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Final Uplift: Celebrating our Wellness Ambasadors

On this final edition of Uplift, I want to celebrate all of our Wellness Ambassadors!  ...

Uplift: August 24, 2020

Today’s post shares an activity that can help cultivate awe.  Experiencing awe over time could ...

Uplift: August 17, 2020

This week’s uplift shares some of the Uplifting efforts of our Wellness Ambassador team.   ...

Uplift: August 10, 2020

As the pandemic continues and many of us are feeling tired or that our resilience ...

Uplift: August 3, 2020

Today’s Uplift shares uplifting content submitted by two of our physicians. The first story features ...

Uplift Daily: July 27, 2020

Today’s uplift shares stories to help lift your mood as you start the week.  7 ...

Uplift: July 20th

This week’s uplift shares some heartwarming ideas and stories.   Showing we care by staying ...

Uplift: July 13, 2020

Learn tips to manage your time more efficiently to allow you to accomplish both what ...

Uplift: July 6, 2020

Today’s Uplift shares some inspiring stories featuring animals and wildlife. Lego wheelchair turtle is released ...

Uplift Community Edition

This Community Uplift Edition is written by Ela Villanueva, Wellness Ambassador. National Picnic Month July ...

Uplift: July 1, 2020

In this COVID-19 summer, those of you with kids in your life may be looking ...

Uplift Daily: June 30, 2020

Here’s another story that shows resilience and persistence.  Dr. Cornelia Vertenstein, a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, ...

Uplift Daily: June 29, 2020

This story is a perfect way to lift your spirits on a Monday morning.  On ...

Uplift Daily: June 26, 2020

Today’s uplifting story features a chance encounter that led to a powerful duet in Portland’s ...

Uplift Community Edition: June 25, 2020

Today’s Community Edition is written by wellness ambassador, Ela Villanueva from the HIMS team. Animals ...

Uplift Daily: June 24, 2020

Check out this photo of the first performance at Barcelona’s Liceu Opera House after reopening. ...

Uplift Daily: June 23, 2020

This wonderful resource from the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion is curated for especially for healthcare ...

Uplift Daily: June 22, 2020

Thousands of creators around the world have submitted their work to help communicate important public ...

Uplift Daily: June 19, 2020

Looking to move from awareness into action?  Try this 13 minute meditation. It moves through ...

Uplift Daily Community Edition: June 18, 2020

Check out today’s Community Uplift written by Ela Villanueva. Spontaneous Decisions = Happiness? Did you ...

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Combat the Negative News Stream with Uplift Daily

The critical issues we are dealing with during this time are of vital importance, but ...

Uplift Daily: June 17, 2020

Reducing food waste is good for both the environment and our finances – learn how ...

Uplift Daily: June 16, 2020

Today’s blog shares another resource for building close relationships, while physically apart. The Science of ...

Uplift Daily: June 15, 2020

Today’s post is focused on togetherness, even while we’re apart.   Julliard’s president posed the ...

Uplift Daily: June 12, 2020

Read about how biologist Piper Dwight is fostering well-being among her colleagues during a challenging ...

Uplift Daily Community Edition: June 11, 2020

Today’s Community Edition is written by Ela Villanueva of the HIMS department. Today is National ...

Uplift Daily: June 10, 2020

Making a quarantine time capsule is a great activity for both adults and kids alike. ...

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Uplift Daily: Positivity in your Inbox

We all need a little support during these challenging times.  Uplift Daily is a new ...

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Uplift Daily: June 9, 2020

Did you know that New York City hosted a contest to create an ad encouraging ...

Uplift Daily: June 8, 2020

Today’s uplifting story is about chef Andres Pantoja who’s cooking as a chef at the ...

Uplift Daily: June 5, 2020

It’s graduation season and things are different this year. Some of you have shared that ...

Uplift Daily: June 3, 2020

Author Tom Rath is joining Stanford’s Fireside Wellness Chat tomorrow. Learn more details and sign ...

Uplift Daily: June 2, 2020

Self-compassion is a tool that we can cultivate over time, to help us become more ...

Uplift Daily: June 1, 2020

We’re now in our 10th week of Uplift Daily. It started with an idea from ...

Uplift Daily: May 29, 2020

There are so many inspiring people who have risen to support the community and first ...

Uplift Daily Community Edition: May 28, 2020

Today’s Community Uplift Daily is written by Wellness Ambassador, Ela Villanueva. Drive-In Movie Theaters: Did ...

Uplift Daily: May 27, 2020

Do you need a little peace in your day? Every Monday, Tia Rich, PhD, leads ...

Uplift Daily: May 26, 2020

Today is all about sleep – critical for our immunity, mental health, and overall mood. ...

Uplift Daily: May 22, 2020

As we head into the holiday weekend, check out this Quarantine Kindness Quest. This challenge ...

Uplift Daily: May 20, 2020

Are you looking for a comprehensive app to support and monitor your well-being during COVID-19? ...

Uplift Daily: May 19, 2020

Today’s post shares the poem Keeping Quiet, by Pablo Neruda. This poem was written in ...

Uplift Daily: May 18, 2020

Today’s blog shares practical tips to attend to your mental health during COVID-19.  The tips ...

Uplift Daily: May 15, 2020

Since many of us are spending the weekend at home, here are some fun resources ...

Uplift Daily Community Edition: May 14, 2020

Today’s Uplift Community Edition is by Ela Villanueva, Wellness Ambassador.   Comfort Food Around the ...

