham [...]

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June 5 is Global Running Day and The Whole U is celebrating by encouraging everyone to run or walk for one mile or more to reach the goal of 2024 miles together. It’s not too late to register and join the Whole U in celebrating Global Running Day! Last week, we had the pleasure of [...]

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As the Pacific Northwest soil begins to warm enough to support an explosion of new growth, May is the perfect time to think about gardening. Whether your passions run toward geraniums, dahlias and foxglove or tomatoes, blueberries and zucchini—or maybe all of the above—our region is a pretty ideal place to sow your seeds and [...]

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May is national Mental Health Awareness Month, with its clarion call to prioritize our psychological well-being as much as we do our physical well-being. That’s sometimes easier said than done. While there is certainly cause to celebrate the rising awareness and acceptance and declining stigma of mental health disorders, these trends have also revealed a [...]

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Table of Contents Schedule Sessions Poster Presentations Schedule Sessions Keynote Address: Alexes Harris Session 1: Happiness at Work and in Life Session 2: Stress First Aid Session 3: Supporting Mental Health at Work Session 4: Thriving Together: Empowering Well-being for Team Success Session 5: Physical Well-Being at Work Keynote Address: Alexes Harris Slide Deck: Keynote_Alexes [...]

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The Whole U’s inaugural Wellness Symposium, presented in celebration of our 10th anniversary, will empower UW faculty and staff to lead their departments in fostering well-being and discovering personal strategies for thriving in the workplace. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect or reconnect with colleagues from across campuses and UW Medicine and gain insights [...]

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