Podcasts by Redesigning Wellness Podcast
The Redesigning Wellness podcast explores the world of corporate health to help employers build strategic wellness programs that engage employees.
In this podcast, Jen interviews experts in various specialties to demystify the common worksite wellness program. She’ll also spend time sharing barriers to help get your wellness program moving forward.
You’ll discover common sense approaches to wellness, tips for engaging employees and how to implement a program that your employees actually like.
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258: Signing Off from the Redesigning Wellness Podcast with Jen Arnold from 2022-10-12T01:08:33
If you listened to Jen’s last interview with Bob Merberg, then you know the Redesigning Wellness Podcast is wrapping up Listen
257: The End of the Redesigning Wellness Podcast with Bob Merberg, Principal, Jozito, LLC from 2022-09-29T07:30
The Redesigning Wellness podcast is coming to an official close and who better to recap the last five years of episodes with Jen than Bob Merberg.
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256: Gender-Based Violence is a Workplace Issue with Sarah Gonzalez Bocinski, Associate Director, Workplace and Economic Justice from 2022-09-22T07:30
In the U.S. 43.6 million women (27%) and 37.3 (11%) million men will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime. These staggering numbers make it vita...
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255: The Function of Emotions at Work with Karla McLaren, M.Ed., Founder and CEO at Emotion Dynamics Inc. from 2022-09-15T07:30
Part of our job is guarding our own emotions and the emotions of peers. This emotional labor is rarely identified, almost never supported, or paid for, yet is a r...
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254: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Business with Jen Arnold, CEO Redesigning Wellness from 2022-09-08T07:30
Thinking about leaving your corporate job to go out on your own? After six years of running her own business, Jen brings her recommendations for those in the well...
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253: Vital Skills for Wellness Professionals with Cassie Buckroyd, Columbia Sportswear from 2022-09-01T07:30
Have you ever felt that leading wellbeing efforts were like rolling a boulder uphill? It can definitely feel that way if you’re going at it alone. But how can you...
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252: [Rebroadcast] A Past Interview with Wellness Legend Dee Edington from 2022-08-25T07:30
Dee Edington was a pillar of the wellness community and passed away on June 21, 2022. You can learn more about Dee Listen
251: Supporting Working Parents with Karen Schwarzbach, Global Program Manager for Wellbeing and Life Stages at Salesforce from 2022-08-18T07:30
This year Salesforce has been recognized on the FORTUNE “100 Best Comp...
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250: The Impact of Moral Injury with Noël Lipana, Doctor of Social Work from 2022-08-11T07:30
Moral injury is the act, or omission of an act, that goes against one’s deeply held personal, spiritual, or moral beliefs. Although moral injury has been document...
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249: Addressing Spiritual Wellbeing in the Workplace with Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH from 2022-07-21T07:30
Where does the conversation about spirituality fit into the workplace? Since 86% of US adults identify as being spiritual, we don’t need to shy away from the con... Listen
248: The Long Road to Recovering from Burnout with Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH from 2022-07-14T07:30
What do you do when your dedication to your job lands you in the hospital for severe exhaustion and dehydration? This is the wake-up call today’s guest, Jessica ... Listen
247: Grieving In and Out of the Workplace with Ilana Yahdav, MPA, and Kim Hanlon, MA from 2022-07-07T07:30
Grief is the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or a change in a familiar pattern of behavior. Using that definition, chances are that you have recently g... Listen
246: Wellbeing in the Legal Profession with Robin Wolpert, Attorney from 2022-06-30T07:30
U.S. News named being a lawyer as the 2nd most stressful job in 2022. But it wasn’t... Listen
245: How Organizations Can Build Employee Resilience: Reconnecting to What’s Important from 2022-06-28T07:30
This is the final excerpt from a recent webinar Jen facilitated through Wellable Labs titled “Resilience: Why We Need It More Than Ever”. In this clip, Jen review...
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244: Making Real Progress on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with Ella Washington, PhD, Organizational Psychologist from 2022-06-23T07:30
Two years ago, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) was the topic of new conversations, organizational pledges, and the creation of new job roles. But what has ...
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243: How Organizations Can Build Employee Resilience: Rest&Recovery from 2022-06-21T07:30
This is a short excerpt from a recent webinar Jen facilitated through Wellable Labs titled “Resilience: Why We Need It More Than Ever”. In this clip, Jen reviews ...
