Author Archives: Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan

Therapy Dogs for LITS Staff!

By Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan | June 3, 2019

On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, the LITS Wellness Committee hosted a therapy dog event for LITS staff with a lot of help from Erin Mooney, who runs the therapy dog event for students every December. We decided to host this event because every December, staff ask why there is only one of these events each […]

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LITS Winkship 5K Team T-Shirt Design Competition

By Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan | May 20, 2019

This year, the LITS Wellness Committee is hosting a t-shirt design competition for the t-shirts that the LITS team will wear at the Winship 5K (being held on October 5, 2019). This annual race supports the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. In 2018, the event raised more than $783,000 with over 3,200 participants. On […]

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Turn 2 Massage Chair Massage Event Recap!

By Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan | April 15, 2019

On Friday, April 12, 2019, the LITS Wellness Committee hosted Turn 2 Massage for a chair massage event for staff. We had 80 10-minute time slots available beginning at 1:00 PM with the last appointment at 4:30 PM and four different massage therapists. 58 of the slots ended up being filled and completed, with some […]

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Workplace Burnout: What it is and how to deal with it

By Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan | April 2, 2019

Ever feel overwhelmed and exhausted by work? How about a state of stress that involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity? Check out this TED talk by Dr. Geri Puleo, Presdent/CEO of Change Management Solutions and creator of the Burnout During Organizational Change (B-DOC) Model: To hear more, listen to a […]

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Winter “Meet Me @ the Tunnel” Walking Wrap-Up

By Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan | March 1, 2019

Blog post contributed by Jessica Perlove, LITS Wellness Committee member and Privileges and Accounts Specialist for the Woodruff Library. The winter Meet Me @ the Tunnel walks organized by Healthy Emory concluded with great success this past Wednesday! Five people walked over from the Woodruff Library. Walkers got our last Healthy Emory Connect voucher for […]

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LITS Wellness Profile: Amelia Frances

By Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan | January 4, 2019

LITS Wellness profiles are a way for LITS employees to share their wellness activities with colleagues and create a knowledgebase and environment of support. If you’re interesting in contributing your wellness story to the LITS Wellness Committee blog, please fill out this form! Today’s LITS Wellness profile was completed by Amelia Frances, the Coordinator for […]

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Healthy Emory Connect Information Session TODAY

By Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan | December 14, 2018

Blog post contributed by Jessica Perlove, LITS Wellness Committee member and Privileges and Accounts Specialist for the Woodruff Library. Come join the LITS Wellness Committee and Health Emory on Monday, December 17th, from 2:30-4:00 PM to hear more about and get instruction on using our Virgin Pulse app, Healthy Emory Connect! This app will sync […]

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Great American Smokeout 2018

By Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan | November 6, 2018

Meaghan O’Riordan is the Accessioning & Collections Manager for the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library and the chair of the LITS Wellness Committee. Are you currently a smoker? Have you tried quitting and been unsuccessful? Why not trying again next Wednesday, November 14th for the Great American Smokeout? Quitting smoking is […]

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Vanessa King: My Experience in the CBCT (Cognitively-Based Compassion Training) Foundation Course

By Meaghan Rebecca Lanier O'Riordan | May 29, 2018

“CBCT® is a cognitively-based compassion training that deliberately and systematically works to cultivate compassion. Through progressive exercises (beginning with the development of attentional stability and progressing through various analytical meditations), one gains insight into how one’s attitudes and behaviors support or hinder compassionate response. The practice of CBCT intensifies the desire to help others, allowing […]

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