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241: How Organizations Can Build Employee Resilience: Acknowledging & Making Space for Emotions

Redesigning Wellness Podcast

Release Date: 06/14/2022

258: Signing Off from the Redesigning Wellness Podcast with Jen Arnold show art 258: Signing Off from the Redesigning Wellness Podcast with Jen Arnold

Redesigning Wellness Podcast

If you listened to Jen’s last interview with Bob Merberg, then you know the Redesigning Wellness Podcast is wrapping up. Jen wanted to come on one more time and officially wrap up the podcast. In this episode, Jen revisits her Wellbeing model and tells you about her new podcast, Growing Through It.

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257: The End of the Redesigning Wellness Podcast with Bob Merberg, Principal, Jozito, LLC show art 257: The End of the Redesigning Wellness Podcast with Bob Merberg, Principal, Jozito, LLC

Redesigning Wellness Podcast

The Redesigning Wellness podcast is coming to an official close and who better to recap the last five years of episodes with Jen than Bob Merberg. Bob Merberg founded the wellbeing program at University of Rochester and served as Paychex’s wellness manager for more than 10 years. His consultancy, Jozito LLC, is dedicated to wellbeing strategy and content creation for top-tier organizations that prioritize innovation and excellence. In this episode, Bob interviews Jen about what it’s like to interview 250+ experts across a variety of fields. They cover why Jen started the podcast in the...

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256: Gender-Based Violence is a Workplace Issue with Sarah Gonzalez Bocinski, Associate Director, Workplace and Economic Justice show art 256: Gender-Based Violence is a Workplace Issue with Sarah Gonzalez Bocinski, Associate Director, Workplace and Economic Justice

Redesigning Wellness Podcast

In the U.S. 43.6 million women (27%) and 37.3 (11%) million men will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime. These staggering numbers make it vital for organizations to be aware of and understand gender based violence. If you feel like this topic is heavy, well, it is but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t talk about it. But what role does an organization play? Podcast guest, Sarah Gonzalez Bocinski, is here to inform us. Sarah Gonzalez Bocinski provides guidance and expertise to FUTURES’ economic justice initiatives and training and technical assistance projects related to...

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255: The Function of Emotions at Work with Karla McLaren, M.Ed., Founder and CEO at Emotion Dynamics Inc. show art 255: The Function of Emotions at Work with Karla McLaren, M.Ed., Founder and CEO at Emotion Dynamics Inc.

Redesigning Wellness Podcast

Part of our job is guarding our own emotions and the emotions of peers. This emotional labor is rarely identified, almost never supported, or paid for, yet is a reality of the workplace. Asking employees to check their emotions at the door is not only an impossible task, but it also ignores a treasure trove of intelligence our emotions offer us. Podcast guest, Karla McLaren, is here to guide us on how we can guard our emotional wellbeing and how workplaces can harness the intelligence emotions offer. Karla McLaren, M.Ed. is an award-winning author, educator, social science researcher, empathy...

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254: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Business with Jen Arnold, CEO Redesigning Wellness show art 254: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Business with Jen Arnold, CEO Redesigning Wellness

Redesigning Wellness Podcast

Thinking about leaving your corporate job to go out on your own? After six years of running her own business, Jen brings her recommendations for those in the wellbeing profession contemplating entrepreneurship.  Wellbeing is one of those professions that can be very limited in career growth, so many of us think that going out on our will solve for that problem. That’s why Jen wanted to offer her lessons learned from leaving the corporate world to run her own business. Spoiler alert: she didn’t do any of these…that’s why they are lessons learned! This episode is an honest solo...

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253: Vital Skills for Wellness Professionals with Cassie Buckroyd, Columbia Sportswear show art 253: Vital Skills for Wellness Professionals with Cassie Buckroyd, Columbia Sportswear

Redesigning Wellness Podcast

Have you ever felt that leading wellbeing efforts were like rolling a boulder uphill? It can definitely feel that way if you’re going at it alone. But how can you leverage certain skills to not only expand wellbeing but your role along with it? Today’s guest, Cassie Buckroyd, walks us through the skills she’s leveraged to elevate wellbeing within HR and throughout the larger organization.  Cassie Buckroyd is a Senior Manager of Total Rewards Experience at Columbia Sportswear. She’s a highly strategic and enthusiastic leader with 15+ years of experience leading the design and...

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252: [Rebroadcast] A Past Interview with Wellness Legend Dee Edington show art 252: [Rebroadcast] A Past Interview with Wellness Legend Dee Edington

Redesigning Wellness Podcast

Dee Edington was a pillar of the wellness community and passed away on June 21, 2022. You can learn more about Dee . In this 2016 conversation, Dee and I talk about: How one question inspired the book “Shared Values, Shared Results”. Why a framework is needed to be built into the business, not just benefits. Helping people live to their best quality of life and to their highest level of performance. Why we shouldn’t walk away from the word “wellness”. Dee also makes insightful comments about culture and how there’s only one culture in an organization. The questions...

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251: Supporting Working Parents with Karen Schwarzbach, Global Program Manager for Wellbeing and Life Stages at Salesforce show art 251: Supporting Working Parents with Karen Schwarzbach, Global Program Manager for Wellbeing and Life Stages at Salesforce

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This year Salesforce has been recognized on the FORTUNE “” list for the 14th year in a row. With philosophies such as “we don’t define family for you” and “success from anywhere”, they are driving business success while supporting the wellbeing of 80,000 employees across the globe. This episode gives you a peek inside one of Salesforce’s many employee benefits - parenting support (and a whole lot of it). Guest, Karen Schwarzbach, serves as the Global Program Manager for Wellbeing and Life Stages at Salesforce. Her work at Salesforce encompasses the full life cycle from...

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250: The Impact of Moral Injury with Noël Lipana, Doctor of Social Work show art 250: The Impact of Moral Injury with Noël Lipana, Doctor of Social Work

Redesigning Wellness Podcast

Moral injury is the act, or omission of an act, that goes against one’s deeply held personal, spiritual, or moral beliefs. Although moral injury has been documented as far back in history as 336 BC (think Alexander the Great), the term is gaining attention within the military and is now being considered in occupations such as healthcare and social work. Causing profound feelings of shame and guilt, alterations in beliefs, and maladaptive coping responses, the topic of moral injury in the workplace is one that needs to be discussed.  Podcast guest, Noël Lipana, is a Regional Prevention...

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249: Addressing Spiritual Wellbeing in the Workplace with Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH show art 249: Addressing Spiritual Wellbeing in the Workplace with Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH

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Where does the conversation about spirituality fit into the workplace? Since 86% of US adults identify as being spiritual, we don’t need to shy away from the conversation. In fact, since the definition of spirituality encompasses a wide array of current wellbeing practices, chances are you may already be addressing it. Podcast guest, Jessica Grossmeier, is a leading voice in workplace well-being, having dedicated her career to identifying evidence-based strategies that promote a thriving workforce. Jessica has published more than 80 articles in professional journals and is the author...

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This is a short excerpt from a recent webinar Jen facilitated through Wellable Labs titled “Resilience: Why We Need It More Than Ever”. In this clip, Jen reviews one way organizations can build employee resilience - acknowledging and making space for emotions. Listen in for practical tips for organizations and leaders.

Stay tuned for another way organizations can support resilience next week.