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242: The Causes&Treatment of Burnout with Jennifer Moss, Award-Winning Happiness Expert from 2022-06-16T07:30
Burnout is the result of occupational stress left unmanaged, marked by high levels of exhaustion and depletion, emotional distance from our job, and cynicism. Wit...
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241: How Organizations Can Build Employee Resilience: Acknowledging&Making Space for Emotions from 2022-06-14T07:30
This is a short excerpt from a recent webinar Jen facilitated through Wellable Labs titled “Resilience: Why We Need It More Than Ever”. In this clip, Jen reviews ...
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240: Leading Wellness Professionals into New Territory with Sara Martin, CEO&Maggie Gough, COO WELCOA from 2022-06-09T07:30
What have the past two years been like for wellness professionals?
Going through the pandemic themselves, while tryi...
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239: Resilience Facts&Myths with Jen Arnold from 2022-06-07T07:30
This is a short excerpt from a recent webinar Jen facilitated through Wellable Labs titled “Resilience: Why We Need It More Than Ever”. In this first clip, Jen re...
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238: The Plight of the Working Mom with Leslie Forde, CEO and Founder of Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs from 2022-06-02T07:30
Being a working mom during COVID was an impossible act of balancing full time jobs and full time teaching. Pew Research Center found that working Listen
237: How to Avoid Toxic Positivity with Dr. Natalie Christine Dattilo, Clinical Psychologist from 2022-05-26T07:30
It’s important to stay positive, especially in trying times. But what happens when that positivity becomes unhelpful, shaming, and ultimately, toxic?
236: Rebuilding Social Connections with Natalie Kerr Ph.D., Social Psychologist from 2022-05-19T07:30
Connecting socially is an innate human need and one that was practically eliminated during the pandemic. For the past two years, we turned to social media, Zoom c...
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235: Leading in Post-Pandemic Times with Karen Suchsland from 2022-05-12T07:30
The stats point to the likelihood that most of us are in some stage of burnout, and guess who this includes? Managers – you know, the ones leading your employees....
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234: An Update After a Year-Long Break from 2022-05-10T07:30
It’s been over a year since host, Jen Arnold, decided to take a break from the Redesigning Wellness podcast. In this episode, Jen walks you through what’s in stor...
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233: Taking a Break from Podcasting with Jen Arnold, CEO of Redesigning Wellness from 2021-03-31T07:30
Host Jen Arnold began the Redesigning Wellness Podcast in 2016, fresh out of the corporate workforce and eager to learn and dissect the multitude of aspects affec...
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232: The Laziness Lie with Dr. Devon Price, Professor and Author from 2021-03-24T07:30
In a society hyper focused on productivity and doing more, it can be easy to bully yourself about being lazy and not accomplishing enough.
231: Optimizing Benefits for Inclusivity with Rachael McCann, Senior Director at Willis Towers Watson from 2021-03-17T07:30
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the shortcomings of many benefits programs at the same time as 2020 prompted a closer look at diversity and inclusion within org...
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230: Wellness for Small Businesses with Nikki Reynolds, Wellness Specialist at ePlus Inc. from 2021-03-10T08:30
In the last decade, the wellness industry has been on a steady rise. With 80% of large companies and 50% of small companies implementing wellness programs, wellne...
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229: Maximizing Leadership Hierarchies with Lindy Greer, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at University of Michigan's Ross School of Business from 2021-02-24T08:30
The ability to understand and alter the power dynamic of a team is an essential leadership skill for maximum effectiveness according to today’s guest, Lindy Greer...
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228: Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone with Ray Richards, CEO and Founder of Do Something Different from 2021-02-17T08:30
Psychologists believe that we spend over 80% of our lives on autopilot. We all know how hard it can be to step out of our comfort zones. What would life be like i...
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227: Diversity and Inclusivity in Healthcare with Lesley Williams, MD from 2021-02-10T08:30
Everyone deserves access to healthcare and respect from healthcare providers - regardless of shape, body size, or skin color. Unfortunately, that’s not always the...
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226: Increasing Diversity in Dietetics with Deanna Belleny, Co-Founder of Diversify Dietetics from 2021-02-03T08:30
Though the general trend of diversity and inclusion is increasing, wellness fields like dietetics and health promotion have not experienced as much growth or atte...
