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Wellness Virtual Sessions with Dr. Bill Howatt

Re-Igniting a Sense of Meaning and Purpose in a Post Pandemic Workplace

The prospect of returning to an in-person work environment can be daunting. While the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic keeps many employees working from home, the shift back to a traditional office environment is anticipated once the pandemic subsides. To facilitate the conversation on return-to-work anxiety, Algonquin College hosted a webinar with Dr. Bill Howatt on Dec. 16, 2021. Check out the live recording.

Mental Fitness 101 – Live virtual session recording

Have you ever thought about your mental fitness? Similar to your physical fitness, which is impacted by a number of factors including, how well you eat, sleep and exercise. Your mental fitness is significantly impacted by your habits and routines and without intentional focus specifically in times of uncertainty you can begin to experience adverse effects. There is no better time to take a break and check out this live recording hosted virtually by Dr. Bill Howatt January 18, 2021 and the Mental Health Playbook.

Navigating the “New” Normal – Live virtual session recording

Life has many demands coming at us, and when experiencing major change this can increase the pressure of our existing demands and/or add new ones to your plate. This can result in feeling like you are in a pressure cooker. This thirty (30) minute session hosted virtually March 26, 2021 by Dr. Bill Howatt will help you recognize the signs of feeling overwhelmed and provide you with some micro-skills for “depressurizing”.

Mental Health Webinar Series

Did you miss out in registering for a live event you were interested in? Not to worry as all the sessions have been recorded to view at your leisure! To access past episodes or register for upcoming sessions click on the following link Home – Maintaining Mental Fitness.

Past Episodes:

  • Moving away from loneliness starts from within
  • Tips for being less overwhelmed at work
  • Tips for taming negative emotions
  • Relationship survival guide tips
  • Compassion Fatigue – tips for dealing with emotional exhaustion
  • Benefits of Monitoring positive and negative daily charges
  • Insulting for irritability (tips for managing anger)
  • Halting self-doubt
  • Tips for Unplugging from work
  • Tossing social rejection

Upcoming Episodes:

  • Blending demands of home and work – Sept 28, 2021
  • Setting social media boundaries – October 12, 2021

Mental Health Webinar Series

Check out the free bi-weekly Mental Health Webinar Series (Tactics for Maintaining Mental Fitness During Covid-19 Pandemic) running May 11 to October 12, 2021. Spots are limited so be sure to sign up early!

Wellness Virtual Sessions with Dr. Bill Howatt

Mental Fitness 101 – Live virtual session recording

Have you ever thought about your mental fitness? Similar to your physical fitness, which is impacted by a number of factors including, how well you eat, sleep and exercise. Your mental fitness is significantly impacted by your habits and routines and without intentional focus specifically in times of uncertainty you can begin to experience adverse effects. There is no better time to take a break and check out this live recording hosted virtually by Dr. Bill Howatt January 18, 2021 and the Mental Health Playbook.

Navigating the “New” Normal – Live virtual session recording

Life has many demands coming at us, and when experiencing major change this can increase the pressure of our existing demands and/or add new ones to your plate. This can result in feeling like you are in a pressure cooker. This thirty (30) minute session hosted virtually March 26, 2021 by Dr. Bill Howatt will help you recognize the signs of feeling overwhelmed and provide you with some micro-skills for “depressurizing”.

Building our Resilience Capacity Resource Library

This is a self-paced library of resilience videos, offered from November 11, 2020 to May 10, 2021

Course Overview

This LifeWorks Library of Resilience consists of 11 webinar videos: 8 for all employees and 3 specifically geared towards people leaders*. Each video clip is anywhere from 1-4 minutes long.

These short clips are purposefully designed to deliver powerful tools and techniques in an engaging, uplifting way and to motivate viewers to action. The purpose of this series is to provide useful information, practical skills and tools to build resilience in a personal and professional capacity. You will be able to use these skills to maintain positivity and build trust within a team. They are also helpful for teams that experience the stress of change.

Here is a list of video topics for your viewing in this Library:

  1. How to support your employees while building resilience*
  2. The benefits of resiliency for employers*
  3. How to spot warning signs of low resilience in your team members*
  4. What does resiliency look like?
  5. Benefits of being resilient
  6. Building resiliency
  7. What shapes your response to change?
  8. How to apply the 3Cs of hardiness to develop resilience
  9. Taking stock of our concerns
  10. The ABCs of resilience
  11. Setting goals. Increasing resiliency

Click on the Algonquin College Employee Learning link below to sign in and register!

https://employeelearningcatalogue.algonquincollege.com/course/196/building-our-resilience-capacity-resource-library

Healthy Workplace Month – October 2020

It is a beautiful time of year, the vibrant colours, the crisp Fall air. As the seasons change, what better time to stop and reflect on all the wonderful things this change can bring. During these challenging times, it can be difficult to focus on the positive things in our lives and our emotional wellbeing can be impacted.

“Emotional wellness” refers to our ability to process feelings in a healthy, positive way and manage the stress of everyday life. October 1 marks the start

of Healthy Workplace month. Use this month to focus on your Emotional Wellness and as an opportunity to commit to it for months to come.

The Wellness and Abilities Team have created a calendar with some fun actives and great resources to challenge yourself over the next 30 days.

Take charge of your emotional wellness by being present and taking action towards stress reduction, self-care and maintaining your inner strength. Make a commitment to take time and focus on YOUR wellbeing!

Healthy Workplace Month Calendar October 2020