MindWell In the Media
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CTV News- Live
MindWell Founder, Dr. Geoff Soloway, on CTV News Saskatoon discussing healthcare worker burnout and how MindWell for Healthcare Workers -designed with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions- can help support healthcare workers.
Toronto Sun
The Toronto Sun reported on the MindWell for Healthcare Workers program and the positive effects reported by healthcare worker participants. The program has helped over 2000 healthcare workers and will work with nearly 1300 more this month.
CBC News
Barb Campbell, MindWell for Healthcare Workers facilitator and nurse, shared what it's been like for healthcare workers on the frontline both through this pandemic and also before it, and how programs like MindWell's can help.
Global AM640 Radio
MindWell founder, Dr. Geoff Soloway, connected with Global News AM640 Toronto to talk about MindWell for Healthcare Workers, a program offered through Wellness Together Canada. Hear about the program and the skills healthcare workers can expect to learn through the program.
The Canadian Business Journal
MindWell for Healthcare Workers, a program designed by healthcare workers for healthcare workers, has helped over 2000 participants!
InSauga.com
McMaster prof in Hamilton leading $1M ‘pandemic PTSD’ study of health-care professionals. The announcement of the study comes right as Vancouver-based Mindwell U opened registration for a program called Mindwell for Healthcare Workers.
University of Alberta
MindWell is proud to be partnering with Covenant Health and nursing professor Susan Sommerfeldt from the University of Alberta in exploring the impacts of mindfulness training on organizational culture and psychological health in the workplace.
CISION
The QEII Foundation announces a generous donation of $600,000 from RBC to continue their E-Mental Health Initiative for Nova Scotians. MindWell is proud to be apart of this Initiative to bring free mental health resources to the province of Nova Scotia.
BCBUSINESS
BCBUSINESS tells employers that employees need a strong wellness program. Ever since the pandemic started there has been a shift in how organizations approach employee well-being, which makes the time to bring in programs like MindWell.
Human Resources Director (HRD)
The World Health Organization raised the level of concern and need for action in support of our mental wellbeing to avoid a mental health crisis.
News Talk 1010
Mindfulness was shown to be the only coping strategy to have a positive impact across 15 mental health concerns in a recent Mental Health Commission of Canada survey of Canadians since the onset of COVID-19. Here’s how mindfulness serves as an adaptive coping strategy.
Canadian Occupational Safety
MindWell Founder Dr. Geoff Soloway talks about how mindfulness and mental health awareness is a part of occupational health and safety training.
Global News Radio
MindWell Founder, Dr. Geoff Soloway, discusses how mindfulness helps you build positive mental health, especially important during times of stress. Louise Bradley, President and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, opened the segment.
Global News
MindWell Founder, Dr. Geoff Soloway, gives helpful tips on how to be mindful-in-action for Men's Mental Health Week. “Mindfulness is all about tools to bring our attention back to the present moment (…) most of the time we think about the future or the past.”
Healthing.ca
MindWell Founder, Dr. Geoff Soloway, discusses that for men mindfulness can be a tool used in everyday life to help them better perform, especially during a global pandemic. The site highlighted the results of a study run by the Social Research Centre.
The Lawyer's Daily
MindWell Founder, Dr. Geoff Soloway, talks about mindful strategies for working remotely from home; tips to see clearly and respond effectively in a new working environment.
National Post
MindWell Founder, Dr. Geoff Soloway, discusses that for men mindfulness can be a tool used in everyday life to help them better perform, especially during a global pandemic.
HRChat Podcast
In this HRchat interview, MindWell Founder discusses how mindfulness can be used by HR and leaders to address mental health, help build mental agility & better respond to stress & anxiety.
HR Gazette
MindWell Founder, Dr. Geoff Soloway, discusses how mindfulness training can help organizations cope with the mental health crisis that is likely to follow the pandemic. ”Mindfulness-in-Action: Opportunity for Cultivating Culture for Mental Health.”
Canadian Occupational Safety
Dr. Geoff Soloway, founder of MindWell, spoke with Canadian Occupational Safety about how mindfulness promote physical workplace safety.
