Love & Asana Blog

It can be frustrating to bring your team’s requests to life—securing the budget, offering exactly what they asked for—only to see a few employees attend. Below are my top tips to support engagement with intentional messaging and workplace culture shifts. Start using these today!

Do you often feel like there's never a moment to spare for your own well-being? You're not alone. We've all heard those cliches about how everyone has the same 24 hours in a day and the importance of carving out time for ourselves. While these sayings hold are true, they can sometimes be a downer on our motivation. But what if I told you there's a simple strategy to make wellness a tangible part of your life? Imagine treating your wellness time with the same importance as a business meeting. Yes, book a meeting with your own self-care!  Block out...

Imagine being just six years old and feeling a pounding headache, your eyes squinting against the light, and your stomach churning with nausea. That was my first encounter with a migraine attack that I can remember, a condition my mother knew all too well. She swiftly turned our home into a sanctuary of darkness and silence, allowing me to rest. This became my go-to remedy, and honestly nobody ever told me that there was anything I could preventively do to support myself living with this condition. So I carried on, accepting that this was something I had to deal with but...

You've poured your heart and soul into securing the employee wellness budget, meticulously selecting top-notch vendors to bring the program to life, and now you're eager to see everyone participate. But let's face it—getting everyone to attend is a challenge. While fostering a company culture that offers diverse options and celebrates when even a few employees find value in the program is ideal, the truth is, you're most likely accountable to those daunting words—return on investment. To maximize turnout, use my tried and true CPR method to encourage engagement in all of your wellness events this year.   Communicate Everywhere...

Does every single day feel like it starts out at a high level of stress and compounds from there? I don't want that for you, and I'm sure you don't want it for yourself either. Now is the perfect time to curate self-care techniques for noticing your stressors and managing them.  The goal is to support your innate ability to heal, adapt and be resilient - which means allowing your nervous system to flow between the sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest & digest) responses. You can encourage this flow with intentional micro-breaks of 1 minute or less throughout...