The Wellness Project
The Wellness Project is a collection of resources and self-care practices to support and enhance your wellness and resilience. It includes a holistic system of wellness activities such as reading, listening, watching, cooking, connecting, moving, breathing, and resting.
Read
(Books/Articles/Stories)
The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life
Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Wellbeing
Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Change Your World: The Science of Resilience and the True Path to Success
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-term Effects of Childhood Adversity
Molecules of Emotion: The Science behind Mind-Body Medicine
Relaxation Revolution: The Science and Genetics of Mind-Body Healing
Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and even Disaster
Stop Framing Wellness Programs Around Self-Care (Harvard Business Review article 04/22)
Transforming Trauma in Children and Adolescents
Trauma Sensitive Yoga in Therapy: Bringing the Body into Treatment
What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Listen
(Podcast episodes/shows)
Action for Happiness - podcast series
All Sides with Ann Fisher: Wellness Wednesday: Mental Health Screenings and Suicide Prevention
Trauma Informed Biographical Timelines - podcast series with state trauma experts (2019)
Mindfulness podcast series by the U. of Wisconsin-Madison Dept of Family Medicine and Community Health
The Adolescent Mental Health Crisis - Ann Fisher interviews New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Mark Richtel
Burnout. Heard of it? - Article and 4-part podcast series by Mindful
Hidden Brain: The Logic of Rage
Ten Percent Happier Podcast episode 439: Why You Can't Pay Attention - And How to Think Deeply Again: Johann Hari
All Sides with Ann Fischer - interview with Sam Quinones
Brene Brown - (link to episodes)
On Being with Krista Tippett - Bessel van der Kolk: Trauma, the Body, and 2021
Sounds True - David Kessler: Finding Meaning in Our Grief
Tara Brach, Ph.D. - international meditation teacher, author, therapist
Sounds True: Insights at the Edge - hosted by Tami Simon
Meditative Story - Meditative stories to help you get to sleep
Oprah Super Soul - interviews - connecting to the deeper world around you
Ten Percent Happier - hosted by Dan Harris
Thrive Global - hosted by Arianna Huffington
Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness podcast - hosted by David Trleaven
First Person Plural: EI & Beyond - hosted by Danial Goleman, Hanuman Goleman, and Elizabeth Solomon
Well-being: A Boundless podcast - a provider agency in Ohio that focuses on individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Spotify mindful wellness playlist (music)
Watch
(Wellness presentations)
Embodied Facilitation: Bringing Your Full Self into the Room (Sarah Buffie May 2022)
This is Water (David Foster Wallace)
Children's Mental Health Crisis - 60 Minutes 05/08/22
Provider Wellness & Resiliency Series - Part 4 (Bobbie Beale)
Provider Wellness & Resiliency Series - Part 3 (Bobbie Beale)
Provider Wellness & Resiliency Series — Part 2 (Bobbi Beale and Holly Jones)
Provider Wellness & Resiliency Series - Part 1 (with Bobbi Beale)
Reflections on how we lived through 2021 (with Rev. Ron Davis)
Trauma Responsive Care: Safe, Connected, and In Control (with Lara Palay) - Part 1 webinar
Foundations of Dual Diagnosis (with Lara Palay) - Part 2 webinar
Trauma Responsive Care slides (from above webinars)
Building Community-Based, Culturally-Grounded, Population-Level Mental Wellness and Resilience - Chris Brugler
Understanding Breath and Emotion: New Insights into the Vagus Nerve - Doug Keller
Code Lavender Implementing Self-Care Strategies in the Workplace - Melissa Brown
Growing Citizen Allies - Sarah Buffie and Brittany Curry
Northwest Trauma Informed Care Leadership Resilience Training with Amy Chavez -2021 - Part 1 - Safety & Trustworthiness
Northwest Trauma Informed Care Leadership with Amy Chavez 2021 -Part 2 - Collaboration & Empowerment
Northwest Trauma Informed Care Leadership with Amy Chavez 2021 - Part 3 - Inclusion & Healing-Centered Leadership
