CDC Best Practices: Resilience
CDC offers many "best practice" documents informed by research evidence across the population; specific resources included related to pandemic-related resilience from CDC.
Social Wellness Toolkit
Strategies for improving your social health from National Institute of Health.
How to Gain Control of your Free Time
How do we find time for what matters most? A few practical strategies to help find more time for what matters to us from Laura [...]
Forest Bathing, Nature Time are Hot Health Advice
Research on the health benefits of spending time outdoors from WebMD.
What Almost Dying Taught Me About Living
This talk challenges us to think beyond the divide between "sick" and "well," asking: How do you begin again and find meaning after life is [...]
Five Healthy Habits Net More Healthy Years
Research focused article about healthy habits and their impact on longer life expectancy from Monique Tello, Contributor, Harvard Health Publishing.
Consumer Economics
Program, podcasts, webinars on money management from Illinois Extension.
Healthy Living
Topics that cover a wide range of healthy living choices from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
An Honest Look at the Personal Finance Crisis
An honest conversation about financial trouble and offers practical advice for how to live a richly textured life on a limited income: Resilience Circles. From [...]
Work-Life Integration: The New Norm?
Research report on trends, strategies & best practice approaches from Diversity Best Practices.
ABC Method of Prioritization
Description of how to use the ABC method from Shelley Bablitz.
The Science of Parenting
Podcasts and a blog about parenting issues with real-life situations based on scientific research from Iowa State Extension and Outreach.
Parenting Lessons from the Longest Study on Human Development
What science tells us about the influence of parenting on children from Helen Pearson, Science Journalist, Editor at Nature.
Cost of Work Stress & How to Reduce It
Work-related stress drains the economy and hurts productivity and personal health from Rob Cooke, Wellness Advocate.
Taking a Spiritual Inventory
Evaluating your spiritual wellness from Traci Smith.
Dave Ramsey
Money Management strategies, resources, and tools from Dave Ramsey.
Authentic Happiness
Free resources to learn about positive psychology through readings, videos, research, questionnaires, and more from University of Pennsylvania.
How to Find Your Purpose in Life
Article on discovering your purpose in life from Jeremy Adam Smith.
Six Ways to Incorproate Awe Into Your Daily Life
Article on the relationship between awe and stress reduction from Greater Good Science Center.
Parenting Resilient Children
Building children's resilience at home from Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health.
How to Improve your Psychological Well-Being
Article on fostering your own well-being through positive thinking, creating purpose, and fostering relationships from Amy Morin, LCSW.
Failure Cultivates Resilience
How to create behavior change and build resilience from Raphael Rose, Clinical Psychologist, UCLA Anxiety and Depression Research Center (ADRC).
Your Money Matters: An Adult’s Guide to Personal Finances
Step-by-step guide to basic money management from Oklahoma Money Matters.
Creating a Healthier Life
A step-by-step guide to wellness from SAMHSA.
Well-Being Concepts
Articles and resources on well-being from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Activities for Mindfulness at Work
Six activities you can do to keep you mindful into the workplace from Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health.
How to Start a Conversation About Suicide
How to help open up conversations about suicide in the community and reduce stigma from Jeremy Forbes, “Life Preserver.”
Kids Need Structure
Encourages us to support children, starting before they even get to primary school, through community and a strong sense of responsibility from Colin Powell, General, [...]
Get Motivated for the New Year
Article with four goal setting strategies and resources to get you motivated for the new year from Purdue University Global.
My Failed Mission to Find God and What I Found Instead
Uplifting, funny talk about our shared humanity and what binds us together is far stronger than what separates us from Anjali Kumar, JD.
Time Management Tips: How to Use An ABC List
Five simple steps for implementing the ABC list time managment strategy from American Intercontinental University.
VIA Institute on Character
Character strengths assessment to help you find greater well-being from VIA Institute on Character.
What Makes Life Worth Living in the Face of Death
Reflection on life and purpose, living and dying, love and loss from Lucy Kalanithi, MD.
