Category Archives: Well-Being

The Great American Smoke Out 2019

By Jay D Flanagan | November 1, 2019

About the Great American Smokeout The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout® is an annual event that encourages and offers support to smokers to make a plan to quit smoking or to quit smoking on the day of the event – the third Thursday in November each year. By quitting – even for one day […]

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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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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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Be Healthy, Get Some Sleep

By Dorothy F. Waugh | March 15, 2019

If you’ve ever experienced a few nights of poor sleep, you’ll know what an impact it can have on your day-to-day wellbeing. Just missing a few hours of sleep can cause moodiness and irritability, a lack of concentration, and absent-mindedness. As adults, it’s tempting to think we can get by on less sleep and, in […]

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The Emory Educational Gardens Project

By Dorothy F. Waugh | November 30, 2018

As the colder weather and darker evenings draw in, look to the Emory Educational Gardens for a reminder that there is still plenty of fresh, seasonal produce available. And still plenty of opportunities to get outside, reconnect with the earth, and take a break from our screens! I spoke with Lauren Ladov, Educational Garden Project […]

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LITS Colors!

By Julie Newton | November 16, 2018

Bonnie Jean Woolger, Digital Imaging Supervisor in LITS Digitization and Digital Curation, is an accomplished and prolific artist. Even if you do not know her, you have probably noticed her in the Level 1 staff room in the Woodruff Library eating lunch and working on one of her intricately detailed drawings. Bonnie Jean says that […]

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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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