In this day and age of technology, it is common to have horrible posture. Sitting at a desk and staring at a computer screen, as I am sure many of us do, really doesn’t help. Growing up, you may have been told to stand up straight. You would try to, but old habits die hard [...]

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Celebrated forest ecologist and UW Professor Emeritus Jerry Franklin once thought he’d been grabbed by Sasquatch while conducting research in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington. It turned out to be a mature Douglas fir shedding 1,000 pounds of its bark. Professor Franklin, a longtime steward of old growth forests and advocate for ecological [...]

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We’ve all been there – those days when you’re having a rough morning, experiencing the post-lunch sleepiness, or hitting that 3:00 p.m. crash. Sometimes, it’s hard to stay energized throughout the work day and simply toughing out the tiredness or reaching for another cup of coffee isn’t always the best option. Instead, try some of [...]

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Most employees whose jobs did not require them to work onsite during the pandemic have been working from home. This shift from being at a work location to veritably being home 24 hours a day has not only had an impact on ourselves, it’s also had an impact on our pets and the level of interaction and human [...]

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Summer is here and the pandemic restrictions are lifting! It’s time to get back to the gym and resume (or start!) your workout routine. For many, this is a welcome relief. For others, this return to normal brings some anxiety. We’ve become used to staying home, and don’t know what to expect from a return to [...]

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After over a year of lockdowns, political uncertainty, and the general stress caused by the COVID-19 virus, all of us are in need of a good vacation. As more people get vaccinated and some semblance of normalcy returns, many of us are asking ourselves, should we take that long delayed summer vacation? Journeys of travel, [...]

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Plug in your headphones or turn on your device speakers and tune in to The Whole U Spotify! Over the years, we’ve found that there’s nothing quite like a high-tempo workout playlist to push you through your squats and crunches or a relaxing instrumental tune for better focus during meditation. That’s why we’ve launched our [...]

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year the theme is appropriately; You Are Not Alone. In the last year we’ve navigated such major changes in our lives together, while also feeling far apart due to a myriad of reasons like social distancing, differences in political ideology, and social reckoning. There is no doubt [...]

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This April, join The Whole U and UW Benefits in celebrating Financial Literacy Month – a campaign whose roots go back more than two decades. Financial Literacy Month is an important reminder that both financial education and health are an integral part to living well. The goal of Financial Literacy Month is to expand education [...]

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The past several weeks we’ve remembered the events of March 2020: the first COVID-19 case in the United States, the first documented virus-related death, the announcement that schools would be closed and the declared state of emergency. Compared to one year ago, there is so much hope these days – COVID-19 rates are dropping, vaccinations [...]

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The most complicated thing about getting organized is that it’s really simple. Let me explain. When you don’t know where to begin, organization can feel paralyzing. However, I have found that the thought of organizing causes more stress than the actual process. When I get stressed, I procrastinate. I dwell and get consumed with critical [...]

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This spring, The Whole U is offering a free, self-paced virtual course developed to reduce burnout and increase wellbeing and self-compassion to 200 UW Medicine frontline healthcare workers who identify as female. CARE, a course developed by Associate Professor Jane Compson provides training in compassion, awareness, resilience, and empowerment with the specific goal of protecting [...]

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