Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares a powerful question we can ask ourselves to stay in alignment with our lifepurpose. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-w…

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and UK HR Health and Wellness Health Coaches, Jackie Carroll and Amy Rodquist-Kodet, discuss the topic of forgiveness. Each month, Sebastian Calmes will interview an expert guest with the conversation aimed at deepening the resilience practice and meditation offer…

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a forgiveness meditation that can help relax the mind, body, and mood! Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podc…

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares 9 steps we can take to practice forgiveness to reap its healing benefits. This method was researched and pioneered by Dr. Fred Luskin of Standford University. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more.    -…

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and Professor of Philosophy,Dr. David Bradshaw, discuss the topic of Awe and Beauty. Each month, Sebastian Calmes will interview an expert guest with the conversation aimed at deepening the resilience practice and meditation offered by co-hosts, Amy Rodquist-Kodet…

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a meditation for recognizing the everyday, awe-inspiring things around us! Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.  --- Send in a voice message: https://…

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares the concept of the Awe Walk, a unique practice that helps us cultivate a recognition and appreciation of the awe-inspiring things around us. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more.  --- Send in a voice m…

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and UK Mental Health Therapist, Eric Wilkinson, discuss the topic of Mindful Self-Compassion. Each month, Sebastian Calmes will interview an expert guest with the conversation aimed at deepening the resilience practice and meditation offered by co-hosts, Amy Rodqu…

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation for offering yourself and others compassion. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.s…

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares a three-step method for being self-compassionate in difficult times. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-wildly-resilie…

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and UK Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Dr. Lance Brunner, discuss the topic of kindness for the sake of kindness. Each month, Sebastian Calmes will interview an expert guest with the conversation aimed at deepening the resilience practice and meditati…

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation for cultivating kindness for yourself and others. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast…

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, talks about being loving and kind to yourself and others. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-wildly-resilient/message…

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and UK Associate Professor of Psychology and Clinical Psychology, Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala, discuss the topic of habits. Each month, Sebastian Calmes will interview an expert guest with the conversation aimed at deepening the resilience practice and meditation off…

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation focused on cultivating awareness around habits, and how you can add new habits to ones that already exist. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rod…

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness introduces us to a new, research-backed approach to forming new habits. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more. Free 5-day Tiny Habits program: https://tinyhabits.com/join/ Learn more about Tiny Habits: https://…

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation centered around the breath aimed at staying present during stressful times. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host, Amy Rodquist-Kodet. --- Send in a voi…

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, highlights seven research-based strategies for working through stress. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-wildly-resilient/mess…

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation for things in and out of your control. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify…

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, certified health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a process to identify things in and out of your control. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becoming-wildly-re…

Listen as new host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation for dealing with difficult feelings. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spoti…

Listen as new host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, certified health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a process for identifying and naming difficult feelings. You can download the worksheet below to practice identifying and naming your feelings. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive mo…

Listen as new host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation for reflecting on your values. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet. You can find the episode transcript here. --- Send in a voi…

Listen as new host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a process for identifying, narrowing and integrating your values. You can download the worksheet and follow along with the transcript in the episode show notes. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and …

Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr., an academic advisor with UK Gatton College of Business and Economics, joined the “Becoming Wildly Resilient” podcast in July 2023 to talk about putting values into action. Listen as Willie shares his story and what he’s learned about resilience along the way. He talks about his experiences as a gay Appalachian, the …

Dr. Connie Jennings, medical director of UKHC Integrative Medicine and Health, joined the “Becoming Wildly Resilient” podcast in April 2023 for a nurturing conversation about nature. Listen as Dr. Jennings shares an abundance of joy and passion for, and knowledge of, our world outside. Throughout the episode, you’ll learn how nature can dramaticall…

Dr. Dan Stone, a Professor of Accountancy in the UK Gatton College of Business and Economics, joined “Becoming Wildly Resilient” in April 2023 to talk about mindfulness, money and the intersection of the two. Listen as Dan shares his “wealth” of knowledge from his personal life and professional work as a professor, researcher and mindfulness teache…

Dr. Alex Elswick, an Assistant Extension Professor with the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, joined “Becoming Wildly Resilient” in March 2023 to talk about addiction, recovery and our shared humanity. Alex is also a co-founder of Voices of Hope, a Lexington-based non-profit supporting people who use or have used drugs or alcohol and…

Rhonda Henry and Eric Wilkinson, mental health therapists with University of Kentucky Human Resources, returned to “Becoming Wildly Resilient” in February to chat about creativity. Listen as they explain: the four types of creativity; how creativity benefits our personal and professional lives; why we sometimes lose sight of our creative capacity; …

Jason Brooks, Executive Director for Institutional Engagement with the UK Office of Institutional Diversity, and Dr. DeShana Collett, PA-C, a professor with UK College of Health Sciences and University Senate Chair, joined “Becoming Wildly Resilient” this month. Listen as they discuss the vital topic of diversity, equity and inclusion, particularly…

The holidays and new year bring joy and celebration but can also be a little hectic, stressful or bittersweet. During this time, it’s common to forget to take care of ourselves. So, this month’s episode is a little different. Listen as some of the work-life and well-being experts with University of Kentucky HR Health and Wellness share how they hav…

