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Becoming Wildly Resilient

University of Kentucky HR Health and Wellnesshr.uky.edu
Join us as we explore tools, practices, meditations and conversations with members of the UK community. Together we will discover how we can thrive at work, home and beyond. Becoming Wildly Resilient is brought to you by University of Kentucky HR Health & Wellness.
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Episodes

Purposeful Pause: A Meditation for Work & Life | BWR: Meditation Ep. 97

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HRHealth and Wellness, guides you through gentle reflection, prompting you toconsider your unique gifts and how you can truly serve! This episode encourageslisteners to deepen their investigation of what values they hold closest to themand meditate on how those values can be used for the good of ourselves andothers!

Jun 24, 20259 min

Path to Purpose: Mission Statement Builder | BWR: Practice Ep. 96

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares the power of the personal mission statement. Discover how this reflection tool can act as your internal compass, clarifying your values and "why" to boost resilience, work satisfaction and overall well-being!

Jun 18, 20257 min

Occupational Well-Being: Values & Mindsets with Jason Chadwell | BWR: Conversation Ep. 95

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, wellness specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and Jason Chadwell, senior organizational development specialist with UK Healthcare discuss Occupational Well-being. Jason shares his expert insights on what defines occupational wellbeing, its core elements, and the profound impact of factors like workplace safety and a sense of belonging. We will also explore how to identify when your work might be negatively affecting your well-being the power of a growth mind...

Jun 12, 202544 min

Releasing Mental Health Stigma | BWR: Meditation Ep. 94

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HRHealth and Wellness, leads you through a meditation practice to push backagainst the stigma, shame, and isolation around mental health. Each month,Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening theresilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.

May 29, 20258 min

Removing Mental Health Stigma | BWR: Practice Ep. 93

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, as she guides listeners through a powerful exploration of mental health stigma. Drawing on research from experts like Kristen Neff and Chris Germer, Amy delves into how stigma impacts our inner thoughts, personal relationships and broader communities. This episode offers practical, research-based tools for cultivating self-compassion, providing supportive presence to others and speaking up to challenge societal nar...

May 19, 202514 min

Understanding Mental Health & Stigmas with Ann Bassoni | BWR: Conversation Ep. 92

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and UK HR Health and Wellness Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Mental Health Therapist, Ann Bassoni, tackle the crucial topic of mental health stigma. We define stigma, explore its public and internalized forms and share strategies to combat it. We also contrast societal views on mental versus physical health, define true mental wellbeing, and discuss common conditions like anxiety, depression and PTSD, cove...

May 07, 202546 min

Coexisting with the Earth | BWR: Meditation Ep. 91

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a meditation practice to deepen your connection with the natural environment. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.

Apr 24, 20256 min

5 Ways to Thrive with the Environment | BWR: Practice Ep. 90

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, explores the science behind environmental wellness, showing how connecting with nature reduces stress, improves focus and boosts mood. Learn five simple, research-backed practices—from mindful walks and "green" micro-breaks to nature sounds and getting your hands dirty—that you can easily incorporate into your life to cultivate resilience and feel more grounded. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can t...

Apr 15, 202512 min

Exploring Environmental Well-Being with Dr. Erin Haynes | BWR: Conversation Ep. 89

On this episode of Becoming Wildly Resilient: Conversations, host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and Professor of Preventative Medicine and Environmental Health, Dr. Erin Haynes, explore the multifaceted concept of environmental wellbeing, emphasizing its direct impact on human health through factors like air and noise pollution, chemical exposure, and natural disasters. Dr. Erin Haynes highlighted the critical link between environmental stewardship and pu...

Apr 01, 202535 min

Noticing and Appreciating Food: Mindful Eating Meditation | BWR Meditation Ep. 88

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads listeners through an exercise designed to slow down and appreciate food. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing the effort and resources that go into producing and delivering food, and guides listeners through sensory exploration of a food item, including sight, smell and taste. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodqu...

Mar 24, 20259 min

Thriving with Mindful Eating | BWR: Practice Ep. 87

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, introduces the Mindful Eating practice which focuses on the experience of eating, both internally by recognizing hunger and fullness cues and externally by engaging the senses, which can improve digestion, prevent overeating and reduce stress. Key strategies include eliminating distractions, eating slowly, chewing thoroughly and using a hunger-fullness scale (1-10) to regulate food intake. This practice takes time ...

Mar 14, 202510 min

Intuitive and Mindful Eating with Dr. Karen McNees | BWR: Conversation Ep. 86

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness interviews Dr. Karen McNees, a registered dietitian with UK HR Health and Wellness. Dr. McNees explains the difference between intuitive and mindful eating. Intuitive eating is a more holistic approach to food that takes into account your body's natural wisdom and signals. Mindful eating, on the other hand, is more focused on the eating experience itself. She also discussed the dangers of diet culture and how i...

Mar 05, 202551 min

Embracing Change & Celebrating Wins | BWR: Meditation Ep. 85

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, introduces a meditation practice focused on navigating change, using her own "Amazon fast" as an example. She encourages listeners to identify a desired change, break it down into small steps, and celebrate each success along the way, emphasizing self-compassion and support. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet....

Feb 24, 20257 min

3 Steps to Leverage Tiny Habits: Change that STICKS | BWR: Practice Ep. 84

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, introduces Dr. BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits method to create sustainable change. The method focuses on starting with small, easily achievable behaviors (tiny behaviors) and linking them to existing routines (anchors), then celebrating immediately after completing the tiny behavior to reinforce it in the brain. By focusing on small steps and positive reinforcement, the Tiny Habits method helps avoid the common pitfalls of ...

