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In this 7-week series, learn to cultivate more curiosity, compassion and resilience in your well-being. Topics will include:

Building a resilient foundation

Strengthen your personalized resiliency tool kit and learn how emotional agility can help you navigate life’s twists and turns. Make a plan for using support tools that can give your body and brain a boost when you need it most.

Amy Rodquist-Kodet, MA, CHWC
Health Coach

Soothing self care

Even if we cannot remove the sources of stress from life, we can take steps to respond to the stressors in healthy, positive ways through connection, mindfulness and intentional soothing spaces.

Jackie Campbell Carroll, MS, TTS, NBC-HWC
Health Coach

Self compassion

Learn about the science, strategy and innovative approach of self compassion and how it can increase life satisfaction, happiness, self-confidence, body appreciation and immune function while decreasing shame, anxiety and stress.

Eric Wilkinson, MSW, LCSW
Mental Health Therapist

Healthy relationships

Research suggests that having healthy, meaningful relationships is the greatest predictor of life satisfaction. Mindfulness, boundaries and compassion for ourselves and others are key tools we'll explore on our search for healthier and happier relationships.

Rhonda Henry, MSW, CSW
Mental Health Therapist

Intuitive eating

When we understand the science of eating intuitively, we’ll be able to more easily recognize and develop practices that support whole-body nutrition and health.

Movement and Stretching (for busy people)

Ideas for ways to move, stand and stretch (especially when sitting at a desk or in the car for long periods of time) that increase energy, strength and vitality while also being sustainable.

Carrie Davidson, EdD, ACSM EP-C, RYT 500
Exercise Specialist

Resilient sleep

When we’re able to get more restful sleep, we can feel the difference in every area of our life. Get a better handle on how environment, sleep science and the body's circadian rhythm can be turned into sleep habits for more ZZZs.

Amy Rodquist-Kodet, MA, CHWC
Health Coach

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July 14, 2025

Becoming Wildly Resilient podcast

We all face challenges and stress in the various areas and stages of our lives. How can we become more resilient and grow from these experiences?

July 01, 2025

Feeling Disconnected?

We all feel lonely sometimes. But did you know loneliness isn’t just an emotional experience?  Loneliness is a biological signal, like hunger or thirst.  Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General, has called it a national epidemic, citing research that chronic loneliness can quietly wear away at our mental and physical health. Here's the good news: just as loneliness is universal, so is our capacity to reconnect.

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.