Well-being

Summary: Prioritizing well-being is key for personal and professional fulfillment. Well-being approaches at work should optimize the energy and focus of every employee, supporting their overall success. These free resources can help.

For individuals and leaders

Wellness initiatives don’t have to be time-consuming or resource intensive. The Wellness awareness program calendar provides monthly themes and ideas to implement, leveraging free tools and resources.

Managing stress focuses on providing helpful techniques and tips to improve well-being.

Links to a variety of evidence-based apps with both free and optional paid features have been curated to enhance mental health and overall well-being.

Well-being articles and resources

The list that follows includes the resources linked to above as well as related information that may be more specific to your current situation:

Check out themes and ideas for each month to help boost awareness, wellness and inclusion. Also review Cultural celebrations for some days that may be significant to your employees. Consider highlighting relevant days throughout the year to help build community at work.  Click on a month to see all listed themes and ideas.

Healthy break activities are no- to low-cost and are designed to encourage employees to take regular breaks even during the busiest workdays. The activities fall into one of three categories – calming, energizing or relaxing.

Learn how to manage your reactions to stress and protect your well-being.

Links to free evidence-based apps, some with paid options, which can help with your mental health and wellness. The list includes apps for Windows, IOS and Android devices.

Free activities to increase your ability to manage your reactions and control how you impact others. Building your emotional intelligence can help reduce stress.

Self-employed, gig workers and independent professionals have unique stressors that need to be addressed to provide a healthy work-life balance. In consultation with independent professionals, free resources, tips and strategies are provided.

Explore what impostor syndrome is, what triggers it and how to address self-doubt.

Ask yourself these questions to get a picture of what's going on with you right now. Take this list to your health professional to help them provide you with wellness options.

Questions and strategies to help you have a supportive conversation when someone you care about might be lying.

Tools and resources for managing your own health and wellness, as well as information for helping others. Find credible information about managing well-being and mental health-related concerns.