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225: Job Loss During a Pandemic with Chrissy Ball, Michelle Bartelt, and Scott Dinwiddie from 2021-01-27T08:30
In April of 2020, as the coronavirus forced the first major shutdowns in the US, unemployment rates in every state soared to a level not previously seen since dat...
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What Are Your Values? from 2021-01-22T08:30
In this solo episode of the Redesigning Wellness podcast, host Jen Arnold talks about the importance of knowing your values, why they are important, and how she u...
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224: Wellness 2.0 with Scott Dinwiddie from 2021-01-20T08:30
Wellness isn’t so much a healthcare problem as a matter of psychological needs fulfillment, according to today’s podcast guest Scott Dinwiddie. He believes organi...
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The Role of the Wellness Coordinator from 2021-01-15T08:30
In this solo episode of the Redesigning Wellness podcast, host Jen Arnold talks about the role of the wellness coordinator, how the job duties are keeping us (and...
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223: Columbia’s Total Wellbeing Model with Cassie Buckroyd, Wellbeing Programs Manager at Columbia Sportswear Company from 2021-01-13T08:30
Expanding the wellness program in an organization from inception as a part time employee to a global initiative is no easy task, especially when wellness doesn’t ...
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An Announcement from 2021-01-08T08:30
This is a special episode of the Redesigning Wellness podcast, where host Jen Arnold talks solo about a recent pivot she’s making in her business.
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222: Health Coaching for New Possibilities with Michael Arloski, CEO and Founder at Real Balance Global Wellness Services from 2021-01-06T08:30
As we step eagerly into 2021 after the difficulty of 2020, many people are carefully considering mindsets and attitudes with which to approach a new year filled w...
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221: 2020 End of Year Wellness Wrap-up with Jen Arnold and Bob Merberg, Principal Consultant at Jozito from 2020-12-16T08:30
Give yourself a pat on the back for making it through 2020! It’s time for Jen’s annual wellness wrap-up with colleague Bob Merberg, Principal Consultant at Jozito...
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220: The Many Facets of Wellbeing with Dr. Jay Maddock, Co-Director of the Center for Health and Nature from 2020-12-09T08:30
The scope of career paths open to wellness professionals varies far and wide, as evidenced by the resume of today’s guest, Dr. Jay Maddock, Co-director of the Cen...
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219: A Battle-Tested Leadership Process with Errol Doebler, Founder of Leader 193 from 2020-12-02T08:30
The stress and anxiety increase among employees as a result of COVID has required emotionally connected leadership, leaving many leaders wondering how to accompli...
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218: Taking Care of our Teachers with Tyecia Powell, Consultant, NonProfit Wellness from 2020-11-25T08:30
It’s no secret that teachers are one group that have borne a great deal of the weight of the pandemic, and as such their wellbeing has been impacted immeasurably....
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217: Wellness in 2021: Turning Obstacles into Opportunity with Jen Arnold from 2020-11-18T08:30
2020 has presented an abundance of obstacles, but have you noticed the opportunities? In this webinar turned podcast, host Jen Arnold highlights some of the essen...
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216: Supporting Front Line Workers with Linda Montgomery, Senior Vice President of Engagement Services at WorkLife Partnership from 2020-11-11T08:30
The widespread financial hardships of COVID-19 have illuminated just how much some employees, especially frontline and lower waged workers, are struggling with ba...
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215: Examining 2020 Wellness Trends with Joe Miller, President of Shortlister from 2020-11-04T08:30
Finding the ideal vendor can be a stressful and time consuming process for HR and wellness professionals, especially as vendor needs continue to change with the v...
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214: Creating a Culture of Mental Health Awareness with Darrell Moon, Founder of Orriant from 2020-10-28T07:30
Addressing workforce mental and emotional health is a wellness strategy many organizations have been hesitant to embrace. However, with the emergence of the pande...
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213: Small Business Survival with Maggie Gough, Founder of Realize Wellbeing and Kevin McAlister, Founder of Lift Your Wellbeing from 2020-10-21T07:30
Among the people hit hardest by the emergence of the pandemic, small business owners are at the top. With trainings and conferences cancelled, in person meetings ...
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212: Wellness Strategy&Planning During Uncertain Times with Maddison Bezdicek, Health Strategies Practice Leader and Vicki Roy, Senior Health Strategist from 2020-10-14T07:30
If 2020 has taught wellness professionals anything, it’s that flexibility and creativity are key. Now, looking toward 2021 and the uncertainty surrounding COVID a...
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211: Adjusting Wellness Offerings in Response to COVID with Laura Berry, Manager of Employer Wellness and Tammy Oechsle, Wellbeing Program Director from 2020-10-07T07:30
With the emergence of COVID and the sudden shift to sending employees home, wellness professionals had to pivot their offerings quickly. The focus had to shift fr...
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210: The 7 Types of Rest with Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD, Author of Sacred Rest from 2020-09-30T07:30
Exhaustion is one of the leading causes of performance decline and eventual burnout among people today. Most people don’t realize how many facets of rest they’re ...
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209: Creating an Environment of Capacity with Rana DeBoer, Chief Culture Officer, City of Sioux Falls from 2020-09-23T07:30
It’s no secret that wellness and workplace culture are inextricably linked. Today’s guest, Rana DeBoer, Chief Culture Officer for the City of Sioux Falls proves t...
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208: Disrupting the Healthcare Status Quo with David Contorno, Founder of E Powered Benefits from 2020-09-16T07:30
We’ve all heard it said that the healthcare and insurance systems are broken, but today’s guest, David Contorno, believes it’s functioning just as it was designed...
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207: Physician Burnout: Causes, Signs,&Solutions with Nisha Mehta, MD from 2020-09-09T07:30
Though burnout is a topic garnering more and more attention, physicians are one professional group sometimes overlooked despite higher substance, alcohol abuse, a...
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[Rebroadcast] Why We’re All Biased with Howard Ross, Author and Founding Partner of Udarta Consulting from 2020-09-02T07:30
As wellness professionals we’re in a unique position to bring employees together. But as humans, we’re biased. We make stuff up about people all of the time. We do it at work on a daily basis. E...
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206: Increasing your Emotional Intelligence with Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry, New York Times Bestselling Author and Co-founder of the Institute for Health and Human Potential from 2020-08-26T07:30
If showing up as your best self gets increasingly difficult with added stress and anxiety, it's no surprise that the coronavirus pandemic is putting our emotional...
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205: Balancing Compassion and Productivity with Becky Jacobs, Founder and Chief Engagement Officer of Simple Change from 2020-08-19T07:30
As organizations return to in person workspaces, leaders are tasked with the responsibility of encouraging productivity without increasing already high employee stress and anxiety. Today’s guest...
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204: Reducing Anxiety in the Workplace (in Response to COVID-19) with Dr. Ashley Solomon, Founder of Galia Collaborative from 2020-08-12T07:30
With COVID numbers rising, businesses returning to the office, kids returning to school, it should be no surprise that anxiety abounds in your workforce. Along wi...
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203: Increasing Racial Diversity in the Wellness Field with Dawn Carter, Jessica Etheredge, and Juanita Hawkins from 2020-08-05T07:30
Take a moment to picture a wellness professional in your mind’s eye. What or who came to mind? Chances are, the image of a young, fit, white woman sprang to mind....
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202: Moving Beyond Healthcare Costs Savings with Jim Purcell, Founder of the Returns on Wellbeing Institute from 2020-07-29T07:30
The C-Suite focus on ROI doesn’t have to be a stumbling block to getting support for comprehensive wellbeing programs. Today’s guest, Jim Purcell, Founder of the ...
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201: Learning to Human Better with Beth Weissenberger, Co-Founder and President of HG Corporate from 2020-07-22T07:30
According to a report from the Personnel Management Association, when training is combined with coaching, individuals increase their productivity by an average of...
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200: Understanding the New EEOC Proposed Law with Barbara Zabawa, Owner of the Center for Health and Wellness Law, LLC from 2020-07-15T07:30
In a meeting on June 11th, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to move forward with a new initiative of proposed laws pertaining to wellness ...
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199: Advancing Multicultural Competency in Wellness with Linda Howard, CEO of Alturnative from 2020-07-08T07:30
As social consciousness shifts towards demanding inclusivity and diversity, the need for multicultural competency in workplaces is more and more apparent. Today’s...
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198: Research on the Effectiveness of Traditional Wellness Programs with Julian Reif, Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Illinois from 2020-07-01T07:30
Do traditional biometric screening and incentive-based wellness programs have any meaningful effect on the physical health of employees? Today’s guest, Julian Rei...
