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Monday, June 7:
Mindspring Mental Health Alliance Webinar: COVID Trauma and the Workplace | 12:00 - 1:00 pm
We are living amid the first global mass trauma event for several decades. What can businesses expect from their teams after experiencing mass trauma, and where can you find the resources necessary to support your employees? Discuss how trauma impacts mental health and explore practical tips for managing the health effects of sustained stress in this one-hour session. For more information and to register, click here
Tuesday, June 8:
Mid-Morning Mindfulness - No live sessions from May 31 - June 11. To support your practice - go to our recordings here.
Mindspring Mental Health Alliance Webinar: Understanding Depression | 12:00 - 1:00 pm
How is depression different from sadness? An accessible guide to understanding causation, symptoms and treatment options for depressive disorders. Discuss treatment options and learn practical tips for managing symptoms and helping others. For more information and to register, click here
Wednesday, June 9:
Mindspring Mental Health Alliance Webinar: Common Family Reactions to Mental Illness | 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Understanding why people experience things differently can help to ease tension & increase acceptance. Explore the stages of emotional response, the stages of the caregiving experience, and learn how to respond and cope in this one-hour session with a licensed therapist. For more information and to register, click here
WorkLife Connections - No live sessions from May 31 - June 11. Explore topics from past sessions - go to our recordings here.
Thursday, June 10:
Mid-Morning Mindfulness - No live sessions from May 31 - June 11. To support your practice - go to our recordings here.
Mindspring Mental Health Alliance Webinar: Understanding Schizophrenia | 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Understanding why people experience things differently can help to ease tension & increase acceptance. Explore the stages of emotional response, the stages of the caregiving experience, and learn how to respond and cope in this one-hour session with a licensed therapist. For more information and to register, click here
Friday, June 11:
ISU WellBeing- Friday Walk and Talks | 12:10 pm
ISU WellBeing is committed to creating a walking community (even virtually) for ISU employees. Summer in Iowa is here and it’s time to get outside, move and re-connect! Whether you are on campus or at a non-campus location we welcome you to join us for our summer season of Friday Walk and Talks starting June 11 and going until August 13. Walk with us, the ISU WorkLife and WellBeing Team, and your colleagues via Webex every Friday at 12:10 pm for 20-minutes from your own location. Or, if you have transitioned back to campus, we have a small group on campus too. You can meet us in front of Beardshear at 12:10 pm and walk with others on our beautiful ISU campus. Masks on or off, all are welcome- Join us via Webex!
Upcoming:
Thursday June 17: Moving from Confusion to Thriving: Life in an (Almost) Post Pandemic World | 2:00 pm
Many have experienced disruptions of home and work life since the pandemic began. Whether it is stress, anxiety, depression or fogginess, chances are you can relate to one of those feelings in the last 15-plus months. To move forward in an (almost) post-pandemic world is going to be a big transition. Are you ready to relearn the things that in life before COVID seemed so normal? Join Jason Haglund, a local mental health counselor and leader in the behavioral health field, and let’s talk about how to let go and grieve, so that we can move forward and thrive. To register, click here
Wednesday June 23: Welcome Back, Kind Of: The Age of Starting Over | 10:00 am
Moving forward after a disaster has its ups and downs. Are you prepared for the seas of emotion you and your co-workers may experience as a result of the new and different practices and expectations in many workplaces post-pandemic? Join Jason Haglund, a local mental health counselor and leader in the behavioral health field, and learn how to shift from a mindset of transition to starting over and explore the different ways you can adapt to thrive. To register, click here