Introducing NAPAHE's Six-Week Summer Wellness Series: Wellness Wednesdays

You spend your days supporting others. This summer, we’re inviting you to put yourself first. Join us for a six-week virtual wellness series designed specifically for executive assistants. Sessions are short, practical, and encouraging. Come as you are, camera optional.

Wellness Wednesdays will be hosted every other Wednesday throughout the summer. Join one or all!

Session 1: Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 2:00 PM CDT

"Reduce the Uncertainty We Add to the System: Supercommunication strategies and emotional intelligence skills that deepen connection, build belonging and reduce uncertainty"

Presenter: Peter Anderson, Inner Citadel Consulting

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Session 2: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 12:00 PM CDT

"A Better You: Wellness & Leadership"

In this session, Cecil will guide participants through the Six Dimensions of Wellness, emphasizing their influence on personal and professional growth. The interactive session will help attendees evaluate their wellness habits and understand how these habits shape their leadership style.

Objectives:

• Understand the interconnectedness of the six wellness dimensions
• Apply wellness principles for personal and leadership development
• Reflect on current wellness practices to support a purpose-driven life

Presenter: Cecil "CJ" Jackson, Associate Director of Student Leadership and Engagement

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Session 3: Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM CDT

“Burnout: Completing the Stress Response Cycle and Why it Matters”

Presenter: Kristen Peltz, Director of Counseling & