In this Expert Interview, AdvancingWellness CEO Mari Ryan is joined by author, speaker, and businesswoman Martha R.A. Fields to discuss her new book “The Okinawa in Me: Finally FInding My Ikigai (Reason for Being)”.Mari Ryan: Welcome to the Workplace Well-being Essentials Series, I’m Mari Ryan. I’m the CEO and founder of advancing wellness, it is my pleasure to welcome you
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What’s Your Reason For Being?
What’s your reason for being?Have you ever really thought about that? If you are a parent, you no doubt have. You think about providing for your children and making sure they grow up to be well-rounded with solid values.If you are an employee, you may have as well. You may feel a deep connection to your work – beyond earning
Expert Interview: Jennifer Grossmeier, Ph.D., MPH – Reimagining Workplace Well-being
In this Expert Interview, AdvancingWellness CEO Mari Ryan is joined by author, speaker, and researcher Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH to discuss her new book “Reimagining Workplace Well-being”.Mari Ryan: Welcome to the workplace well-being essential series I’m Mari Ryan I’m the CEO and founder of advancing wellness, it is my pleasure to welcome you today to this expert interview, where we
What Workplaces Need Today
Imagine for a moment a workplace where everyone is working together towards a common goal. Each team member is looking out for the other members of the team and supporting each other. People feel seen and that they belong. In this workplace, there is no political game playing, narcissism, or backstabbing. On my summer reading list is Jessica Grossmeier’s new
Expert Interview: Julie Alig, Ph.D. – Measuring Well-being
In this Expert Interview, AdvancingWellness CEO Mari Ryan is joined by self-described data geek Julie Alig, Ph.D. to discuss measuring well-being in the workplace. Mari Ryan: Welcome to the Workplace Well-being Essential Series. I’m Mari Ryan I’m the CEO and founder of Advancing Wellness. It is my pleasure to welcome you today to this expert interview, where we explore topics
Measuring What Matters
To achieve our goals, we must measure progress. Whether you want to run a 5K or run a marathon or achieve a particular position or a career achievement. Especially in business. Business is all about the metrics. It’s about how we measure progress. And yet when it comes to how organizations measure well-being, well, it’s not quite so clear. Well-being
Expert Interview: David Greenwood – Burnout
In this Expert Interview, AdvancingWellness CEO Mari Ryan is joined by author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur David Greenwood to discuss burnout in the workplace. Mari Ryan: Welcome to the workplace well being essential series. I’m Mari Ryan CEO and Founder of Advancing Wellness. It is my pleasure to welcome you to this expert interview, where we explore topics that impact
Put Your Oxygen Mask on First
Heart attack, depression, exhaustion, anxiety. These are all examples of stories I’ve heard from people who have experienced burnout. I remember years ago having lunch with a woman whose husband had recently passed away. I gently asked what caused his death. She responded ‘stress’. Her husband was in his 40’s.We don’t have to wait until we have a severe health
When in Need
Have you ever had a time in your life when you didn’t know where to turn? You knew that you needed help or where stuck in a way that you just couldn’t seem to find the right direction? This can happen to anyone. Perhaps you’ve had this situation. There can be any number of causes for this dilemma: relationship issues,
Running on Empty
At first, I thought it was the flu. I was exhausted and slept for days, which was unusual for me as a healthy twenty-something. When it happened again six months later, it got me thinking. Had I been working too hard? Was I burning the candle at both ends? Had I lost all sense of balance in my life? The