Personal resilience | Human Resources

Guidance for short or long-term goals

Consult with a health coach

During this single session, you’ll gain clarity on a change you want to make and how to start.

Health coaching

In four to eight sessions, you’ll obtain tools you need to live a more positive, resilient life.

Tobacco cessation coaching

Develop tools to help you quit tobacco for good with the help of personalized coaching.

Resources for increasing resilience

Headspace

The Headspace app, free to eligible employees, provides access to a variety of resources related to meditation and mindfulness.

Calming spaces

Calming spaces are great tools for supporting mental and emotional well-being in the workplace. They offer opportunities to slow down, recharge and decompress.

Becoming Wildly Resilient Podcast

Welcome to the Becoming Wildly Resilient Podcast! Each episode delves into a unique well-being topic through three segments: insightful conversations with university experts, practical exercises and guided meditations.

Call 911 for emergencies

If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency, such as imminent danger of causing harm to yourself or others, immediately call 911 or visit your nearest hospital emergency room.

If you or someone you know is currently in distress and considering suicide, immediately contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 (call, text or chat).

Contact UKHC EmPATH for any mental health or substance use crises: 859-562-3899; 1354 Bull Lea Road, Lexington, KY. Walk-ins welcome.

Classes and workshops

Bend, Don’t Break Spring 2026

A seven-week online course to deepen calm, connection and resilience in your body and brain.

Happy Healthy Human July 2025

In this seven-week series, learn to cultivate more curiosity, compassion and resilience in your well-being.

Koru Basic Mindfulness September 2025

This four-week online class is an introduction to mindfulness and meditation.

Mindful Self-Compassion Series October 2025

An opportunity to learn, practice and bring more self-compassion into our lives. Four zoom sessions.

Request a work-life or well-being workshop

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News

June 02, 2025

Cognitive Defusion Helps Disarm Distressful Thoughts

In neuropsychology, the brain and mind are often distinguished by the axiom that "the mind is what the brain does." It is estimated that we experience 6,000 or more thoughts per day. It is well documented that humans have a negativity bias in our thinking, with estimates that as much as 80% of our thoughts focus on experiences of pain or things we dislike about ourselves or the world.

May 29, 2025

Taking a Mindful Summer Break

It's that time of year, end of school, maybe things are slowing down at the office and you finally have time to get away. Often we feel like we should keep working harder and longer; the truth is, we work better after a break, whether it is a 5-minute break or 5-day break.

April 29, 2025

Wellness is more than self-care

When I meet with new health coaching clients, they often start by listing wellness goals like drinking more water, stretching or getting better sleep. These are helpful habits, but they usually don’t create the deeper change they hope for. That’s because real wellness isn’t just about what we do. It’s about how we relate to ourselves — especially during stress. It’s about how we treat our emotions, our energy and our inner voices when things get hard.

December 01, 2024

Helping caregivers enjoy the holiday season

‘Tis the season of joy and celebration. But for many caregivers, ‘tis the season of increased stress and overwhelming challenge. Aside from the day-to-day responsibilities of work, family and caregiving, there are the added demands of the holiday. Many caregivers just want the whole thing to be done with.How do we get through the holiday season with more joy and less disappointment while creating new, but admittedly different, happy memories? 7 Tips for Caregivers During the Holiday Season