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Highway to Well…
At the intersection of culture, people, and well-being lies the Highway to Well...
A conversation about journeys.
Stories lit afire through adversity, resiliency, and joy.
A beacon of light, amplifying the art and science of living well.
Podcasts available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Amazon Podcasts, Sirius XM, Pandora, Stitcher, and Spotify. Search “Highway to Well with Derek Bell” for episodes.
Episodes
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American Nurses Foundation Gratitude Podcast - How to Share Gratitude with Your Team & Colleagues, with Amy Graber, MSN, RN, OCN, and Katie Feley, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Welcome to a special series on Gratitude brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation through the generous support of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
In this special series we will explore how developing gratitude practices can significantly improve your health and well-being, while also improving your work, safety, relationships, self-care, growth, and joy.
The American Nurses Foundation has undertaken this work as part of its Well-Being Initiative, which supports nurses’ mental health through the pandemic and beyond. Decades of research have shown that practicing gratitude is highly effective in promoting physical and psychological health, both at the individual and organizational levels. This podcast series builds up previous work conducted by the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Gratitude Practice for Nurses toolkit was designed to create easy-to-implement evidence based practices.
In this episode, Amy Graber, Magnet Program Coordinator, Nursing Administration, CHI Health Mercy, Katie Feley, Chief Executive Officer, Indiana State Nurses Association, Executive Director, Indiana Nurses Foundation, and I go on a journey to discover how to share gratitude practices with teams, colleagues, coworkers. We talk about the impact when these gratitude practices are shared, encouraged and supported. We arrive at a understanding of how gratitude has made significant impacts in work cultures, team development, and the customer experience.
For more information about the Toolkit and other resources:
Well-Being Initiative: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Toolkit: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22c8/globalassets/covid19/gratitude_nurses_toolkit.pdf
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Implementation Guide: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22d0/globalassets/covid19/implementation_guide.pdf
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-disaster-recovery-fund/
American Nurses Foundation Gratitude Podcast - Creating an Plan for Gratitude (How to Start at an Individual Level), with Deirdre O’Flaherty, DNP, MSN, APRN- BC, NEA, ONC
Welcome to a special series on Gratitude brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation through the generous support of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
In this special series we will explore how developing gratitude practices can significantly improve your health and well-being, while also improving your work, safety, relationships, self-care, growth, and joy.
The American Nurses Foundation has undertaken this work as part of its Well-Being Initiative, which supports nurses’ mental health through the pandemic and beyond. Decades of research have shown that practicing gratitude is highly effective in promoting physical and psychological health, both at the individual and organizational levels. This podcast series builds up previous work conducted by the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Gratitude Practice for Nurses toolkit was designed to create easy-to-implement evidence based practices.
In this episode, Deirdre O’Flaherty, Sr Director of Patient Care, Lennox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, and I explore how gratitude begins as personal practice and commitment to ourselves requiring intention and commitment. Taking gratitude to our workplaces, integrating this with teams, and reaping the benefits of what gratitude can bring involves modeling, mentoring, and creating avenues for individuals to explore how they can practice and share. We discuss how a set of activities can change people and cultures.
For more information about the Toolkit and other resources:
Well-Being Initiative: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Toolkit: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22c8/globalassets/covid19/gratitude_nurses_toolkit.pdf
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Implementation Guide: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22d0/globalassets/covid19/implementation_guide.pdf
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-disaster-recovery-fund/
American Nurses Foundation Gratitude Podcast - Creating an Organizational Plan for Gratitude With Stacey Aggabao, MBA MSN RN NEA-BC CEN CTACC
Welcome to a special series on Gratitude brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation through the generous support of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
In this special series we will explore how developing gratitude practices can significantly improve your health and well-being, while also improving your work, safety, relationships, self-care, growth, and joy.
The American Nurses Foundation has undertaken this work as part of its Well-Being Initiative, which supports nurses’ mental health through the pandemic and beyond. Decades of research have shown that practicing gratitude is highly effective in promoting physical and psychological health, both at the individual and organizational levels. This podcast series builds up previous work conducted by the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Gratitude Practice for Nurses toolkit was designed to create easy-to-implement evidence based practices.
In this episode, Stacey Aggabao, Service Director at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, Ca., and I talk about what it means to be an advocate and champion for gratitude in building an organizational strategic plan. We will discuss how gratitude has transformed Stacey as a leader and how to sustain these gratitude practices in complex organizational environments.
