How To Help Your Organization Make Space for Mindfulness in the New Year
In this blog, we share some thoughts on mindfulness and what we can do to help employees make it a habit in 2025.
Feeling Healthy Is More Than a Number on the Scale
It’s hard not to notice the volume of advertisements about weight loss these days. And while a new class of prescription drugs has allowed many people to finally shed unwanted pounds, it’s good to remind...
August Is National Wellness Month:
Let's Make Well-Being a Priority All Year Long
It’s becoming clear that support for employee well-being is no longer just a “nice-to-have.” Instead, it’s a major retention factor. So, in advance of August’s National Wellness Month, we’re devoting this blog to some timely...
How Your Organization Can Participate in Stress Awareness Month & Reduce Employee Stress All Year Long
Workplace stress was on the rise, even before the pandemic began. Now, over 40% of U.S. and Canadian workers say they’re stressed out on the job every day. April is National Stress Awareness Month, so...
7 Ways Our Health Coaches Support Employees’ Whole-Person Well-Being
Our Health Coaches have helped countless participants achieve health goals like losing weight or improving fitness. But did you know that Health Coaches also provide support for a range of holistic health needs including mental...
New—Mental Health Coaching: Help for Bridging the Gap in Mental Health Support
Alarming numbers of American workers are suffering from mental health concerns like increased stress, anxiety, depression and burnout. Making matters worse, there’s also a dire shortage of mental health providers. That’s why WebMD Health Services...
How Employers Can Help Combat Isolation in the Workplace
Every day, new research seems to emerge about the epidemic of loneliness in our society. Workers report feeling increasingly isolated on the job, which makes loneliness not just a societal issue, but a workplace well-being...
WebMD Coaches Share Why Health Coaching Is So Effective
Fresh on the heels of our six millionth coaching session, five of our Health Coaches recently shared why Health Coaching services have the potential to not only improve individual lives, but also contribute to healthier...
Six Million Coaching Sessions…and Counting!
Our WebMD Health Coaches work hard each day to provide the ongoing support people need to learn healthy habits, manage chronic conditions, and achieve well-being goals. I am so proud to share that we recently...
How to Support Your Working Parents Over the Summer
Summertime is on the horizon and we’re all looking forward to longer days, warmer weather, and time with family and friends. But for working parents, particularly those with school age children, the summer months often...
Remarkable Resilience: Tools for Combating Stress and Burnout with Sheila Hamilton
All types of employees—from leaders to middle managers to frontline employees—are experiencing record-high levels of stress, anxiety, burnout, and disengagement—even high performers. During our recent Empower Forum in Chicago, Sheila Hamilton, Founder and CEO of...
How to Stay Healthy on a Budget
Costs are going up all around us, but fortunately being healthy doesn’t have to mean spending a ton of money. With a few creative solutions, it’s possible for employees to look after their physical fitness,...
The Importance of Employee Well-Being: 5 Areas of Wellness Employees Need Help With Right Now
In case you haven’t heard, employees are struggling. After more than two years of a pandemic, they’re stressed, burned out, emotionally exhausted, and not getting enough sleep. Needless to say, the importance of employee health...
Can Health Coaching Help Workplace Populations Reduce Stress?
Health coaches are known for helping with weight loss and fitness, but did you know they can also support employees with stress and mental health? As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, we share...
How Health Coaches Can Support Employees’ Whole-Person Well-Being
Supporting employees in the workplace with health coaching can help them achieve specific health goals and improve the culture of well-being in the organization. Yet many corporate wellness health coaching programs focus primarily on weight...