UI WELLNESS staff

UI Wellness is a unit of UI Human Resources.

Erin Litton Senior Director, Well-Being erin-litton@uiowa.edu

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Melanie Cuchna Manager, liveWELL melanie-cuchna@uiowa.edu

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Diana Kremzar Director, UI Family Services diana-kremzar@uiowa.edu

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Sara Cathi

Senior Well-Being Specialist and Health Coach, liveWELL sara-cathi@uiowa.edu

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Kelli Jackson Amato Well-Being Specialist, liveWELL kelli-jacksonamato@uiowa.edu

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Erica Blaha Health Coach, liveWELL erica-blaha@uiowa.edu

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Jean O’Donovan Secretary, liveWELL jean-odonovan@uiowa.edu

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Mary Heath Secretary, liveWELL mary-heath@uiowa.edu

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With much excitement and enthusiasm, I am returning to HR/ UI Wellness as the Senior Director of Well-Being Services and leader in campus well-being! I have been on campus professionally since 2006 and engaged in well-being in many ways. During my time at the University of Iowa, I have had the privilege of working in Recreational Services, the liveWELL program, and Health and Human Physiology.

At UI Wellness, our strategic goal is to build wellness into our work and lives rather than have it as an add-on. Being busy with my own professional and personal life, I know that well-being is best when it is done within our current expectations.

One tool we all can use to embed wellness into our daily lives is mindfulness. By paying attention to what we are doing and what we can control, we are able to better serve our mental and physical health. This newsletter has great insights on ways to practice mindfulness. I love how Brad Baldwin from Aperture (page 4) breaks mindfulness into four parts: paying attention, to the present moment, on purpose, without judgment. Being intentional with our thoughts and actions allows us to fully engage with where we are. Amazing things are happening all around us – take a moment to be with them. Additionally, this newsletter builds on mindfulness to explore intuitive eating with Haley Melchert (page 8). I love this article because it allows me to respond to my body and identify what it needs in any given moment and more importantly gives me guidance on implementing healthy eating wherever I am – the office or the ballpark!

This newsletter concludes with an amazing calendar full of opportunities to engage in well-being on campus.

Whatever you do to honor your wellness, please know that the liveWELL team is here to support your success.

Erin Litton MA, MCHES, NBHWC Senior Director of Well-Being Services UI Wellness/University Human Resources

liveWELL inspires a culture of well-being and campus excellence, providing employees with the opportunity to thrive.

FALL WELL-BEING CALENDAR

CULTIVATING MINDFULNESS AND ENHANCING WELL-BEING INTUITIVE EATING PHA WINNERS

14 WELLNESS HEROES

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