Health and Wellness
May 8, 2024
Healthy Boiler Virtual Workshop: Empower Your Mind
Zoom
Elevate your mental well-being in May—delve into practical insights for a more empowered and resilient mind.
How can you tell if what you are feeling is anxiety or depression, or if your symptoms are being caused by stressors going on in your life? Join us to learn more about the nuances of depression and anxiety and gain a comprehensive understanding of symptoms.
You will also discover effective strategies for symptom management such as relaxation skills, positive re-framing, and other techniques.
Register by 11:45 a.m. on May 8. Meeting link will be sent prior to workshop.
FOCUS ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Anxiety and Depression: Exercise, Brain Teasers, and EAP
The Healthy Boiler Pillar of Wellness for May focuses on behavioral health and the theme of mental health. Each day you may experience a variety of stressors and situations which may make you feel anxious or depressed momentarily. By examining your feelings, stressors, and symptoms, you can develop strategies to manage or alleviate these feelings and symptoms.
Here are some strategies to empower your mind:
- Go outside for a walk especially in nature. Look around as you walk, listen to the sounds you hear, and pay attention to the scents you smell. Staying in the present moment can give your mind a chance to stop thinking about stressors and can help you refocus.
- Make changes in your lifestyle such as getting more sleep, cutting back on sugar, eating more fruits and vegetables, and more. Need additional support to make a change in habits? Visit the Employee Well-being website for workshops and personal health coaching.
- Take the Brain Teaser Challenge in May. Exercise your mind for 10 minutes a day for 30 days. Examples include Sudoku, Word Games, Cross word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, and more. Any activity that exercises your brain through problem solving, memorization, attention building skills, and more.
But what happens if feelings of anxiety or depression stick around even after you've taken steps to manage the symptoms? Your Employee Assistance Program provides counseling to support benefits-eligible employees and their covered family members for a number of concerns. Visit the HR website to learn more.
- Benefits-eligible employees plus covered spouses who have already joined the Healthy Boiler Program may log in to the Healthy Boiler portal, then scroll to Healthy Boiler Workshops. Hover over the workshop's square and click the "Submit" to register.
If you have not joined the Healthy Boiler Program and you are a benefits-eligible employee, you may email Bloom at [email protected] to register for this workshop or check if there are any spots available.
Learn more about the benefits you receive when you join the Healthy Boiler Program and sign up at the Healthy Boiler portal to become a member.