For a program staffed by one and a quarter people, UW WorkLife has a big impact on UW employees’ lives. Focused on employee well-being and housed in the newly-created Employee Experience division of Human Resources, UW WorkLife offers programming and resources to help UW employees thrive both at work and in their personal lives: childcare [...]

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Join The Whole U for Family Weekend, Saturday, August 12 or Sunday August 13 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.! Gather your favorite people and furry friends and strike a pose for some of Seattle’s top portrait photographers, then enjoy a free picnic on Red Square. This year’s photography locations include Drumheller Fountain, Suzzallo Library, [...]

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Summer is the perfect season to slow down and prioritize your personal well-being and health. Whether you’ve been dealing with stress or craving more movement and nutrition, The Whole U’s Summer Wellness Challenge is the ideal first step to incorporating more self-care into your day. The Summer Wellness Challenge begins on August 1. Each day, [...]

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Why look at art? It can make you feel good. A University of London study demonstrated that looking at beautiful (to the beholder) art can create an instant dopamine release, creating feelings of happiness and gratitude akin to looking at someone you love. Studies have also shown that looking at art can lower stress, particularly [...]

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Join The Whole U and UW Medicine on a journey leading up to the Seattle half and full marathon on Sunday, November 30! Build community as we train together and reach new goals. All levels of fitness are welcome to participate, whether you plan to enter the race or are wanting to support the participants [...]

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Happy Pride Month! Pride joyfully celebrates the contributions of LGBTQ+ communities and catalyzes continued advocacy work for equity, equality and belonging for all. Pride Month is also a time to remember and honor those whose lives have been lost to hate crimes and institutional homophobia.  During Pride Month and all year long, LGBTQ+ people and [...]

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Veterans can be a tight-knit group. Having spent years building a community on whom they could depend with their lives, many Veterans find retirement from the military—and the sudden loss of that community—unsettling, at best. This is one reason why Veterans recovering from behavioral health or addiction disorders often benefit from the support of a [...]

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The Whole U was thrilled to celebrate the incredible nurses at UW Medicine alongside our partners and AT&T during Nurses Week, which is celebrated annually from May 6-12. Every second of every day, nurses across the UW Medicine healthcare system provide life-saving care. During Nurses Week, we recognized and celebrated our nurses with the following [...]

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Mental health awareness month offers the opportunity to refocus on self-care, acknowledge the importance of mental health and honor the courage of millions of people living with mental health conditions. Mental health month has been observed in the U.S. since 1949 to raise awareness about mental health, fight stigma and advocate for policies that support [...]

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This post was created in partnership with BECU. Read on for tips on how to think about money and strategies for saving. Experts say that financial management is 20% knowledge and skills and 80% behavior. If reducing debt is your goal, putting some of the following healthy habits into practice can take you a long way [...]

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This month’s events will encourage you to improve your physical, mental, and financial well-being as we shift into the new season. Join The Whole U for a variety of self-paced challenges, information sessions on improving your financial skills, a two-day series focused on creating a community of belonging and more. Make sure to mark your [...]

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Meaningful recognition is a powerful motivator. People need to know that what they are doing matters. They need consistent acknowledgement of their value in an organization, and they need to be given recognition in a way that is significant to them. For nurses and other patient care providers, meaningful recognition might be the difference between [...]

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