MGH Well-Being Summit Are you working to improve well-being at MGH or interested in learning more to help support your and your colleagues’ well-being? Please save the date for a free MGH Well-Being Summit open to all employees on Wednesday, 11/8/23, at the Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants...
Tag: Well-Being Series
Improving Maternal Mental Health Outcomes
AAMC Learning Series Improving Maternal Mental Health Outcomes: Varied Approaches to Closing the Gap of Care The Improving Maternal Mental Health Outcomes: Varied Approaches to Closing the Gap of Care learning series highlights initiatives of academic medical centers and nonprofit organizations to address the maternal mental health crisis. The first webinar, “Perinatal Mental Health Hotlines...
Improving Child and Youth Mental Health
HAUSER SUMMER 2023 WEBINAR SERIES Improving Child and Youth Mental Health: Federal, State, and Local Opportunities Sponsored by the National Academies Sciences Engineering Medicine The United States in recent years has seen an unprecedented increase in mental health problems for children and youth. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1 in...
Fun Friday: Composing Congratulations Notes – to self!
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. In the realm of wellness, we are constantly barraged with the directive to be self-compassionate, but as we all know, that is so much easier said than done, and the directive can end up adding to our weight...
Fun Friday: Doodling
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Whether you’re at your desk for 10 hours on virtual calls, a student feeling stressed out, or a parent who is looking for ways to engage your kids—these creative doodling exercises give you a different way to change...
Fun Friday – Journaling with Olga: Commonplace Books
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Olga held a fun hour of journaling activities designed to free your creative spirit and improve your self-care through writing. In this session, participants learned how to synthesize information captured through observational writing and use the emerging themes...
Fun Friday: Painting Demonstration with Troods
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Patricia Nolan-Brown (aka Troods), painted a boat scene with holiday trees and a dramatic sky while demonstrating how using the impasto painting technique can be a form of joyful meditation. Facilitator: Patricia Nolan-Brown, BA (aka Troods) is an...
Fun Friday: An Ear-training Session with Professor Joo Park
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Professor Joo created rhythmic and melodic exercises while participants explored their ear skills in rhythm and pitch to listen for the correct notation of the melody. Great for music enthusiasts! Facilitator: Joo Park, PhD, is a composer and...
Fun Friday: Writing for Joy
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Join published author, essayist and expressive writing teacher Áine Greaney Ellrott to discover how expressive writing can bring joy, comfort and clarity to our personal and professional lives. Learn the “why,” “how” and “where” of developing and sustaining...
Midweek Meditation
Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being The CFD Office for Well-Being offers a second weekly meditation session in addition to its Meditation Mondays. The “Midweek Meditations” are held every Wednesday at 8am and each session is guided by a different guest meditation leader from MGH and beyond.