Feb 14, 202514 min

Making Changes That Stick with Dr. Aaron Yelowitz | BWR: Conversation Ep. 83

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness interviews Dr. Aaron Yelowitz, an Economics Professor at the Gatton College of Business and Economics. Dr. Yelowitz shares how he made sustainable changes to better his health and life satisfaction! Beginning with the use of Noom, a nutrition and dieting app, he was able to discover new aspects of his health and wellbeing he was passionate about, leading to new habits that helped him lose weight, stress less an...

Feb 06, 202540 min

Financial Well-Being Meditation | BWR: Meditation Ep. 82

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation focused on creating a vision for your financial well-being! Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.

Jan 29, 20256 min

Financial Well-Being Practice | BWR: Practice Ep. 81

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares helpful, research-based practices and tools for gaining more peace through personal finance practice and mastery. Research from the American Psychological Association suggests financial stress is a leading cause of anxiety, depression and even physical health problems like high blood pressure and heart disease. Conversely, feeling like we're in control and have a grasp on our finances is linked to better sle...

Jan 27, 202511 min

Investing, Finance Myths and Cryptocurrencies with Dr. Bruce Ross Pt. 2 | BWR: Conversation Ep. 80

Part 2 of 2 Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness, and Dr. Bruce Ross, Department of Family Sciences Associate Professor and FFC Program Director, discuss personal finance basics, investing and financial myths and wisdom. In this episode, Dr. Bruce Ross shares a wealth of personal finance information and wisdom ranging from personal finance basics, investing and money mentalities conducive to success and life satisfaction. We learn how we should pr...

Jan 24, 202528 min

Personal Finance Basics with Dr. Bruce Ross Pt. 1 | BWR: Conversation Ep. 79

Part 1 of 2 Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness, and Dr. Bruce Ross, Department of Family Sciences Associate Professor and FFC Program Director, discuss personal finance basics, investing and financial myths and wisdom. In this episode, Dr. Bruce Ross shares a wealth of personal finance information and wisdom ranging from personal finance basics, investing and money mentalities conducive to success and life satisfaction. We learn how we should pr...

Jan 22, 202534 min

Meditate on Giving and Receiving | BWR: Meditation Ep. 78

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation focused on building more appreciation around the gifts we receive. Jackie also encourages us to meditate on what we could do or give to others to make a loving, positive impact on them! Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.

Dec 24, 20246 min

Let's Practice Giving and Receiving | BWR: Practice Ep. 77

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares helpful, research-based practices and tools for giving and receiving with more intentionality and joy! According to research, when we are generous with our time, talents, money, or creativity, we foster a sense of generosity. Generosity and gift giving are linked to improved psychological health, happiness, well-being, greater vitality, social connections and improved physical health. Generosity even boosts ...

Dec 14, 202412 min

Buy Experiences, Not Things - Dr. Michelle Martel - BWR: Conversation Ep. 76

In this episode, Dr. Michelle Martel helps us learn that giving unconditional gifts has the power to elevate our mood and strengthen our social connections. When we prioritize giving in a non-transactional way, we experience more joy and well-being. We also learn oftentimes the most memorable gifts are small, homemade or inexpensive. What counts in a meaningful gift is the love you wish to express to someone. Love that is given freely with no expectation for something in return. This holiday sea...

Dec 01, 202425 min

Meditating on Our Common Humanity - BWR: Meditation Ep. 75

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation focused on building more awareness around our common humanity. How can focusing on our common humanity help us to bridge differences? Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.

Nov 25, 20247 min

Let's Practice Bridging Differences - BWR: Practice Ep. 74

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares helpful, research-based assessments and tools for cultivating our ability to bridge differences! Bridging differences recognizes a common humanity. In the process of Bridging Differences, we may not always find the ideal compromise, but the key is we don't dehumanize each other in the process. This practice consistently requires modesty and cultural humility by accepting the fact we don't all have the answer...

Nov 12, 20248 min

Bridging Differences - Dr. Jess Dominguez - BWR: Conversation Ep. 73

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness, and Dr. Jess Dominguez, Assistant Professor of Communication, discuss the topic of Bridging Differences. Bridging differences is all about how to have tough conversations, looking past bias, and focusing on what is common as opposed to what is different. Being able to bridge differences is important to well-being because as members of a community, we don't live in isolation. We are diverse in race, creed, gend...

Nov 06, 202447 min

Let's Meditate on Resilience - BWR: Meditation Ep. 72

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation focused on building more resiliency in our lives. This meditation invites us to investigate where and how we can grow our resilience muscles. What need is not being met? Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.

Oct 28, 20246 min

A Mental Health Resilience Story - Laura Williams - BWR: Conversation Ep. 70

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness interviews Laura Williams, a UK Health Care Informatics Director. This special episode invites our guest to share their mental health and personal resilience journey to help end the stigma in getting the needed well-being support or help people need.

Oct 14, 202428 min

Humility is Strength Meditation - BWR: Meditation Ep. 69

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation focused on cultivating humility in our lives. How could growing into a humbler person help you thrive more at work, home and beyond? Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.

Sep 17, 20247 min

Humility: Our Secret Super Power - BWR: Practice Ep. 68

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares 5 helpful tools and research-based exercises that can help us strengthen our intellectual humility. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more. It’s important to ask ourselves questions that test our assumptions, bias or information. We may find that we don’t have the whole picture. We may even learn something new! Try journaling or self-reflecting from a...

Sep 10, 202410 min
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