Canadian Underwriter
MindWell Founder explains how mindfulness is a key skill that can promote the mental health of employees during the stress and anxiety associated with the novel coronavirus pandemic for Canadian Underwriter magazine.
The Globe and Mail
The World Health Organization for the first time classified workplace burnout as an “occupational phenomenon” in the International Classification of Diseases. MindWell Founder gives tips on how managers can prevent burnout in their employees.
Global News
On World Mental Health Day, MindWell Founder, Dr. Geoff Soloway, shared some easy ways to increase mindfulness in the workplace. Dr. Soloway explained the positive impact it can have on everyone.
CHCH Morning Live
During Mental Health Week, CHCH Morning Live welcomed Dr. Geoff Soloway, founder and chief training officer of Mindwell, to discuss how mindfulness can help support positive mental health and promote well-being.
Canadian Business
Answering work email during your commute? Instead of diving into your inbox, try these six things to improve your daily trip. Geoff Soloway, co-founder of Mindwell-U, says: “Breath into your body and ground your feet onto the floor.”
B2B News Network
How B2B firms should think through a mindfulness at work strategy. According to a study published by the University of British Columbia’s Saunders School of Business, mindfulness is not necessarily just beneficial to individuals but to corporate teams.
HR Professional
Mindfulness at work can make a huge difference to your bottom line. Dr. Geoff Soloway, founder of MindWell, explains that “mindfulness training (…) is a mental health tool that organizations around the world are turning to for this very reason.”
VOCM
Newfoundland and Labrador is the first province in Canada to launch the MindWell-U 30 Day Mindfulness Challenge, an online e-health technology to support mental health. The program can be accessed through the Bridge the Gapp site.
Inc. Magazine
The magazine cites four simple changes to reap the benefits of mindfulness in the workplace and highlights the finding of a research study by the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business on the MindWell Challenge.
24 Hours
Mindfulness is a trending topic proven by research to improve mental health. “On its most basic level, we can understand mindfulness as present-moment awareness”, says Dr. Geoff Soloway, PhD in Mindfulness and founder of MindWell.
Global News
First responders were given a 30-day challenge to practice mindfulness. Dr. Geoff Soloway, founder of MindWell, told the Global News “what the results were and how mindfulness can help lower stress and increase engagement.”
CTV News
International Day of Happiness. Any skill you develop in your life requires practice. Happiness is the same thing, it requires practice, and make it a habit in our lives. Dr. Geoff Soloway, founder of MindWell, shared three tips to increase happiness.
HR Reporter
Promoting mindfulness to men requires different approach. Linking training to business, sports, performance, and workplace can broaden appeal. “Mindfulness is proven to lower stress, improve self-care and increase resilience and wellbeing.”
National Post
The National Post reports that the MindWell “30-Day mindfulness program aims to ease workplace stress. In thousands of studies since the 1970s, mindfulness has been shown to ease stress and improve overall mental health.”
Marketing Magazine
High View Communications founder and president Ann Gallery wants marketers to be more mindful. Why? Gallery affirms that more mindful employees can improve their teamwork, creativity and brainstorming, says Gallery.
CBC News
The CBC reported that the MindWell “30-Day Challenge was designed to make mindfulness practices less time-consuming and more accessible to people in the workplace.” “It's something that has a tangible payoff for organizations.”
Businesswire
MindWell Launches ‘30 Day Mindfulness Challenge’ to Help Employees Lower Stress and Improve Performance. The innovative online training launches with employees at Coca-Cola Canada, tech juggernaut Urthecast, and more.
Knox News
Reducing stress while job hunting. Brain science has demonstrated that practicing mindfulness may actually train the brain to think in other ways. For job seekers, it potentially provides welcome relief from the stress of self-defeating, anxious thoughts.
Vancouver Sun
Dr. Geoff Soloway explains the benefits of mindfulness in the workplace. The data showed that after 30 days and a commitment of about five minutes a day, participants reported higher levels of emotional regulation, happiness and resilience.
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