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197: Fighting Back Against Fatphobia with Ragen Chastain, Speaker, Writer, and Consultant from 2020-06-24T07:30
Despite the fact that nearly 95% of diets fail in the long term and dieters often experience more weight gain than they originally lost, weight loss still remains the focus of many wellness prog...
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196: Building Strong Teams During Turbulent Times with Mike Robbins, Best Selling Author and Motivational Speaker from 2020-06-17T07:30
In the current climate of COVID-19 survival, increasing political divide, and racial unrest, the message of Mike Robbins’s newest book Listen
195: Fighting Racism in the Workplace with Dr. Ella Washington, CEO of Ellavate Solutions from 2020-06-10T12:35:03
The President of the American Psychological Association recently stated, “we are living in a racism pandemic, which is taking a heavy psychological toll on our African American citizens.” Our co...
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194: Combatting LSD Using Positive Psychology with MJ Shaar, Motivational Speaker from 2020-06-03T07:30
**Disclaimer - this episode was recorded pre-COVOD.**
More than 80% of workers admit to feeling stress, 40% report b...
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193: The Impact of Substance Use Disorder on Your Workforce with Peter Loeb&Ashley Loeb Blassingame, Co-founders of Lionrock Recovery from 2020-05-27T07:30
If employees aren’t engaging in substance use while on the clock, why is it so imperative that employers champion substance use disorder recovery? “The research s...
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192: The Causes of Leadership Breakdowns with Eric Kaufmann, President and Founder of Sagatica from 2020-05-20T07:30
As technology accelerates the shifting of corporate America and culture at large, leaders find themselves with less and less time to regroup and recenter themselv...
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191: Your Leadership Blueprint with Doug Conant, Founder of ConantLeadership from 2020-05-13T07:30
“Your leadership story is your life story,” according to Doug Conant, globally renowned business leader, bestselling author, and today’s guest. If you find yourse...
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190: A Collaborative Effort for Mental Wellness with Rebecca Fairman, Executive Director of Connections for Mental Wellness from 2020-05-06T07:30
According to the World Health Organization, the estimated cost of depression and anxiety is $1 trillion per year (globally) due to lost productivity. T
189: The Impact of Employee Loneliness with Hakan Ozcelik, Professor at California State University, Sacramento from 2020-04-29T07:30
With the increased need for social distancing, working from home, and quarantining, loneliness has become even more of a hot topic than it was before COVID-19. To...
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188: Evaluating Your Relationship with Alcohol, with Heather Lowe, Founder of Ditched the Drink from 2020-04-22T07:30
Alcohol is integrated into our current culture to celebrate, socialize, relax, and cope. Especially during this pandemic, memes and jokes about increasing alcohol...
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187: Communicating During COVID-19, with Wendy Reizer, Marketing Communications Consultant at W Creative Brand Communications from 2020-04-15T07:30
Does the stress and anxiety of the #COVID19 crisis have you unsure of how to communi...
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186: Diet Culture and Weight Stigma in the Workplace, with Christy Harrison, Author of Anti-Diet from 2020-04-08T07:30
With so much of the wellness world focused on weight loss as the key to health, how is it possible that the science suggests otherwise? Christy Harrison, register...
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185: 4 Critical Keys for More Impact and Influence with Jen Arnold, Founder of Redesigning Wellness and Rebecca Johnson, Cofounder of ViDL Solutions from 2020-04-01T07:30
As wellness professionals, we are constantly seeking ways to increase our impact and influence within our organizations. Today, Jen Arnold, our host and founder o...
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184: Navigating the Virtual Workplace with Mary Abbajay, President of Careerstone Group from 2020-03-25T07:30
The current pandemic has forced many leaders and their teams around the world out of offices and into virtual workplaces. Many are trying to transition to working...
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183: Managing Anxiety During COVID-19 with Dr. Richa Bhatia, MD from 2020-03-18T11:19:22
The current COVID-19 health crisis has nearly everyone feeling some varying degree of anxiety. Today’s guest, Dr. Richa Bhatia, MD, board certified psychiatrist a...
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182: Creating Change through Context with Norman Wolfe, Founder of Quantum Leaders from 2020-03-11T07:30
Organizations are much more like living bodies than the well-oiled machines that we so often imagine them to be. Helping leaders understand and utilize this diffe...
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181: Building an Inclusion Revolution with Colleen Reilly, Senior Vice President of Business Development for Immersive Worlds from 2020-03-04T08:30
Incorporating technology into culture doesn’t have to take away from the humanistic aspect. In fact, Colleen Reilly, Senior Vice President of Business Development...
