MESSA Health Promotion Consultant Rhonda Jones hosted the 2023 Spring Worksite Wellness Conference on May 12. During her session, Work Culture & Mental Wellness, Jones detailed how to start a worksite wellness group of your own and how MESSA can help make it happen.
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Sessions also included:
Refresh Your Brain with Mindful Movement
Cara Bradley, mental fitness expert
The best way to perk up your brain and boost your mood is to move your body. In this fun, interactive session, learn how to synchronize your body and mind with mindful movement, breath and rhythm. Discover how simple exercises like bending your spine or swaying your arms provides nourishment and stimulation to your brain. Get ready to stand up and get energized.
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Food & Mood
Deanna Minich, nutrition scientist
Food is medicine. However, many people don’t realize there is much more that goes into food selection, including your mood and behavior. Learn about cutting-edge science that supports the interrelationship between food and mood, and how to apply these findings in your life. Gain insights about the role of nutrition in mental health; whether mood defines food selection or if nutrients change food choices; how stress and emotions mediate your relationship with food; and a definition of emotional eating and strategies to help you overcome challenges in this area.
Handout: Eat the Rainbow Toolkit
Handout: Food & Mood Tracker
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Sunshine and Serotonin: Recipes for the Outdoor Kitchen
Rob Trufant, executive chef for Kellogg Catering at Michigan State University
Chef Trufant will prepare three courses with recipes utilizing approachable world flavors. The dishes will incorporate Michigan ingredients that are easy to source, fun to make, and encourage you to get outside, soak up some sunshine and get a serotonin boost.
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More About MyStressTools
Jim Porter, creator of MyStressTools
Porter details the different features and new content available in MyStressTools, a robust suite of wellness resources that is free for MESSA members.
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Exercise activity
Bianca Guess, assistant director of recreational sports and fitness services at Michigan State University
Guess leads attendees through simple and effective exercises to get your blood pumping and keep your energy up throughout the workday.
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