MORNING SESSIONS (10:15A -11:30A)
Introductory Mindfulness Session
Join Colin Murphy of the School of Public Health for an introduction to mindfulness meditation.
Colin Murphy, Assistant Director of Marketing and Business Development, School of Public Health
Instructor-led Session | In-person | Morning (10:15a -11:30a)
Location: 85 Waterman, Room 015
Intro to Spring Health
Have you explored Brown's new employee assistance program? Spring Health is your new, personal, mental health benefit that offers access to confidential therapy, wellness exercises, coaching and work-life services. Join Spring Health Product Specialist Carley Meyer for a 60-minute overview and Q&A session, highlighting all this robust program has to offer you and your family.
Carley Meyer, Spring Health Product Specialist
Instructor-led Session | Virtual | Morning (10:15a -11:30a)
Strength and Fitness Training with Your Sports Performance Staff
Participate in a group physical training and sweat session, including a complete warmup, strength/fitness session and cooldown. Come to the session wearing clothes you don't mind sweating in and appropriate sneakers, and bring a water bottle.
Brandon O'Neall, Head Coach, Strength and Conditioning
Instructor-led Session | In-Person | Morning (10:15a -11:30a)
Location: Zucconi Varsity Center, OMAC
The Caregiver Crisis: Balancing Work, Life and Care
Are you a caregiver? Caring for aging parents, children or a loved one with a chronic illness or disability? Join Jessica Kim ’00, CEO and co-founder of ianacare, as she shares her decade-long caregiver journey and discusses how she navigates balancing her career with caring for three young children and both her parents — first as the primary caregiver to her mother with pancreatic cancer and now caring for her aging father. Understand the importance of identifying yourself as a caregiver, connect with other Brown employee caregivers and discover new ways to balance work, life and care.
Jessica Nam Kim ’00, CEO and Co-Founder, ianacare
Instructor-led Session | Virtual | Morning (10:15a -11:30a)
Afternoon SESSIONS (1:15p - 2:30p)
Destress with 5NP Acupuncture
Join Daisy Ferreira, R.N., and Tanya Sullivan, N.P., of Brown's Health Services to relax with the 5 Needle Protocol (5NP). 5NP utilizes five points in the outer ear to address physical and emotional symptoms, related toxic stress, drug and alcohol detox, chronic pain, anxiety, PTSD, depression, trauma, shock and more. In this session you will be provided with a comfortable chair to relax in and soothing music as Daisy and Tanya insert small needles in one or both ears. Read more about 5NP here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1owY0YBEj2VMZ0Fb0MCoVzlxVbnkAugGy-mjhDhg00xc/edit?usp=sharing.
Demo | In-person | Afternoon (1:15p - 2:30p)
Location: Health and Wellness Lobby
Developments in Alzheimer's Disease
Learn about the latest news in Alzheimer's disease research from Ted Huey, director of the Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital and a Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.
Ted Huey, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Instructor-led Session | Virtual | Afternoon (1:15p - 2:30p)
Introductory Mindfulness Session
Join Colin Murphy of the School of Public Health for an introduction to mindfulness meditation.
Colin Murphy, Assistant Director of Marketing and Business Development, School of Public Health
Instructor-led Session | In-Person | Afternoon (1:15p - 2:30p)
Location: 85 Waterman, Room 015
The Caregiver Crisis II: Caring for Aging Parents
Caregiving for aging parents requires coordination, documentation, long-term planning and overall care management. These responsibilities often leave us feeling unseen, isolated and burned out. Join Bahamia Ulysse, director of caregiver navigator programs at ianacare, to learn practical and emotional tips and frameworks as you navigate your caregiving journey. Connect with other Brown employee caregivers and discover new ways to balance work, life and care.
Bahamia Ulysse, Director of Caregiver Navigator Programs, ianacare
Instructor-led Session | Virtual | Afternoon (1:15p - 2:30p)