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180: Open Hiring at Greyston Bakery with Joe Kenner and Sara Marcus from 2020-02-26T08:30
When people aren’t working, the community is suffering, according to Joe Kenner, Vice President of Programs and Partnerships at Greyston Bakery, an organization f...
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179: Creating a Culture of Psychological Safety with Dr. Timothy Clark, founder and CEO of LeaderFactor from 2020-02-19T08:30
Psychological safety is an absolute necessity in order to have innovative, high achieving teams. According to today’s guest, Dr. Timothy Clark, founder and CEO of...
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178: Reimagining Wellness with Chuck Gillespie, CEO, National Wellness Institute from 2020-02-12T08:30
It would be nearly impossible for one wellness organization to be the expert on each of the many facets of whole person wellness. That’s why partnerships and coll...
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177: The Art and Science of Employee Surveys with Jirs Meuris, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2020-02-05T08:30
Creating effective measurement tools is an integral yet sometimes confusing piece of any wellness program. Today’s guest, Jirs Meuris, is back to help demystify t...
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176: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone with Melissa Lucas, Founder, Edge of Your Comfort Zone from 2020-01-29T08:30
Ever think you want to try something new but stop yourself short of taking action on it? You’re not alone. Doing new things can be scary because it gets us out of...
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175: Marketing Strategies that Increase Wellness Engagement with Benjamin Prinzing, Founder and CEO of Kadalyst from 2020-01-22T08:30
The roles that branding and marketing play in employee engagement cannot be overstated, but often these are concepts that many wellness professionals overlook. To...
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174: Winning Tactics For Building Better Work Relationships with Bryan Falchuk, Founder of Insurance Evolution Partners from 2020-01-15T08:30
The dynamics and health of the relationships in a workplace is an integral part of the overall health of the organization and the wellbeing of its people. Today’s...
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173: The 4 Steps to Organizational Influence for Wellness Professionals with Jen Arnold from 2020-01-08T08:30
Connecting and developing relationships with leaders is a common pain-point among wellness professionals. In today’s episode, podcast host Jen Arnold shares a web...
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172: Becoming Unmuted with Rachel Druckenmiller, Founder/CEO of Unmuted from 2020-01-01T08:30
Unleashing and giving yourself permission to be your truest and most authentic self is one of the most vulnerable and rewarding things you can do, according to to...
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171: Constructive Dialogue and Collective Wellbeing with Karen Moseley, President of HERO from 2019-12-18T08:30
The practice of conducting research and translating that research into meaningful best practices is one of the foundations and drivers of moving the wellness indu...
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170: 2019 Wellness Wrap-up with Bob Merberg, Principal Consultant at Jozito from 2019-12-11T08:30
Another year has almost passed, which means it’s time for Jen’s annual chat with wellness colleague, Bob Merberg. It’s so easy to forget what happened this year s...
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169: Be Well Lead Well with Renee Moorefield, Cofounder and CEO of Wisdom Works from 2019-12-04T08:30
What comes first, the leader or the wellness professional? According to today’s guest, Renee Moorefield, “a leader is someone who sees themself as stewarding the ...
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168: From Employees to Entrepreneurs with Maggie Gough, Founder/CEO of Realize Wellbeing from 2019-11-27T08:30
Whether you feel shoved by the universe or have that insistent excitement in the back of your mind, starting a business is like stepping into completely uncharted...
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167: Collaborating for Wellness Success with Alli Cromartie, Global Wellness Leader at Ingersoll Rand from 2019-11-20T08:30
Serving 50,000 employees in 32 countries with a team of one is a setup that would be enough to make many wellness professionals run the other way. Today’s guest, ...
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166: How Adverse Childhood Experiences Impact Employee Wellness with Diana Bishop, Sr. Learning Consultant and Health and Wellness Coach for Kaiser Permanente from 2019-11-13T08:30
Although we aim to impact adults in the workplace, our childhood experiences teach us how to cope with life and affect our overall health and wellness. Wellness p...
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165: How to Get Out of Your Own Way with Kerry Walls, Founder and CEO of Coaching Collaborative from 2019-11-06T08:30
As a business coach for almost 20 years, it’s no surprise that today’s guest, Kerry Walls, began to notice some behavioral patterns differing between male and female executives and entrepreneurs...
