Personal resilience

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.

Freedom from Smoking: 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

Each podcast, vodcast and video delves into a unique well-being topic through conversations with university experts, practical exercises and guided meditations.

Color Kentucky Healthy

Refocus, remain calm and relieve stress at work with a coloring mural!

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 May 2026

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

Happy Healthy Human Watch for upcoming dates

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

MIEA (Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults) June 2026

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

Mindful Self-Compassion Series Fall 2026

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

New! Well at UK is your virtual wellness hub for work and home

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Request a work-life or well-being workshop

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News

April 30, 2026

A tiny tip for keeping clutter at bay

Spring cleaning sounds lovely in theory. Open the windows. Clear the clutter. Reset the house. In real life, I have twin kindergartners and a college student coming home with all of her belongings after a year away at school. So yes, Gretchen Rubin’s one-minute rule really speaks to me. The rule is beautifully simple: if a task takes less than one minute, do it now. Hang up the coat. Recycle the junk mail. Put the cup in the dishwasher. Break down the cardboard box. Move the random sock to the laundry. Do not make it a whole thing. Just do it.

April 02, 2026

Turning Down the Noise

In a world filled with constant notifications, traffic, background chatter, and digital demands, true quiet has become increasingly rare. Research shows that this steady stream of noise is more than a nuisance—it places measurable strain on the body and mind. Turning down the noise in our lives, even briefly, can significantly reduce stress and bolster overall well-being.

March 03, 2026

Preparing for daylight saving time

Preparing for daylight saving timeA few simple habits to help your body adjust

February 02, 2026

Give back, feel better: How volunteering supports your health

When life feels busy, stressful or disconnected, volunteering might be the last thing on your mind. Yet research consistently shows that giving your time and skills to others doesn’t just strengthen communities—it also supports your mental, emotional and physical health. Volunteering isn’t about doing more; it’s about doing something meaningful. And sometimes, that shift makes all the difference. Why volunteering is good for your health 1. Volunteering improves mental and emotional well-being