For more information about the Toolkit and other resources:
Well-Being Initiative: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Toolkit: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22c8/globalassets/covid19/gratitude_nurses_toolkit.pdf
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Implementation Guide: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22d0/globalassets/covid19/implementation_guide.pdf
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-disaster-recovery-fund/
American Nurses Foundation Gratitude Podcast - Gratitude and the Nursing Student, with Patricia O'Malley, PhD, APRN-CNS, CCRN Alumnus and Cindra Holland, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, ACNS-BC
Welcome to a special series on Gratitude brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation through the generous support of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
In this special series we will explore how developing gratitude practices can significantly improve your health and well-being, while also improving your work, safety, relationships, self-care, growth, and joy.
The American Nurses Foundation has undertaken this work as part of its Well-Being Initiative, which supports nurses’ mental health through the pandemic and beyond. Decades of research have shown that practicing gratitude is highly effective in promoting physical and psychological health, both at the individual and organizational levels. This podcast series builds up previous work conducted by the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Gratitude Practice for Nurses toolkit was designed to create easy-to-implement evidence based practices.
In this episode, we're speaking with Patricia O’Malley, Nurse Researcher at Premier Health, and Cindra Holland, Associate Professor, Wright State University. In this lively discussion, we explore how to create gratitude practices in nursing students, how to get students to adopt these self-care and well-being practices early in their career path, and how gratitude builds resilience and self-compassion
For more information about the Toolkit and other resources:
Well-Being Initiative: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Toolkit: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22c8/globalassets/covid19/gratitude_nurses_toolkit.pdf
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Implementation Guide: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22d0/globalassets/covid19/implementation_guide.pdf
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-disaster-recovery-fund/
American Nurses Foundation Gratitude Podcast - Getting Creative with the Toolkit with Beth Miller, MAOM-L, BSN, RN, CPXP
Welcome to a special series on Gratitude brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation through the generous support of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
In this special series we will explore how developing gratitude practices can significantly improve your health and well-being, while also improving your work, safety, relationships, self-care, growth, and joy.
The American Nurses Foundation has undertaken this work as part of its Well-Being Initiative, which supports nurses’ mental health through the pandemic and beyond. Decades of research have shown that practicing gratitude is highly effective in promoting physical and psychological health, both at the individual and organizational levels. This podcast series builds up previous work conducted by the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Gratitude Practice for Nurses toolkit was designed to create easy-to-implement evidence based practices.
In this episode, Beth Miller, MAOM-L, BSN, RN, CPXP, Director of Patient Experience and Service Excellence at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, and I talk about how to be creative with the Gratitude Practices for Nurses toolkit. For additional information
Well-Being Initiative: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Toolkit: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22c8/globalassets/covid19/gratitude_nurses_toolkit.pdf
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Implementation Guide: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22d0/globalassets/covid19/implementation_guide.pdf
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-disaster-recovery-fund/
American Nurses Foundation Gratitude Podcast - Why Gratitude is a Struggle with Letha Joseph, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, FFNMRCSI, FAANP
Welcome to a special series on Gratitude brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation through the generous support of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
In this special series we will explore how developing gratitude practices can significantly improve your health and well-being, while also improving your work, safety, relationships, self-care, growth, and joy.
The American Nurses Foundation has undertaken this work as part of its Well-Being Initiative, which supports nurses’ mental health through the pandemic and beyond. Decades of research have shown that practicing gratitude is highly effective in promoting physical and psychological health, both at the individual and organizational levels. This podcast series builds up previous work conducted by the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Gratitude Practice for Nurses toolkit was designed to create easy-to-implement evidence based practices.
In this episode, we’re talking with Letha Joseph, Nurse Practitioner at the Durham VA Healthcare System and Consulting Associate with Duke University School of Nursing. Letha and I discuss why gratitude is a struggle and how we can build capacity to integrate gratitude practices into our lives and work.
For additional information
Well-Being Initiative: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Toolkit: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22c8/globalassets/covid19/gratitude_nurses_toolkit.pdf
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Implementation Guide: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22d0/globalassets/covid19/implementation_guide.pdf
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-disaster-recovery-fund/
American Nurses Foundation Gratitude Podcast - Sharing Gratitude: How to Start with Your Team, with Stacey Aggabao MBA MSN RN NEA-BC CEN CTACC and Jennifer Collins MN-AL RN
Welcome to a special series on Gratitude brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation through the generous support of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
In this special series we will explore how developing gratitude practices can significantly improve your health and well-being, while also improving your work, safety, relationships, self-care, growth, and joy.