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164: Gallup’s Approach to Employee Wellbeing with Ryan Wolf, Physical Wellbeing Lead at Gallup from 2019-10-30T13:15:37
It’s nearly impossible to attend a wellness conference without seeing at least one speaker quoting Gallup data. But how does this industry go-to handle their own internal employee wellness progr...
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163: Unlocking Employee Motivation with Scott Rigby, Founder/CEO of Immersyve, Inc. from 2019-10-23T07:30
It’s no secret that one of the biggest hurdles in the wellness profession is finding the key to get employees motivated and engaged in our programs. But what if it’s not our job to be the active...
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162: Launching Redesigning Wellness Academy from 2019-10-16T07:30
As wellness professionals, we know that the shift into the next generation of wellness isn’t always an easy one. Maybe your organization or clients aren’t ready to ditch incentives and move away...
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161: Living the Good Life with Melanie Cumbee, Top U.S. Health Promotion Professional from 2019-10-09T07:30
As new health science continues to emerge, it’s imperative that we as wellness professionals allow our ideas and efforts to shift and change along with it. Today’s guest, Melanie Cumbee, has lea...
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160: Understanding Human Behavior with Steven Sisler from 2019-10-02T07:30
Knowing the people you’re engaging with is one of the biggest advantages you can have when trying to influence both inside or outside of an organization Today’s guest, Steven Sisler, has honed t...
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159: Leading Without a Title with Sue Salvemini, Founder and President of Focal Pointe Consulting Group from 2019-09-25T07:30
As wellness professionals, one thing we’re constantly seeking is a seat at the table. Oftentimes, the path to this seat lies in developing and utilizing our leadership skills. Today’s guest, Sue...
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158: The Downside of Being an Expert with Sydney Finkelstein from 2019-09-18T07:30
Being an expert is highly regarded in the business world. After all, isn’t that why we went to school…to become an expert in our field of interest? As a wellness pro, we are often expected to fl...
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157: Staywell’s Best Wellness Practices with Nicole Latimer, CEO of Staywell from 2019-09-11T07:30
In the worksite wellness industry, there is a divide between thought leaders when it comes to the question – does wellness work? Although this is too simple of a question to ask, recent research...
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156: Why We’re All Biased with Howard Ross, Author and Founding Partner of Udarta Consulting from 2019-09-04T07:30
As wellness professionals we’re in a unique position to bring employees together. But as humans, we’re biased. We make stuff up about people all of the time. We do it at work on a daily basis. E...
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155: How to Address the Mental Wellbeing of All Employees with Justin Kruger, Founder and CEO of Project Helping from 2019-08-28T07:30
It’s no doubt that mental health is finally getting some of the attention it deserves. But many employers and wellness pros are at a loss for how to address mental health in the workplace. Alth...
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154: How Superbosses Manage Talent with Sydney Finkelstein from 2019-08-21T07:30
Senior executives have ranked talent shortages as a top organizational risk in 2019. According to today’s guest, Sydney Finkelstein, this is not a new concern but rather one organizations have f...
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153: The Link between Financial Insecurity and Work Performance with Jirs Meuris from 2019-08-14T07:30
A 2019 survey by PwC found that more employees than ever admitted to being stressed about their finances. It’s no surprise with 6 out of 10 US adults holding credit card debt (with nearly 2 in 5...
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152: The Refugee Workforce with Chris, Founder of Amplio Recruiting from 2019-08-07T07:30
Imagine fleeing your home (and everything and everyone you know) to escape violence, persecution or disease outbreak. You move into a temporary refugee camp with the desire to safely live and wo...
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151: Breaking down the Lawsuit against Yale University with Barbara Zabawa from 2019-07-31T07:30
If you’re on top of big news in the worksite wellness world, you may have heard about employees suing Yale University because they allege the wellness program is not voluntary. That’s why wellne...
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150: Making Biometric Screenings More Human with Ann Sabbag, CEO of Health Designs from 2019-07-24T07:30
Biometrics screenings are pervasive throughout the wellness industry, often as a foundational part of an employer’s full wellness program. Recently, there have been some (including myself) advoc...
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149: Why Normal Isn’t Healthy with Bowen White, Perspirational Speaker from 2019-07-17T07:30
No matter how successful, rich or high on the corporate ladder we are, Dr. Bowen White says we all have a secret we share. It’s not a secret we talk about but it’s one we bring with us to work, ...
