Work-life and well-being | Human Resources

Personalized support for what matters most to you

Connect one-on-one at no cost to you with therapists, specialists and other experts who work at UK too. Appointments are available to you and your family members.

Appointments currently available in-person or online

Mental health therapist

Financial expert

Health and wellness coach

Dietitian

Exercise specialist

Elder care specialist

Tobacco cessation specialist

A connected, caring work community

Employee Affinity Groups (EAGs) are employee-led communities that provide opportunities to connect with colleagues, share experience and engage in personal and professional growth.

Each group brings together employees with common backgrounds or interests. All UK employees are welcome to participate in any group — whether to learn more, build relationships or contribute to conversations across the university.

For more information about the groups, please contact the HR EAG Liaison Azetta Beatty at Azetta.beatty@uky.edu.

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Experiencing challenges? HR is here to help! Please contact us.

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News

August 09, 2021

Living with dementia: Uncovering unmet wants and needs

Have you ever completely blanked on a name or couldn’t find the right words to say? It’s embarrassing, frustrating and a bit scary. These are everyday occurrences for someone living with dementia. Over time, those with dementia lose their words and can’t tell others what they want or need. Why meeting unmet needs is important

July 13, 2021

The Infertility Journey

Some people have no idea how to respond to a person that shares they are experiencing infertility. If you are a parent that had no issues conceiving, this is a foreign concept to you. If you are a person that is childless by choice you can nod with empathy, but you may not understand the emotional toll infertility has on the person that is trying to conceive. This is where empathy and compassion are our friend. We can be kind and respect where people are on their infertility journey.

May 14, 2021

What the pandemic brought to the kitchen table

Looking Back The past year has looked like no other in lots of ways. For this post, I want to focus on one in particular: food. Let’s take a moment to reflect on how the pandemic changed the ways in which we fed ourselves and our families; what may have worked or didn’t work, and how we can carry the positive changes into the next year and beyond.

April 30, 2021

Moving Forward with Gratitude

It’s been just a little over one year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when our world was upended. All the uncertainty, fear, ambiguity and change in our daily lives has taken a toll on our emotional, mental and physical well-being. It created a year we will never forget. Caregiving can be stressful and challenging at any time. Now add in the pandemic, which has only increased the stress and challenges that caregivers face. So how do we move forward?