The American Nurses Foundation has undertaken this work as part of its Well-Being Initiative, which supports nurses’ mental health through the pandemic and beyond. Decades of research have shown that practicing gratitude is highly effective in promoting physical and psychological health, both at the individual and organizational levels. This podcast series builds up previous work conducted by the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Gratitude Practice for Nurses toolkit was designed to create easy-to-implement evidence based practices.
In this episode, we're talking with Stacey Aggabao, Service Director , Emergency Services, at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, Ca., and Jenn Collins, Chief Nurse at Bay Area Hospital in southern Oregon. Getting started and sustaining gratitude is challenging. But learning from others and hearing their stories of success help us all develop sustainable practices in promoting gratitude. Together, we will journey through their experiences building gratitude practices into their lives and work.
Thank you for listening. Please share with your colleagues.
For additional information
Well-Being Initiative: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Toolkit: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22c8/globalassets/covid19/gratitude_nurses_toolkit.pdf
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Implementation Guide: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22d0/globalassets/covid19/implementation_guide.pdf
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-disaster-recovery-fund/
American Nurses Foundation Gratitude Podcast - Creating a culture of Self-Compassion and Gratitude, with Perry Gee, PhD, RN, FAAN
Welcome to a special series on Gratitude brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation through the generous support of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
In this special series we will explore how developing gratitude practices can significantly improve your health and well-being, while also improving your work, safety, relationships, self-care, growth, and joy.
The American Nurses Foundation has undertaken this work as part of its Well-Being Initiative, which supports nurses’ mental health through the pandemic and beyond. Decades of research have shown that practicing gratitude is highly effective in promoting physical and psychological health, both at the individual and organizational levels. This podcast series builds up previous work conducted by the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Gratitude Practice for Nurses toolkit was designed to create easy-to-implement evidence based practices.
In this episode. We’re talking with Perry Gee, PhD, Rn, FAAN, Nurse Scientist at Intermountain Healthcare. Perry and I dive into the value of self-compassion as a pathway to discovering how we can improve our gratitude practices. Most importantly, how this translates into a culture of self-care and gratitude at work and in your life.Thank you for listening. Please share with your colleagues.
For additional information
Well-Being Initiative: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Toolkit: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22c8/globalassets/covid19/gratitude_nurses_toolkit.pdf
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Implementation Guide: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22d0/globalassets/covid19/implementation_guide.pdf
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-disaster-recovery-fund/
American Nurses Foundation Gratitude Podcast: The Science Behind Gratitude -
With Patricia O’Malley, PhD, APRN-CNS, CCRN Alumnus
Welcome to a special series on Gratitude brought to you by the American Nurses Foundation through the generous support of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund.
In this special series we will explore how developing gratitude practices can significantly improve your health and well-being, while also improving your work, safety, relationships, self-care, growth, and joy.
The American Nurses Foundation has undertaken this work as part of its Well-Being Initiative, which supports nurses’ mental health through the pandemic and beyond. Decades of research have shown that practicing gratitude is highly effective in promoting physical and psychological health, both at the individual and organizational levels. This podcast series builds up previous work conducted by the American Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Gratitude Practice for Nurses toolkit was designed to create easy-to-implement evidence based practices.
In this episode, we're talking with Patricia O'Malley, nurse researcher at Premier Health in Dayton, Ohio. Patricia and I will discuss the science behind gratitude, including what gratitude is and is not, as well as the neurochemical responses and wellness benefits gratitude practices can play in your work and life. We will also provide you with a simple exercise you can implement today!
Thank you for listening. Please share with your colleagues.
For additional information
Well-Being Initiative: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus/what-you-need-to-know/the-well-being-initiative/
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Toolkit: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22c8/globalassets/covid19/gratitude_nurses_toolkit.pdf
Gratitude Practice for Nurses Implementation Guide: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4a22d0/globalassets/covid19/implementation_guide.pdf
Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Disaster Recovery Fund: https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-disaster-recovery-fund/
Welcome to “the Rising,” a podcast to amplify the voices of our Nurses.