Northwest Trauma Informed Care Leadership with Lara Palay & Kevin Aldridge 2021 - Part 1 - Safe, Connected & In Control
Northwest Trauma Informed Care Leadership with Lara Palay & Kevin Aldridge 2021 - Part 2 - Leading a Trauma Responsive Environment
Northwest Trauma Informed Care Leadership with Lara Palay & Kevin Aldridge 2021 - Part 3 - Emotional Self-Care for Helping Professionals
Taste
Carrot-Ginger-Orange Salad Dressing
Vegetarian Macaroni Chili - Pick Up Limes
Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken - Barefoot Contessa
Mediterranean Crescent Pinwheels (appetizer)
Pasta with Butter and Tomatoes (sounds strange but it's delicious and a great "Meatless Monday" meal)
Aloha Hawaiian Grilled Chicken (swap out the ketchup for bbq sauce)
Explore
(Wellness Resources)
Supports for Staff Wellness
Staff Wellness Room (DODD) 03.15.22
Staff Wellness Room Checklist for ODRC
Staff Wellness Rooms (Gallery)
Trauma Informed Care Resource Room (Cambridge DC Gallery)
Overtime Personal Care Kits for staff (Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare)
Pup Patrol (DYS)
Supports for Managing Grief, Sadness and Loss
Speaking of Psychology: How Grieving Changes the Brain, with Mary Frances O'Connor, Ph.D.
Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death Joan Halifax
The Grief Recovery Handbook John James and Russell Friedman
There is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love Kelsey Crowe, Ph.D. and Emily McDowell
When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving and other Losses John James and Russell Friedman
The Way Through: Trauma Responsive Care for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Professionals Lara Palay, LISW-S
Grief.com – “The Five Stages of Grief”
“Finding Meaning in our Grief” interview with David Keller – Sounds True
Brene Brown – Researcher on vulnerability and all things “human feelings.” Has many talks and books
“How to Cope with grief, fear and anxiety during COVID” – Interview with Brene Brown
“Inside Out Theory – Stages of Grief”
“Emotional Self-Care for Helping Professionals” – Lara Palay
Breath practice for loss and overwhelm – Holly Jones
Nature meditations Video 1 I Video 2
Ohio Employee Assistance Program - Ohio EAP) is an intake, information, counseling referral and support service for state employees and their family members.
Crisis Text Line – Text 4HOPE to 741741 to be connected to a trained crisis counselor
Hey, I’m Here – Real Talk. Real Experiences. For Ohio youth
OhioHealth Grief Support Groups – support groups for all ages, including children, adolescents and adults
Cornerstone of Hope (Columbus, Cleveland, Lima) – various support groups
*Many churches and local advocacy and affiliate organizations offer support groups. Check with your local Helpline, ADAMHS Board, Nextdoor app, etc. to learn more about these possible connections
Rainbows.org Rainbows for All Children is a program in Ross and Pickaway Counties
Dougy Center The Dougy Center has a national model for supporting grieving children that some agencies in Ohio trained in. They have some grief toolkits on their page for families, schools and communities
Healing House Offers grief assessment for children, support groups, resources, and training
Grief Resources for IDD from Rutgers
Supports for School Wellness
Ohio Department of Education - School Wellness Toolkit
Experience
The Wellness Project Experience is a series of body-mind-centering, resilience-enhancing, self-care practices for supporting the nervous system. These practices are grounded in neuroscience literature. They are safe, accessible, practical, and empowering. These can be done anytime, even on-the-job, to renew your energy, calm your mind, and support your nervous system. These practices promote self-awareness so that you can reconnect to your inner wisdom and find clarity and freedom from overwhelmed states. We reconnect through mindful movements, breath practices, and meditation. Click the link below. Welcome home!
"What Happened To You" book series playlist
Reflect
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