Why You Need a Wellness Wednesday with Nurse Lauren

Hi there, Nurse Lauren here with your Wellness Wednesday tips. Why do you need a Wellness Wednesday? It’s always important to take a moment and check in on you. Thinking about your overall wellness – physical and emotional – will help you make healthy choices. What should you do on a Wellness Wednesday: Take a moment to meditate, do a physical activity, prepare a healthy snack, or follow up with a health care professional. And why not do this midweek, on humpday? Well it’s easy to remember because it already has a hashtag #WellnessWednesday! Check out some of these Wellness Wednesday Resources.

10 Weeks to Wellness
KNB Communications (@KNBComm) descries why you need a Wellness Wednesday with a ten week plan complete with themes, videos and other suggested resources.

27 Workplace Wellness Ideas That Your Team Will Love
Are you back to work? Or are you an essential worker that never shut down? Either way, here is a great list of workplace wellness ideas from Every Mind At Work (@everymindatwork) that you and your colleagues can do to hold each other accountable.

COVID-19 Etiquette: 6 Common Conundrums
Has COVID-19 made you anxious? Especially if you are around others who may not be following the same precautions you and your family are? Check NPR’s (@NPR) podcast with the advice of Elaine Swann, (@elaineswann) founder of the Swann School of Protocol on how to protect yourself and show mutual consideration when tackling six common COVID-19 conundrums. This is also a great resource to use to talk to kids as they go back to school and there is a printable pocket guide with illustrations by Malaka Gharib (@MalakaGharib)

How Has COVID-19 Affected Mental Health, Severity of Stress Among Employees?
The AJMC (@AJMC_Journal) reports that nearly 7 in 10 employees indicated in a survey by mental health provider Ginger that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the most stressful time of their entire professional career, which has aligned with stark increases in new prescriptions of antidepressant, antianxiety, and anti-insomnia medications. This data shows that it is now more important than ever to be taking care of ourselves.

This is Nurse Lauren, contributor of NursesNOW, signing off with your Wellness Wednesday Tips! Remember, take a moment out each Wednesday to check-in on your own well-being. Find an accountability partner (in real life or online) and make the most of Wellness Wednesdays.