Hosted by Derek Bell, Director of Well-being & Joy of Practice for the Ascension Nursing Center of Excellence, “the Rising,” is a conversation to connect us through our lived experiences and shared vision to make Ascension the best place to practice.
In this episode, Danielle Raymond, Director of Women’s Services, at Ascension Borgess, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and I journey through her life as a nurse, attempts at work-life-integration, and what matters most to her in finding joy.
Thank you for listening, we look forward to sharing more episodes.
Highway to Well, Episode 37, "Song for Someone," with Rachel Druckenmiller
"If there is a light, you can't always see. And there is a world we can't always be. If there is a dark now we shouldn't doubt. And there is a light, don't let it go out." - Bono
Rachel opens our souls to our songs of joy and belonging. Sprinkling our fears, anxieties, and pitfalls with her empathy, care, and a little of her special pixie dust, she helps us articulate, amplify, and unmute ourselves so that we can thrive with resilience, hope, love and optimism. Rachel helps us navigate our collective grieving through COVID life, as we weave the fabric of our stories into ones of redemption. She's one of our favorites here at "Highway to Well," and this episode is filled with her thoughts about how we can reset our mindset, develop our sense of purpose, and give ourselves permission to feel as we seek a better tomorrow.
Rachel is the CEO of Unmuted and is on a mission to humanize the workplace by igniting resilience, connection, energy, engagement and hope in leaders and teams. Recognized as the #1 Health Promotion Professional in 2015, Rachel is a national thought leader in the field of employee wellbeing and engagement. She has brought her vibrant and interactive virtual learning experiences as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and leadership trainings to many organizations, including Citizens Bank, Deloitte, Sherwin-Williams, and the American Heart Association.
Rachel posts inspirational videos and other content on LinkedIn. Follow her there and on her website www.UnmutedLife.com.
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Highway to Well: "Sanctuary," with Ryan Picarella
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"Jubilee. Find me. Steady with your hope now. That little light's gotta last a while." - "Sanctuary," Hiss Golden Messenger
Grace and Space. Share it.
We're co-creating this new reality on a fresh whiteboard, reconstructing and restoring our wellbeing. In this special episode of "Highway to Well," Ryan Picarella, Executive VP of Growth and Partnerships at Lifeguides, and I talk about the challenges and opportunities this dynamic process presents. We talk about developing pathways to increase opportunities to share love, empathy, and care in ourselves and our organizations, and how this will help us create a better tomorrow by building more supportive connections to improve the human experience.
LifeGuides has an ambitious mission, to reduce human struggle and suffering by matching individuals to guides that help them navigate life's challenges, together. For more information, visit, https://lifeguides.com/
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Highway to Well: "No Line on the Horizon," with Sharon Unis
“Your soul knows the geography of your destiny. Your soul alone has the map of your future, therefore you can trust this indirect, oblique side of yourself. If you do, it will take you where you need to go, but more important it will teach you a kindness of rhythm in your journey.” - John O' Donohue
Waterbear Planet has a bold mission: To make personal and planetary prosperity your legacy. Sharon Unis, Waterbear Planet founder and CEO, delivers an immersive mediation process through nature-based stress relief programs to promote wellbeing, selfcare, and connection to nature and ourselves.
In this episode, Sharon and I talk about the role presence, stillness, and mindfulness plays in moving us along our pathway to restoration. We also talk about the value of play, creativity, and intention in promoting self efficacy and prosperity. Finally, we also recognize the value of connection.
Click here for a special taste of the immersive meditative experience: https://www.waterbearplanet.com/taster-experience
Website: www.waterbearplanet.com
Social media: www.instagram.com/waterbearplanet
https://www.linkedin.com/company/waterbear-planet/
For more podcasts, visit:
https://www.derekbellwellness.com/
Thank you for listening. Please share.
Highway to Well: "Party at Ground Zero," with Chuck Gillespie
In this episode of "Highway to Well," Chuck Gillespie, Executive Director of the National Wellness Institute (NWI), and I dive into the need for collaboration in our field and NWI's place in this movement. We also speak about the fingerprint of COVID on wellness and the opportunity we have to address social and emotional wellbeing in greater capacity, skill-building and self-efficacy, and how to make work more meaningful. Most importantly, we speak about what Chuck's walk-up song would be, as I strongly suggest he incorporates this at his introduction to the National Wellness Conference participants later this summer.
NWI is the leader in providing professional development and engagement opportunities that support individuals from a variety of disciplines in promoting whole–person wellness.