Uplift Daily: May 13, 2020

Do you want to be a “catalyst of calm” during COVID?  Here’s a video where ...

Uplift Daily: May 12, 2020

Today is a Stanford Edition where I’m sharing some cool finds from Stanford University!   ...

Uplift Daily: May 11, 2020

Hi everyone,   HBO & NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) released this video for ...

Uplift Daily: May 8, 2020

Happy Friday!   The theme today is practices and things we can do to feel ...

Uplift Daily Community Edition: May 7, 2020

Today’s Community Edition post is authored by Ela Villanueva, Senior Document Imaging Specialist, HIMS Data ...

Uplift Daily: May 6, 2020

Today’s theme is meaningful connection, so important now as we are physically apart.   Video ...

Uplift Daily: May 5, 2020

Happy Tuesday and Cinco de Mayo! Today’s theme is remembering and celebrating the good in ...

Uplift Daily: May 4, 2020

Today I’m thinking about the pandemic and how it’s changed the way we live now ...

Uplift Daily: May 1, 2020

It’s Friday and the first day of May!  Today,  I want to share YouTube’s At ...

Uplift Daily Community Edition: April 30, 2020

Hi all,   Stanford Medicine Stuck@Home concert, Thursday (today!) from 5:30-6:30 p.m.   This week’s ...

Uplift Daily: April 29, 2020

Today’s topic is fear.  It is helpful or is it harmful?  It can be both ...

Uplift Daily: April 28, 2020

Today’s post is from Mindful’s new Mindful@Home series. This post describes three practices to help ...

Uplift Daily: April 27, 2020

Move More Together is the American Heart Association’s campaign to encourage daily physical activity for ...

Uplift Daily: April 24, 2020

I’m sharing the new Voices of Hope podcast, from the Stanford Office of Religious life. ...

Uplift Daily: April 23, 2020

It’s Thursday and today’s message focuses on the power of music to connect us and ...

Uplift Daily: April 22, 2020

It’s Earth Day’s 50th anniversary today.  Today’s well-being suggestion is to work on accepting yourself ...

Daily Uplift: April 21, 2020

Most of us are experiencing increased stress levels, and for some of us, it leads ...

Uplift Daily: April 20, 2020

It’s Earth Week and the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22nd.   Every ...

Uplift Daily: April 17, 2020

Happy Friday! I’m sharing a poem from Rupi Kaur, author and illustrator of two collections ...

Uplift Daily: April 16, 2020

Today I’m sharing a 16 minute Morning “MeditOcean” shared by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Watch ...

Uplift Daily: April 15, 2020

Today I’m sharing a 14 minute office break yoga video (thanks to CPC’s Ashley!). It ...

Uplift Daily: April 14, 2020

The Windhover Center at Stanford is stunning and not open to the general public, other ...

Uplift Daily: April 13, 2020

Here are some thoughts for Monday. Take some time to reflect on who you want ...

Uplift Daily: April 10, 2020

Since it’s Friday, I’m sharing some uplifting videos and dances to take us into the ...

Uplift Daily: April 9, 2020

It’s Thursday!   We may all have more mood fluctuations during these more stressful times, ...

Uplift Daily: April 7, 2020

Do you know someone who’s isolated and could use a call or a note? While ...

Uplift Daily: April 6, 2020

Reflective writing is a tool that may help support your well-being. I attended the Reflective ...

Uplift Daily: April 3, 2020

Happy Friday, we made it everyone!    If you need something to help you relax, ...

Uplift Daily: April 2, 2020

The arts are an often overlooked element of well-being.  Today’s uplift shares some opportunities to ...

Uplift Daily: April 1, 2020

It’s April and warmer weather is on the horizon!  I joined a webinar yesterday hosted ...

Uplift Daily: March 31, 2020

Today’s message focuses on social connection and how it supports our well-being (and mitigates our ...

Uplift Daily: March 30, 2020

Today is National Doctors’ Day!    This year, of course, Doctors’ Day is different. Thank ...

Uplift Daily: March 27, 2020

Happy Friday! One key characteristics of teams that recover from stress and adversity is a ...

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Uplift Daily: March 26, 2020

Today’s message is all about music and the positive effects if may have on our ...

Uplift Daily: March 25, 2020

Today I’m sharing highlight from the article from Stanford psychologist, Jamil Zaki, about the importance ...

Uplift Daily: March 24, 2020

Today’s message is about self-compassion. Many of us are working in the front lines with ...

Uplift Daily: March 23, 2020

I’m sharing the highlights from a special episode of The Daily podcast, Alone Together. It ...

Wellness Wednesdays with HIMS

Today’s post on Stress and Relaxation tips is written by HIMS wellness ambassador, Stefani Almanza. ...

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Culture Champion | Annie Chern, MD

Annie Chern, MD from Family Medicine Associates San Jose is being recognized as UHA’s first ...

Well-Being Resource List for COVID-19 and Beyond

New self-compassion resources have been added to this resource list. During this time, we hope ...

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Gina Patolo | BVMG/Danville

Gina Patolo was nominated for a second time during her time working at Bay Valley Medical ...

Wellness Spotlight Awards: Year in Review

One year ago, WELL@UHA launched our wellness spotlight awards to share the stories of employees ...

Gina (Bazil) Patolo

Our January spotlight is Gina Bazil, MA from Bay Valley Medical Group/Danville . She was ...

Wellness & Culture Champion

Culture Champions are employees/affiliated providers who exemplify our culture — one of peer support, well-being, ...