Lindsey Mullis and Morgan Turner, program director and program education assistant for the Kentucky Inclusive Health Collaborative at the UK Human Development Institute, joined host Jakob Hester this month to talk about the intersection of well-being and disability. In addition to the knowledge they bring from their professional roles, Lindsey is a…

Alissa C. Briggs, PhD, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and licensed psychologist with UK HealthCare Adolescent Medicine, joined host Jakob Hester this month to talk about resilience and mental health in children and teens. You'll learn about: what it means for children to be resilient; the protective factors and skills that enhance children’s …

Kim Releford, LCSW, a mental health therapist with HR Health and Wellness, joins host Jakob Hester to discuss two of the most common mental health conditions: anxiety and depression. In this episode, you'll learn about: the relationship between anxiety and depression; the signs and symptoms of each and how we can recognize them in ourselves; how th…

Vanessa Oliver, a registered dietitian nutritionist with UK HR Health and Wellness, returns to the podcast to talk about diet culture. As a certified Intuitive Eating counselor, Vanessa shares this framework contributes to our resilience. Listen as she and host Jakob Hester discuss: what diet culture is and why it is problematic for our overall wel…

Dr. John Nash, an associate professor of Educational Leadership Studies in the UK College of Education and director of the Laboratory on Design Thinking (dLab), joins host Jakob Hester to talk about taking a human-centered approach to fostering belonging and de-risking innovation in the workplace. You'll learn about: our need to experience belongin…

In this episode, host Jakob Hester is joined by Dr. Erin Hester, an assistant professor in the College of Communication and Information who also happens to be his wife. They close out the second year of the podcast with a conversation on empathy and compassion. Listen as they discuss: the definitions and differences between the two; benefits of eac…

Amy Rodquist-Kodet returns to chat about flow for the final conversation in a three-part series on (re)discovering our spark and seeking more true fun. In this episode, she and host Jakob Hester discuss the benefits and subjective nature of flow, what inhibits flow, and some tools and tips for finding your flow at work, at home or with others. They…

Drs. Anthony Limperos and Scott Soltis join host Jakob Hester to chat about connection for the second conversation in a three-part series on (re)discovering our spark by seeking more true fun. In this episode, you’ll learn: what it means to feel and be connected; why connections matter; how modes of connection have changed in recent years; and how …

Ann Bassoni, a mental health therapist with HR Work-Life, returns to kick off the first of a three-part series on (re)discovering our spark by seeking more true fun. In this episode, Ann and host Jakob Hester chat about playfulness, one of the three core elements of true fun. You’ll learn: what true fun is and is not; why focusing on true fun is a …

On this episode, Audrey Bachman, a Training Specialist Senior with HR Training and Development, chats with host Jakob Hester about emotional intelligence (EQ). You’ll learn about the fundamental skills and benefits of EQ, how EQ shows up in our personal and professional lives, and how we can develop our EQs individually and collectively. Audrey and…

Dr. Natalie Jones, an Extension Specialist for Family Health, joins host Jakob Hester on this episode to share what she has learned about physical, mental and emotional resilience through her experiences as an endurance athlete. Among her long list of athletic accomplishments are the completion of three Ironman races and a recent coast-to-coast cyc…

Dr. Kate Leger, Assistant Professor of Psychology from UK College of Arts and Sciences, joins host Jakob Hester to close out 2021. In this episode, you’ll hear them discuss how we experience and respond to daily stress, why we’re hardwired to cling to negative events, and ways we can cope with both by using principles of positive psychology. They a…

Health coach Jackie Carroll recently joined host Jakob Hester on the show to talk about slowing down—what it is and how we can get better at it. To complement their interview, Jackie recorded this meditation to help you slow down. Be sure to go back and listen to the full episode, titled "Episode 16: Slowing Down," to learn more about the importanc…

In this episode, health coach Jackie Carroll returns to the podcast to talk about slowing down. Listen as she and host Jakob Hester discuss what it really means to “slow down” and why it is an essential practice for your well-being. You’ll also hear why it is challenging to practice slowing down, as well as some examples of ways to slow down or sup…

In this episode, Dean Jay Miller, PhD, from the College of Social Work joins host Jakob Hester to chat about self-care and cultivating workplace cultures of support. Listen as they discuss some common struggles of self-care and the importance of intentionality and personalization in self-care planning. You’ll also hear Dean Miller offer advice for …

This month, Tommy Leach, a training specialist senior with HR Training and Development joins host Jakob Hester to chat about growth mindset. Listen as they discuss what growth mindset is and how it can make us more resilient. You’ll also hear Tommy explain how we can foster a growth mindset within ourselves and among others. You can find the episod…

In this episode, host Jakob Hester is joined by Dr. Lauren Whitehurst, an assistant professor of psychology from the College of Arts and Sciences. Listen as they discuss how you can discover and achieve better sleep. You’ll also hear Dr. Whitehurst explain how sleep is tied to our emotions and can help us be more resilient during our waking hours. …

This month, host Jakob Hester looks back at the first year of conversations by recapping all 12 episodes so far. Whether you’re new to the show or have been listening for the past year, this special episode offers an opportunity to catch up or reflect on what you’ve learned so far. You can find the episode show notes and survey link here. --- Send …

Ryan Mason, an exercise specialist with HR Health and Wellness, joins host Jakob Hester this month to chat about recent physical activity research. Listen as they discuss how the data show we’ve been moving and what we can do with that information to improve or maintain our physical activity and exercise. You’ll also hear them break down SMART goal…