The National Wellness Conference, hosted annually by NWI, is where wellness and health professionals from a myriad of professional backgrounds (worksites, communities, public health organizations, healthcare, colleges/universities, faith communities) come together as the voice of the wellness community to identify and represent the professional standards and competencies for the industry. This year's theme for the 46th edition is, "Be Curious, Be Intentional, Be Well."
For more information about NWC: https://nationalwellness.org/nwc/
For more information about NWI: https://nationalwellness.org/
For more podcasts: https://www.derekbellwellness.com/highway-to-well-podcast-1
Thank you again for listening. Please share!
Highway to Well, Episode 30: "Trouble Me," with Mari Ryan
"Trouble me, disturb me with all your cares and your worries. Speak to me and let our words build a shelter from the storm." - 10,000 Maniacs
In the midst of our dynamic and challenging world we are seeking our purpose and yearning to live it. In this episode of "Highway to Well," Mari Ryan, CEO and founder of Advancing Wellness, and I embark on a journey to understand what makes us thrive. Mari's work involves helping organization's develop people-centric cultures and strategies that maximize performance and wellbeing. Ultimately, what we need to feel alive involves the connection between loving our work and living our mission. I am inspired by Mari's attention to this and I think we arrive at some valuable conclusions.
Mari Ryan is a workplace well-being expert, speaker and award-winning author. For the past decade, Ms. Ryan has been creating thriving workplaces, through her consulting work and speaking on worksite well-being. Mari is an active member of the National Speakers Association and the author of award-winning book The Thriving Hive: How People-Centric Workplaces Ignite Engagement and Fuel Results.
Website: http://www.advwellness.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariryanmba/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/advwellness_us
For more podcasts: https://www.derekbellwellness.com/
Highway to Well, Episode 32: "Pour Some Wellness On Me: Real Talk Wellness," with Corey Huck and Tyler Stuntebeck
"...in the name of love." - Def Leppard
When the wellness story gets written, it is going to be a story of communion. It's our work together that drives the field forward and weaves it into the fabric of our lives. Our desire to create thriving cultures that engage individuals is what brings us together, and sharing our experiences makes us all better.
In this special episode of "Highway to Well," we dive into the upcoming Real Talk Wellness series with the co-facilitators, Corey Huck and Tyler Stuntebeck. The Real Talk workshops aim to support wellness leaders and advocates in navigating the current landscape, managing expectations of their organizations, connecting with "hard-to-reach" populations, identifying and implementing data-driven strategies, and in discovering and sharing innovative resources to leverage stakeholders to increase successful wellness programming. We also end things with a life-affirming quote from the Gear Daddies.
To register for the workshops, visit: https://nationalwellness.org/education/
Corey Huck, PhD, is a professor in the School of Health Sciences and Wellness at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.
Tyler Stuntebeck, ACSM EP-C, is a wellness consultant at M3 Insurance.
For more podcasts, visit, https://www.derekbellwellness.com/highway-to-well-podcast-1
Thank you again for listening!
Highway to Well, Episode 31: "Golden Days," with Maggie Gough
"Am I in tune? Yeah, I can't hear much. But the melody coming from you." - the Damnwells
We're all on a search for meaning, purpose and belonging. We can find that in presence. Maybe the great lesson of 2020 is that we needed it restored. Our rhythm of life needed to be reset, allowing us to be still, to look into this window of wonder of the moment.
We learned how fragile these days are, how our best plans are laid to waste and our security disarmed. In our rush, we've been failing to recognize our greatest gift - to be where we are today.
In this special episode of "Highway to Well," Maggie Gough, President, Founder and CEO Realize Wellbeing, and I close out 2020 and usher in 2021 by discussing the adventures she captures on her Instagram story, how we can evolve wellness to encompass the whole person, and the majesty of restoration.
As we embark on a new year, we have the opportunity to breathe, recover and celebrate each day as a gift of wonder as we transform cultures of connection into cultures of belonging.
Thank you again for listening.
