1. Thriving and You: Keys to Optimal Functioning as a Professional Adult Brittany O’Malley, Assistant Director Jani Radhakrishnan, Program Assistant Office of Student Wellness

2. Who are we? “We create programs, services, policies, resources, trainings, and opportunities to ensure Carolina students succeed and live well- balanced lives.”

3. Health Promotion & Prevention Resiliency, Recovery, & Retention Resiliency, Recovery, & Retention Integrated Wellness Strategies Health Equity, Advocacy, & Inclusion Dimensions of Wellness Physical |Emotional | Intellectual | Spiritual | Social | Financial | Environmental | Cultural Dimensions of Wellness Physical |Emotional | Intellectual | Spiritual | Social | Financial | Environmental | Cultural Health & Wellness Topics Stress | Nutrition | Mindfulness | Alcohol/Drugs | Sexual Health | Healthy Relationships | Violence Prevention | Sleep Health & Wellness Topics Stress | Nutrition | Mindfulness | Alcohol/Drugs | Sexual Health | Healthy Relationships | Violence Prevention | Sleep Outreach Methods Online Chat| In Person | Group Workshops | Social Media | Web/Blog | Peer Education| Interactive Theatre Carolina | Large Scale Events | Policy Consultation Outreach Methods Online Chat| In Person | Group Workshops | Social Media | Web/Blog | Peer Education| Interactive Theatre Carolina | Large Scale Events | Policy Consultation

4. Cultural Emotional Environmental Financial Intellectual Physical Social Spiritual What is Wellness? We believe an individual’s overall health and well-being is an integration of eight dimensions of wellness. We believe striving for a balance of these areas is an essential part of self-care:

5. Involves exploring cultural backgrounds, promoting understanding, awareness, and intrinsic respect for diversity within interpersonal relationships, and proactively creating safer, inclusive spaces in the community. Cultural Wellness

6. Involves understanding ‘self’ in terms of emotions, identity, ethics, and perspective and adequately facing the challenges life brings Emotional Wellness

7. Involves understanding the dynamic relationship between the environment and people, recognizing that we are responsible for the quality of the air, water, and earth that surrounds us and in-turn, that social, natural, and built environments affect our health and well-being Environmental Wellness

8. Involves setting long and short-term goals to reach personal financial goals and achieve self-defined success Financial Wellness

9. Involves opening minds to new ideas and experiences in a way that leads to self-defined academic and professional growth and success Intellectual Wellness

10. Involves maintaining a healthy quality of life that allows us to get through our daily activities without undue fatigue or physical stress. Physical wellness is not only the absence of illness, but also living a thriving, active life Physical Wellness

11. Involves successfully interacting with others, participating in and feeling connected to your communities, and to creating safe, inclusive, and supportive spaces for all individuals Social Wellness

12. Involves searching for life’s meaning and purpose in ways that are unique to an individual’s personal beliefs, cultural context, and upbringing Spiritual Wellness

13. Academic engagement & performance Interpersonal relationships Psychological well-being Thriving in College: Keys to Success

14. Self-Reflection: Connecting Key Areas to Dimensions +=

15. What do the keys/dimensions mean to you as a Thriving professional? What areas are you doing “well” in? Take a moment…

16. What are some barriers to you Thriving as a professional? Or as a person? Take a moment…

17. Table time!

18. Thriving Themes After listening to everyone in your group, come up with 1 WORD OR PHRASE that represents a common theme of thriving as a professional.

19. What will YOU do to treat yourself?

20. Self-Reflection Write down one small, realistic change you can make today related to any dimension/area you discussed in the activity.

21.  Request a Program!  Any wellness topic, tailored for your group!  http://studentwellness.unc.edu/resources/request-program http://studentwellness.unc.edu/resources/request-program  Health Programming Guide  Program facilitation guides & Pre-made bulletin boards  http://studentwellness.unc.edu/resources/health-programming-guide http://studentwellness.unc.edu/resources/health-programming-guide  Request Educational Materials  Visit our website or email studentwellness@unc.edustudentwellness@unc.edu  Take a training!  One Act  Interactive Theater Carolina  HAVEN Online Module  AlcoholEdu Want to work with Student Wellness? These resources are for students AND STAFF!

22.  Located in the Campus Health Building (Between gates 5 & 6 of Keenan Stadium)  Wellness Suite #231

23. * Phone: 919-962-9355 * Website: studentwellness.unc.edu * Email: studentwellness@unc.edustudentwellness@unc.edu * Brittany O’Malley-bomalley@email.unc.edubomalley@email.unc.edu Contact Us!