Weekly Wrap-up: Wellbeing Resources

Career Wellbeing

• How to Stay Focused and Productive When Working From Home – We’ve all seen the basic tips at this point but there are a few new simple tips in here that are worth considering in order to do your best work at home.


• Coursera – Another great resource which includes a variety of free courses to further develop yourself.

Social & Family Wellbeing

Social

• Virtual Concerts and Broadway Shows to Watch from Home – This list includes Broadway, pop stars, opera, jazz and more and is updated weekly.


• Learn a New Language – free from DuoLingo.

Family

• Playing with Grandparents from a distance – For parents needing a few minutes of focus, kids can keep busy with their grandparents by virtually playing cards, doing puzzles, or reading stories together.  You can limit each of these to be private between grandchild and grandparent and then set up a facetime call so they can chat while they play.


• Skillfully Navigating Parenting and Self Care with the Four Pillars of Wellness -WEBINAR hosted by Namaste NY and Boost! On April 28th at 5 PM. RSVP HERE.

Financial Wellbeing

• 9 Money Podcasts You Should be Listening To – While cooking dinner or doing chores, turn on one of these podcasts which are equal parts entertainment and education. 

Physical Wellbeing

• The Best At-Home Workouts on Instagram – Top influencers in a variety of disciplines are putting out fresh content each week.  Try something new and free this week.


• A Functional Medicine Approach to COVID-19 – Dr. Mark Hyman, Head of Strategy and Innovation at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine gives functional medicine tips on nutrition and supplements during COVID-19. 

Emotional Wellbeing

• Headspace for NY’ers (and everyone else) – In partnership with Governor Cuomo (NY), Headspace has released a variety of free meditations.  The good news is, they are still free even if you aren’t a NY’er!


• 4-7-8 Breathing – Watch this quick video to learn this simple stress antidote.


• If you or someone you care about feels overwhelmed with emotions like sadness, depression or anxiety, or like you want to harm yourself or others call 911.  You can also contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s (SAMHSA) Disaster Distress Helpline at 800-985-5990, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or text MHFA to 741741 to talk to a Crisis Text Line counselor.

Community Wellbeing

• Provide Funds to American Families that Need It Most - GiveDirectly’s Covid-19 cash program. GiveDirectly has partnered with Propel, a company that works on benefit delivery to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, a.k.a. food stamps), to identify SNAP recipients and direct money to them.  Each household gets $1,000 as a one-time payment. As of this writing, GiveDirectly reports having helped 3,200 families, and given a total of $3.5 million. Google announced a $2 million gift (half from the company itself, half from CEO Sundar Pichai) to GiveDirectly’s efforts.

EMPLOYER FOCUSED RESOURCES

• The Changing Demands on People Leaders Through COVID-19 – This webinar brings together a panel of top HR Execs to discuss leading through uncertainty.  WEBINAR hosted by CLEO and execs from Affirm, Cleo, Udemy, and Tile on Wednesday, April 29th at 4 PM ET.  RSVP HERE. 


• The Future of Wellness in the Workplace – This Webinar features Karen Moseley, President of HERO (Health Enhancement Research Organization) and Chuck Gillespie, CEO of the National Wellness Institute.  Thursday, April 30th at 12 PM ET.  RSVP HERE.