For more about Maggie: https://realizewellbeing.com/
For her Instagram: @realizewellbeing_with_maggie
You can also find "Highway to Well," podcasts at: https://www.derekbellwellness.com/
Highway to Well, Episode 30: "Trouble Me," with Mari Ryan
"Trouble me, disturb me with all your cares and your worries. Speak to me and let our words build a shelter from the storm." - 10,000 Maniacs
In the midst of our dynamic and challenging world we are seeking our purpose and yearning to live it. In this episode of "Highway to Well," Mari Ryan, CEO and founder of Advancing Wellness, and I embark on a journey to understand what makes us thrive. Mari's work involves helping organization's develop people-centric cultures and strategies that maximize performance and wellbeing. Ultimately, what we need to feel alive involves the connection between loving our work and living our mission. I am inspired by Mari's attention to this and I think we arrive at some valuable conclusions.
Mari Ryan is a workplace well-being expert, speaker and award-winning author. For the past decade, Ms. Ryan has been creating thriving workplaces, through her consulting work and speaking on worksite well-being. Mari is an active member of the National Speakers Association and the author of award-winning book The Thriving Hive: How People-Centric Workplaces Ignite Engagement and Fuel Results.
Website: http://www.advwellness.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariryanmba/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/advwellness_us
For more podcasts: https://www.derekbellwellness.com/
Highway to Well, Episode 29: "When I Look at the World," with Marc Young
"When you look at the world, what is it that you see.? People find all kinds of things that bring them to their knees." - Bono
Our current body politic is seeking its soul. In the midst of a pandemic, the momentum of social justice efforts, and a fight for truth, these times require us to be steadfast in our commitment to making the world a better and safer place. This means, we must "do the work." It also demands that we educate young men, teach them to avoid the pitfalls of emotional negligence, and help them to become empathetic citizens.
In this special episode of "Highway to Well," Marc Young and I dive into the ripples and currents of meaning, context, and experience. Marc is the Director of Admissions and Recruitment at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, but he's also an important voice on race, justice, and community - and in raising young men.
For more about Marc, check him our on IG: @marc_a_young
Highway to Well, Episode 28: "This Must Be the Place," with Derek Marie
"Home, is where I want to be. But I guess I'm already there.." - Talking Heads
While I've been a wellness professional for over 20 years, I have been a soccer coach longer. It is something that is woven into my DNA and has a home in my heart and soul.
In this very special episode of "Highway to Well," I invited Derek Marie, Head Men's Soccer Coach at Carroll University (WI), to talk about our lives as coaches. We begin this journey with discussing the impact COVID has had on our coaching and planning, but we quickly pivot to what it means to build a culture and how to raise quality young men. We also discuss the role coaches play in knocking down the stigma surrounding mental health and well-being and how important it is we allow our players to be vulnerable so we can open them up to discover their greatness.
This discussion is what matters most to me in coaching today. We need to treat mental health as a "moonshot" initiative so we can crush the stigma, overcome barriers, and create safe environments for all kids to have a special experience with sports. The opportunity is staring at us. It's coaches like Derek who will help us land this mission.
Thank you again for listening. Please share.
For more podcasts: https://www.derekbellwellness.com/highway-to-well-podcast-1
For more about Coaching Boys Into Men: https://www.coachescorner.org/
Highway to Well, Episode 27: "Fall on Me," with Craig Becker
"There's the progress. We have found a way to talk around the problem. Building towered. Foresight isn't anything at all." - "Fall on Me," by REM
What if we could re-capture what wellness is really about? What if we could strive to add more good, rather than focus on less bad? What if we moved away from a zero-sum prevention model to one that is expressive? Collaborative? Creative? Innovative? Isn’t that what wellness was, and always has been about?
In this episode of "Highway to Well," Craig Becker and I traverse these questions as we discuss his work in, and the value of salutogenesis. Salutogenesis is the study of the origins of health and how it can be generated. Salutogenesis can cause chronic wellness, which is persistent positive conditions enabled through engagement in health causing actions, by helping us know what environments, behaviors and thoughts improve health and well-being.
Craig is a professor of Health Education & Promotion at East Carolina University. He has written for over100 national and international publications and provided presentations about how to create or cause health and generate positive outcomes, not just avoiding bad results. Craig has also developed a vast amount of tools and resources, including a wide collection of videos and blogposts.
For more on Craig, visit:
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ895721.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/user/BeWellr/videos
https://positivehealthleadership.wordpress.com/
For more "Highway to Well," podcasts, visit:
https://www.derekbellwellness.com/
Thank you for listening and sharing.