Work Life Balance
Key research findings on benefits of work life balance from Joe Robinson.
11 Simple Health Habits Worth Adopting Into Your Life
Article on 11 health habits for busy people from Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials.
Purpose Driven Life
Review of bestselling book The Purpose Driven Life from Rick Warren.
Berkeley Well-Being Blog
Articles and resources on mindfulness, resilience, and positivity from the Berkeley Well-Being Institute.
Goal-Setting Strategies for Scientific and Career Success
Goal setting strategies for career success from Cynthia N. Fuhrmann, Jennifer A. Hobin, Philip S. Clifford, Bill Lindstaedt.
The Brain-changing Benefits of Exercise
Working out boosts your mood and memory — and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. From Wendy Suzuki, Neuroscientist.
The Road Ahead: Reframing the Teen Experience
Video on adolescent brain development reframing the teen experience as the time to be curious, daring, and vulnerable from Center for Public Partnerships & Research [...]
Positive Psychology Center
Website that promotes research, training, & education of information on positive psychology, resilience, and grit from University of Pennsylvania.
How to Translate Values Into Committed Action
Setting values-based goals and moving to action from Mindfulness Muse.
BounceBack Books
A collection of suggested books to help children learn about resilience from the KU Center for Public Partnerships and Research and the Iowa Department of [...]
How to Raise Kids who Can Overcome Anxiety
Why a healthy dose of risk helps kids cultivate lasting confidence and resilience from Anne Marie Allbano, Psychologist.
Why Most Parenting Advice is Wrong
Challenges the complicated prevailing wisdom about parents’ role in their children’s futures from Yuko Munakata, Prof. Developmental Psychology & Neuroscience at University of Colorado, Boulder.
Find Out Your Financial Well-being
Assessment of current financial situation and links to helpful resources from Consumer Protection Financial Bureau.
InsightTimer
App for sleep, anxiety, & stress with meditation, yoga, and sleep resources from InsightTimer.
Resources for WellBeing
WellBeing resources from Iowa State University WellBeing.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network-COVID 19
Many resources specific to parent and professional support of child stress and pandemic-specific stress from NCTSN.
Physical Wellness Toolkit
Strategies for improving your physical health from National Institute of Health.
The Secret to Forming a New Habit
A simple step to shift your mindset and keep you on track to achieving your grandest ambitions from Christine Carter, Sociologist.
MyMoney.gov
Financial wellbeing resources from the Financial Literacy and Education Commission.
Mid-Morning Mindfulness Recordings
Short recordings for mindfulness practice from Iowa State University WellBeing.
The Many Health and Sleep Benefits of Music
Music can help improve emotional health, daily performance, and sleep from Michael J. Breus, Clinical Psychologist.
The Secret to Living Longer May Be Your Social Life
Is Sardinia's emphasis on close personal relationships and face-to-face interactions the secret to living longer? From Susan Pinker, Developmental Psychologist.
Financial Planning
Financial planning tools and resources from Iowa State Extension and Outreach.
How to Stop Ruminating
How to shift your thinking when you get stuck on a negative topic from Healthline.
Use the Time Management Matrix to Manage Your Time
Description and tips for using the time management matrix from Time Management Success: Do What Matters.
Plan Well, Retire Well
Resources on retirement planning from Illinois Extension.
How to Ikigai
Do what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, what you can be rewarded for from Tim Tamashiro.
7 Tips for Finding Your Purpose in Life
Article with practical tips for finding your purpose in life from Amy Morin, LCSW.
Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid
We all need to practice emotional hygiene and taking care of our emotions and our minds. Impact of loneliness from Guy Winch, Psychologist.
Raising Ready Readers
Workshop on literacy development for parents with children ages 3-6 from Iowa State Extension and Outreach.
3 Secrets of Resilient People
Developing the capacity to brave adversity, overcome struggle and face it with fortitude and grace from Lucy Hone, Director of the New Zealand Institute of [...]
Emotional Wellness Toolkit
Resources on emotional wellness from National Institute of Health.
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