07.15.20 Mental Health Wellness Update

While we all are telecommuting, OSFA will be sharing some ideas to boost your mental health during these difficult times. If you know of any videos, podcasts, articles, events, ideas, etc. that would be perfect to include in these emails, please send them along to Erica Tisdale at erica.tisdale@wisc.edu.   One Way to Improve Your Day: Look into plants for your workspace. Houseplants promote mindfulness and science has shown the pop of color from houseplants can create a positive impact on your mood. Consider adding a plant to your home workspace. Don’t have a green thumb and nervous about keeping a plant alive? Spider plants and aloe are super easy to take care of and require very little natural light. Campus/Community Resource: Stay Focused Counseling in Madison has a variety of Stress Management resources on their website: http://www.stayfocusedcounseling.com/stress-management.html#WRAP%20(Wellness%20Recovery%20Action%20Plan). Cute Video of the Week: Always Clean the Light with Dr. Bertice Berry – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxDgLKiRdWM&feature=youtu.be. This video isn’t like our typical cute animal videos, but has a very powerful message. Podcasts of the Week: COVID-19 Mental Health a This Podcast Will Kill You Podcast – https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2020/03/23/covid-19-chapter-6-mental-health/ (47 min)