Highway to Well, Episode 26: "A Sort of Homecoming," with Sara Martin
"And you hunger for the time. Time to heal, desire, time. And your earth moves beneath your own dream landscape." - Bono
In this episode of "Highway to Well," Sara and I will journey through the depths of our collective well-being in a world that is unpredictable, dynamic, and challenging. Living better and thriving requires us to dive into the value of social connection, resiliency, and having a deep understanding of how our mental, physical, and emotional health impacts our happiness. Sara's empathetic, thoughtful, and caring leadership shines through as we search for meaning in difficult times.
Sara Martin is the Executive Director of the Wellness Council of America. WELCOA helps organizations build high-performing, healthy workplaces.
For more information about WELCOA: https://www.welcoa.org/
WELCOA recently launched WELCOA Connect, including a 6 week virtual series on various worksite wellness topics. For more information: https://www.welcoa.org/welcoa-connect/inner-circle-agenda/
For more "Highway to Well" podcasts: https://www.derekbellwellness.com/highway-to-well-podcast-1
Thank you for listening. Please share.
Highway to Well, Episode 25: "Bring My Courage..." with Marissa Kalkman
"Bring my courage back now. I'm tired of being afraid of what I can't change. I want to be living free." - Glen Phillips
In this episode of "Highway to Well," Marissa Kalkman, Executive Director of the Wellness Councils of Wisconsin, and I traverse over the bumps and bruises COVID life and work has dealt us and arrive at the opportunities we have to overcome our struggles. With her unfettering drive to improve the lives of people and organizations, Marissa shares her ideas about improving mental health, psychological safety, and giving ourselves permission to be authentic. It is through our common ground of connections, values, and courage we will see this through.
Thank you again for listening.
For more information about Marissa and the Wellness Council of Wisconsin:
WCWI 30th Annual Employee Wellbeing Conference, "Courage: Cultivating Possibility": Join WCWI and employers, people leaders, culture designers, and wellness practitioners for a live, virtual experience that will help you lean into the unknown, challenge paradigms, and create action. Courage is the underlying attribute of the leaders and organizations that are boldly and admirably supporting workforce wellbeing. This year’s conference agenda will explore the possibilities of “what’s next” for employee wellbeing and the learning experience is curated in four tracks defined by WCWI’s components of courage: Physical, Creative, Moral, and Social.
· Discover your personal courage strength: https://www.wellnesscouncilwi.org/Courage-Assessment.htm
· For a (free) pre-event speaker webinar to get introduced to the four components of courage and a few conference speakers: https://www.wellnesscouncilwi.org/WCWI/Pre-Event-Speaker-Webinars.htm
· Register for the virtual conference: https://www.wellnesscouncilwi.org/WCWI/Events/30th-Annual-Conference.htm
Links to learn more:
WCWI’s 30th Annual Employee Wellbeing Conference October 27-29: https://www.wellnesscouncilwi.org/WCWI/Annual-Conference-Experience.htm
Conference Agenda & Speakers: https://www.wellnesscouncilwi.org/WCWI/Events/30th-Annual-Conference.htm
WCWI’s Courage Assessment: https://www.wellnesscouncilwi.org/Courage-Assessment.htm
WCWI’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellness-council-of-wisconsin/
Highway to Well, Episode 24: "Walk On," with Mandy Nycz
"The only baggage you can bring, is all that you can't leave behind." - Bono
In this episode of "Highway to Well," executive and career coach, Mandy Nycz, and I drive along the pathways to improving our lives and careers. We talk about the need to increase our understanding and attention paid to our values, how to build resiliency, and help us all answer our most important question, "what do I want to be when I grow up?'
The Inspired Training Institute Services include, executive and leadership coaching, career coaching, and workshops. Mandy coaches people at all career stages to clarify their goals. She also provides resources to build engagement and increase value-based decision making to impact and improve positive change. This process creates greater success for clients and organizations.
For more informatiion about Mandy and Inspired Training:
Inspired Training website: https://inspiredtraining.net/
Upcoming book published by Inspired Training founder: https://inspiredtraining.net/book/
For more episodes of Highway to Well, visit
Highway to Well: Episode 22, "In Times Like These," with Mettie Spiess
Mettie Spiess is a difference maker in mental health, wellness and suicide prevention. In today's world, we need more of Mettie.
In this very special episode of "Highway to Well," Mettie and I dive into the state of mental health and wellbeing under the duress of COVID life. We also speak at length about the expanding definition of wellness and that there is no health without mental health.
