State Wellness webinars: August 2025 - Part 2

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The State Wellness Program aims to motivate, inspire, and educate employees through monthly wellness webinars (live and on-demand), healthy challenges, guided meditations, wellness coaching, and much more.

Just as it's important to lead a healthy, active lifestyle to help improve your health, it's important to keep your family healthy and happy, too. Healthy family practices such as healthy eating, exercising, and being proactive with family health care encourages your family to engage in long-term healthy behaviors. This month's newsletter provides information that will empower you and your family to be the healthiest family in your neighborhood. Remember, the Wellness Program is here to support you and your family on your Thrive journey!

Special:

MD Department of Aging: Maryland Access Point 101

Wednesday, August 27, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Maryland Access Point 101

The Maryland Department of Aging's Maryland Access Point (MAP) is a gateway to long term services and support in Maryland. Hear from a MAP specialist about how to access private and public long-term care support such as financial aid, nutritious meal delivery, senior community centers and clubs, nutritious meals, pharmacy and medical assistance, housing and transportation options, volunteer opportunities, and more. Whether you're looking to understand resources for yourself, your family, or the communities you serve, this session is a great opportunity to learn how MAP can help. All MAP services are free.

Register for 8/27 MAP 101

Mindful Mondays: The "Power Of" Series

Monday, August 18, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: The Power of Resilience

Resilience is the inner strength that empowers you to navigate life’s toughest challenges. Discover how the power of resilience can help you achieve balance, boost your confidence, and unlock personal power to rise above whatever life puts in your path. And when you grow stronger, so does your family - resilience fosters emotional stability, healthier relationships, and a supportive home environment where everyone thrives together..
Register for 8/18 The Power of Resilience

Monday, August 25, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: The Power of Talk Therapy

Talk therapy offers a powerful avenue for individuals and families to explore emotions, resolve conflicts, and strengthen relationships. In talk therapy, effective strategies to overcome anxiety, insecurities, and stress are presented and practiced. Learn more about how talk therapy can benefit you and your family members, how to find a therapist, and the resources available to you.

Register for 8/25 The Power of Talk Therapy

Celebrate the End of Summer with Chef Sandra

Tuesday, August 19, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp

Crispy, golden, and bursting with tropical flair, these coconut shrimp are a one-way ticket to flavor paradise! Master the magic of the air fryer crunch without the oil, plus whip up a zesty dipping sauce that'll have you licking your fingers. Keep the napkins handy!

Register for 8/19 Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp

Tuesday, August 26, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Summer Vegetable Tart

Learn to layer seasonal veggies on a savory base with a flaky crust that is baked to golden perfection. It’s the perfect way to showcase summer’s bounty!

Register for 8/26 Summer Vegetable Tart

Healthy U Wednesdays

Wednesday, August 20, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Caring for an Aging Loved One

The role of a caregiver can be physically demanding, emotionally exhausting, and often lonely. But you don't have to carry it all alone. Discover practical ways to protect your well-being by learning how to recognize burnout before it takes hold, manage stress through small daily habits, and connect with supportive resources designed to help caregivers thrive.

Register for 8/20 Caring for an Aging Loved One

Family Health Thursdays

Thursday, August 21, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: Chair Yoga

Give yourself the gift of relaxation and renewal with restorative chair yoga! This gentle practice helps you stretch and lengthen your spine, release built-up muscle tension, and boost circulation, all while staying comfortably seated. Perfect for all fitness levels, chair yoga will leave you feeling refreshed, invigorated, and ready to take on the day!

Register for 8/21 Chair Yoga

Thursday, August 28, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Self-Care for Parents

Parenting can be a wild ride of equal parts joy, love, and chaos. As a parent, you give your all to your children, but that doesn't mean you have to lose yourself in the process. Learn how to ease parenting stress and discover smart, guilt-free ways to carve out time for you. A happier parent is the key to a happier family!

Register for 8/28 Self-Care for Parents

End of Summer Guided Meditations

Friday, August 22, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: Focus on Positive Moments

Do you reminisce about past good times more than you look forward to future fun? Adding an intentional focus on each day's positive moments - whether it's a smile from a stranger or the perfect cup of coffee - helps rewire your brain to notice the everyday good. Try this - you'll like it!

Register for 8/22 Focus on Positive Moments

Friday, August 29, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: Bring in the Positive!

When you bring in the positive, you reduce stress and anger, improve your happiness level and raise your overall life satisfaction. Research has shown that you can even improve your confidence!

Register for 8/29 Bring in the Positive

Tips for a Healthier You

Friday, August 29, 11:30 am - 11:45 am: Screen Time and Brain Health

Interacting with screens and smart phones impacts mental, physical, and social health. Learn the impact on the brain, the signs and symptoms of digital addiction, and how you and your family can have a healthier relationship with the digital world..

Register for 8/29 Screen Time and Brain Health