EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
This page is dedicated to resources and activities pertaining to emotional well-being – “the way you feel, the way you function and flourish in life.”
Activities for Individuals
Activities for Groups
TED Talks
Beyond the Cliff – Trauma Stewardship
Drowning in Empathy: The Cost of Vicarious Trauma
How to Manage Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving
How to Live Passionately No Matter Your Age
Why Our Screens Make Us Less Happy
All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes
Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid
Articles
Feeling Overwhelmed? Remember “R.A.I.N.” – Mindful
How to Deal with Constantly Feeling Overwhelmed – Harvard Business Review
Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health – Yale Environment 360
Toxic Positivity: Don’t Always Look on the Bright Side – Psychology Today
Work and Emotions Assessments – Liz and Mollie
Top 12 Self-Care Tips for Helpers – TEND Academy
Make Time for Me-Time with Simple Self-Care Ideas – Kaiser Permanente
Self-Care Starter Kit – University at Buffalo School of Social Work
Five Minute Self-Compassion Break – Greater Good Science Center
Tame Reactive Emotions by Naming Them – Mindful
Seven Things Mindful Families Do Differently – Mindful
Three Simple Ways Parents Can Practice Self-Compassion – Mindful
How to Be a Happy Parent – Happify
Books
Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators – Elena Aguilar
No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work – Liz Fosslien, Mollie West Duffy
Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul – Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier – Robert Emmons
Trauma Stewardship – Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky, Connie Burk
21 Days to Resilience – Zelana Montminy
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works – Dan Harris
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy – Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead – Brene Brown
Emotional First Aid – Guy Winch
The Happiness Advantage – Shawn Achor
The Upside of Stress – Kelly McGonigal
Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence – Rick Hanson
Podcasts
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