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148: Building Happier Workplaces with Nataly Kogan, Founder, Happier, Inc. from 2019-07-10T07:30
The word “happy” can be such a loaded one. It conjures up an overly chipper person that no matter the circumstance, they see rainbows and unicorns. Luckily, podcast guest, Nataly Kogan, tells us...
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[Rebroadcast] Why We Should Stop Promoting Health with Dr. Michelle Segar from 2019-07-03T07:30
Most people know they should eat more vegetables, exercise and sleep at least 7 hours a night but unfortunately, knowledge doesn’t equate to behavior. Research suggests we tend to make daily hea...
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147: The 6 Critical Keys to Increasing your Impact and Influence as a Wellness Professional with Rebecca Johnson, Co-founder, ViDL Solutions from 2019-06-26T07:30
There are times when it feels like the wellness industry is under attack. Most recently, it was the Song et al study published in JAMA and before that it was the University of Illinois study. Bo...
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146: Make Your Communications Matter with Jennifer Benz, Communications Leader at Segal Benz from 2019-06-19T07:30
With the many strategic priorities within organizations, it’s easy for employers to forgo attention and resources for employee communications. Perhaps there’s a portal that most people don’t vis...
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145: The Art of Conversation with Stuart Chittenden, Founder of Squishtalks from 2019-06-12T07:30
In today’s world, we can reach out to almost anybody through social media, an email or a website. Our co-workers are just an IM or text away. But despite this ability to digitally connect, we ar...
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144: Building Emotional Health&Resilience with Dr. Karen Lloyd, Senior Director for Behavioral Health and Resilience at HealthPartners from 2019-06-05T07:30
We all know that wellbeing is more than physical health. Many of the daily choices we make about our physical health habits (exercise, eating, sleep) are dependent on how we feel, what we think ...
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143: Reducing Drama in the Workplace with Alex Dorr, VP of People Evolution from 2019-05-29T07:30
We’ve all heard the phrase “save the drama for your mama” but it seems like people save the drama for their workplaces. If there’s one thing that’s constant in the workplace is drama and today’s...
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142: Connecting Employers to Transform Wisconsin’s Workforce with Marissa Kalkman, Executive Director of the Wellness Council of Wisconsin from 2019-05-22T10:35:03
To evolve the wellness industry, we need leaders in positions of influence who not only see the need for change but balance it with the positives aspects of our profession. One of those leaders ...
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141: Helping Organizations Understand Diversity&Inclusion with Joe Gerstandt from 2019-05-16T07:53:44
In today’s times, it’s imperative that organizations consider diversity and inclusion efforts. But are we even on the same page with what those words really mean? According to Joe Gerstandt, org...
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140: Let’s Fix Work by Fixing Ourselves with Laurie Ruettimann from 2019-05-09T00:12:14
Work seems broken and at times, unfixable. No matter where you turn, consultants, thought leaders and academics have advice on how companies can make work better (or at least suck less) but yet,...
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139: Intrinsic Coaching with Gail Johnston, Owner of Progress Coaching&Consulting from 2019-05-01T07:30
Many wellness solutions are set up to answer the question “how do we get people to change their health behaviors?”. According to today’s guest, Gail Johnston, asking how we create behavior chang...
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138: The 7 Benchmarks with Sara Rauch, Director of Strategy and Planning at WELCOA from 2019-04-24T09:30
With a wellness industry that’s in desperate need of a better value story, we need to challenge the status quo and evolve as wellness professionals. There are times when it feels that we are stu...
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137: Incivility in the Workplace with Catherine Mattice Zundel, Founder and CEO of Civility Partners from 2019-04-17T09:30
According to Christine Porath and Christine Pearson’s polling of thousands of workers over 14 years, 98% have experienced uncivil behavior. It’s not hard to imagine incivility when every day exa...
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136: Being Kind, Not Nice with Marcia Sirota, MD from 2019-04-10T09:30
There are so many emotions that come into the workplace each day, some harkening back to childhood hurt and trauma. According to today’s guest, Dr. Marcia Sirota, a board-certified psychiatrist,...
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135: The Working Caregiver with Amy Goyer, Family and Caregiving Expert from 2019-04-03T09:30
Even if caregiving isn’t impacting you personally, your workforce is definitely impacted. The most recent stats reveal that 1 in 6 employees are caregivers and they spend an average of 20 hours ...
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