Wellbeing support shouldn’t just be considered an optional perk; it should be seen as an integral component of business strategy. Programs designed to ensure employee wellbeing lead to improved health and productivity outcomes.
Building wellbeing skills takes time and effort, so to facilitate adoption and impactful results organizations must promote well-being support through multiple communication channels.
1. Taking care of yourself
Take care to prioritize and engage in activities that nurture you. Self-care practices can support physical and mental wellbeing by creating routines and routines while offering positive strategies for handling emotions and stress management.
Physical self-care involves regularly engaging in exercise, eating healthily and getting enough restful sleep. Emotional self-care includes learning to recognize and express all types of emotions through healthy methods – writing or talking with a therapist are effective means.
Spiritual self-care involves making space and time for spirituality or faith and finding meaning in your life, while relationship self-care involves building strong bonds with those in your life and giving back to them. Work/professional self-care refers to setting clear professional boundaries while keeping a healthy balance between personal and work lives.
2. Taking care of others
Research has demonstrated that adults who benefit from healthy social support have a lower risk of depression and high blood pressure, making better lifestyle decisions like not smoking too much or drinking excessively. Friends can help individuals make smarter health choices such as not smoking or drinking too much.
Happiness increases exponentially when we give back. According to research, even writing an encouraging note can bring immense happiness.
Caregiving others requires being selective and not taking on too much. Being a caregiver can be extremely demanding, so having your own support network is crucial. While caregivers may feel guilty for taking some time for themselves, taking this time off will be vital to both their own health and the person they’re caring for.
3. Taking care of your environment
Wellbeing goes beyond physical or mental health–it also refers to your relationship with nature and its environs, including home decor, desk organization and food choices.
Your environment has a significant effect on your wellbeing, and taking care of it is easier than you might expect. Simply reducing water usage while brushing or shaving could save hundreds of liters per month! Every small contribution counts toward protecting our shared planet!
4. Taking care of your finances
At its heart lies an encouraging fact: many of the same self-care practices recommended for physical and mental wellbeing can also improve financial well-being. Regular exercise, healthy eating habits and adequate rest are just some of the measures you can take towards greater financial health; budgeting, saving and paying down debt are just three such ways you can take to enhance it.
Financial wellbeing can reduce stress levels and enrich your quality of life, opening doors to exploring career options which weren’t possible previously.
Establishing an emergency savings cushion and maintaining sufficient insurance coverage are great ways to give yourself peace of mind. They give you confidence about your financial decisions and allow you to give to causes close to your heart without breaking your budget. Plus, having these accounts in place helps build stronger relationships among family and friends!
5. Taking care of your relationships
Healthy relationships – whether romantic, platonic, familial or intimate – have an immense effect on mental health and wellbeing. Relationships should be respectful, honest and fun – should any problems arise that require mediation services to navigate conflict resolution then UMD has several confidential and non-confidential resources that you can utilize for support.
Loving relationships aren’t only about Valentine’s Day and pink hearts – they can actually help improve your physical health by decreasing the risk of heart attacks, certain cancers and infections like pneumonia. Prioritizing self-care can help bring out your best self and form stronger partnerships between two people – just remember it’s okay to say no when needed and learn more about self-care in relationships here.
