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.

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.

News

February 27, 2024

Be careful of the promises you make and the guilt it can cause

"Promise me I can stay in my own home until I die." It’s a common request that caregivers hear, and it is hard to say no to that request. But it often is even harder to honor it.

December 20, 2023

5 New Year’s resolutions to consider in 2024

We either love them or hate them, but whatever your stance is on New Year’s resolutions, there is something to say about moving into a new year. It provides us with a clean slate and a chance to reflect on what went well, what didn’t and how we can improve next year. Resolutions can provide direction, clarity and optimism. They can be seen as a set of goals to help you plan for the upcoming year. Whether you are new to caregiving, have been doing this for awhile or see it in your near future, there are resolutions to consider that can make your life easier.

December 01, 2023

Use these tips to help reduce your stress over the holidays

A popular holiday song starts “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” but is it really? For many caregivers, the holidays are a time of increased stress and overwhelming challenge. Aside from our usual day-to-day responsibilities of work, family and caregiving, we now have the added demands of the merriest and brightest season. Many caregivers just want the whole thing to be done with. Something’s gotta give! How can we have more joy and fewer upsets this season? Here are six ideas to help you enjoy the holidays.

September 27, 2023

Remember that Dementia can affect each person differently

“If you have met one person with dementia, then you have met one person with dementia.” — Professor Tom Kitwood, University of Bradford, United Kingdom – Person-Centered Dementia Care Dementia may mask the unique characteristics, abilities, interests, preferences and needs of a person, but it can never remove them completely. A person living with dementia does not cease to be the person they once were. Four things to know about dementia: