Stress is a Laughing Matter: Using Humor as a Coping Strategy
When we’re stressed, people often say "You need to laugh it off", "Lighten up", or "Have a sense of humor about it" - which is great, but nobody ever tells us how to do that. In this funny & engaging talk, you'll learn evidence-based strategies to develop your sense of humor into an intentional tool to reduce stress and boost overall well-being. Combining proven methods & research from positive psychology with timeless tools from the world of comedy, you'll leave with numerous actionable ways to start using your own sense of humor as a powerful mindfulness tool.
Integrative Health and Wellness Coaches Impact on Patient Self-Efficacy
This session will provide an overview of the presenter's qualitative dissertation, including methods, outcomes and recommendations for future research. The topic of this presentation focuses on integrative health and wellness coaches and how their work can impact patient self-efficacy in health-related goals and decision making.
10-10:50 a.m.
Virtual | Watch room option in UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom (small west ballroom)
Join Dr. Liz Chamberlain for an experiential session to learn in-the-moment tools to support yourself and others in difficult, stressful situations. Dr. Chamberlain will share program development and outcomes as well as ways to integrate everyday practices for yourself and others.
De-escalating Strong Emotions Through Empathy and Limit Setting
In this session we look into strong emotions that can escalate to unhealthy behaviors without intervention. You'll learn about precipitating factors that can affect how people respond to events and interventions to help de-escalate emotions.
Protein: Is it for me? Pro Tip: It's for everyone.
This presentation will share the benefits of protein, types of protein and ideal protein intake for special populations like active and aging individuals. You'll also learn about protein misconceptions.
11-11:50 a.m.
Virtual | Watch room option in UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom (small west ballroom)
It takes courage to care for and face suffering within and around us. This presentation will include guided compassion practices to help you fortify your heart and develop resilience.
Join Ryan Candee for a discussion about LGBTQ+ well-being and how we can support them. This presentation focuses on physical, social and mental health concerns specific to and more common among LGBTQ+ communities.
It’s time to Connect with a Healthier U! Join us for a live demo of CU’s new employee wellness platform, WorkWell Connect, and access your FREE account to take advantage of live health coaching, recipes and meal plans, on-demand fitness, meditation, and mindfulness classes, and get ready for our first campus-wide wellness challenge. Chat with members of our pilot program to hear about their experience using the platform and learn all the inside tips and tricks to maximize your wellness.
Culture Change, Supremacy and Social Inequities from a Recovery Model
This presentation will introduce the concept of supremacy as a social addiction.
Could recovery consist of a novel 12 steps and embodied practices as a framework for healing generational harms and reducing barriers to building more compassionate community?
2-2:50 p.m.
Virtual | Watch room option in UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom (small west ballroom)
Join our presenters to learn about their campus' experience following multiple traumatic student losses through the lens of Campus Recreation and Wellness leadership. This presentation will discuss responses, lessons learned and next steps.
The Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling and Advocacy
This presentation will provide a brief introduction to the history, benefits and ethics of animal assisted therapy as well as how the Office of Victim Assistance has incorporated this technique into their counseling and advocacy services.
3-3:50 p.m.
Virtual | Watch room option in UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom (small west ballroom)
Thriving 101: How to Design a Fulfilling Life and Career
Are you thriving? If you answered 'no' or aren't sure, this session is for you. Jordan Maness, a seasoned career and life coach, will share research findings on life and career well-being in a fun, engaging and practical way.
3-3:50 p.m.
Virtual
Presenters: Sally Lowell, FNP, MPH; Stephanie Clark; Adam Engel, PT, DPT; Anna Helfrich, RDN; Elizabeth Schmidt, MA, LPC, LAC
Primary Care for ALL - What's new and how does it apply to you?
This session will emphasize the importance of routine exams with primary care providers and how these types of exams can lead to better health services and outcomes.
Join us for the first ever CU Boulder State of Well-being Address. You will hear from our Chief Wellness Officer, Dr. Jess Doty, as she walks us through what we know about well-being on our campus and our vision for the future. Dr. Doty will share her takeaways from campus data related to well-being and the conversations she has had with faculty, staff, and students regarding their hopes for well-being at CU. This first-time event is sure to be insightful, uplifting, and provide a tangible understanding of well-being on our campus.