Mettie is the 2016 National Alliance on Mental Illness Education Advancement Award Winner, an International Keynote Speaker and the Founder of A World Without Suicide. As a trusted advisor to workplaces in 22 industries, across 35 countries, Mettie has strategically designed effective, sustainable wellness programs for over a decade.
A World Without Suicide (AWWS) Training & Consulting is a global training and consulting firm that helps workplaces effectively address employee mental health to reduce the risk of costly crisis.. AWWS customizes programs to be fully aligned with client’s needs and unique industry challenges. Employers in 22 industries across 35 countries have utilized AWWS’ digital and live certified mental health safety trainings to support their employees and their bottom line.
Visit StigmaFreeWorkplace.com for more information.
More about Mettie and AWWS:
Email: Mettie@AWorldWithoutSuicide.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mettie-spiess-cwp-2094a6b7/
Employer Role Models & ROI Case studies: http://corporate.mettiespiess.com/client-results/
24/7 crisis support:
US textline- text HOME to 741741
US Suicide Prevention Lifeline- 1-800-273-8255
For more information about Mental Health Month, visit: https://www.nami.org/Home
For more Highway to Well podcasts: https://www.patreon.com/HighwaytoWell
Highway to Well: Episode 21, "Same in Any Language," with Maggie Gough
"Everything is in the balance of a moment I can't control. And your sympathetic strings are like the stirrings in my soul." - Neill Finn, "Anytime"
Maggie is the founder and owner of Realize Wellness, which aims to create workplaces that exude energy and innovation through their vibrant, thriving people. Through her work she encourages employers to design meaningful work and cultivate a collective responsibility among employees to a healthy workplace.
In this episode, Maggie and I will talk about the value of patience, grace, gentleness and gratitude in today's work-home-balancing act. We also dive into social connections and how our current climate involves frequency and need, but we talk about how we must disengage for our well-being, and how our focus should involve making more intentional quality connections. Finally, we will share how micro moments of wellness can help us find our way through this period.
Thank you again for listening. Please share. Maggie's work is tremendous and these conversations are more important than ever.
For more information about Realize Wellness: https://realizewellbeing.com/
You can follow Maggie on Facebook and Instagram. (@maggie.z.gough)
To get the a new guidebook that Maggie is giving to all wellness practitioners for free (use coupon code Wellness Warrior)
https://realizewellbeing.com/product/realize-wellbeing-guidebook/
Text Amplify to 48-48-48 to receive weekly motivational texts from Maggie
Also, Maggie is working with WELCOA to provide tools and resources to employers and individuals, for more information: https://www.welcoa.org/covid/
For other podcasts featuring some of the amazing people we mention in this episode: https://www.patreon.com/HighwaytoWell
Highway to Well, Episode 23: "Stuck in a Moment," with Christy Bartelt
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"I'm not afraid of anything in this world. There's nothing you can throw at me that I haven't already heard. I'm just trying to find a decent melody, a song that I can sing in my own company..." - Bono
What do you need to live vibrantly? What do you need to let go of things in your past that hold you down today? How can you navigate COVID life with your well-being intact?
In this episode of "Highway to Well," we dive deep into the layers of our complex human souls with Christy Bartelt, and seek to understand what we all need more of - self-love, confidence, and compassion We’ll also talk about the common need for people to seek understanding through resolving their past so they can live vibrantly today with optimism for a better tomorrow. Christy's passion lies in helping people thrive in their lives, relationships, and work. These are all things we need in abundance to live each day enhancing our wellbeing.
Thank you for listening. For more information about Christy:
Website: https://www.christybartelt.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christy_bartelt/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christybarteltRTT/?ref=bookmarks
Whole Point Podcast: https://www.wholepointpod.com/
On this Episode of Highway to Well, Coach Andy Molski and I talk about making healthy change and how significant resiliency is in that process. We also talk about how community, environment and social connections support living a better life. And finally, as you would expect when you lock us into a room, we talk about the finer things like, does hair-metal sound better today than in 1987, what's the most perfect walk-up song, or whether or not the Hacksaw Jim Duggan might be the greatest pro-wrestler of all-time?
In this episode, Marissa and I share our wellness journeys and how that has impacted our career paths. Along the way we shine a light on what we should be talking about in the wellness field, and ways we can foster and grow more impactful health and wellness cultures.
A podcast about motivation, fear, vulnerability, chasing goals, and learning how a community can inspire change.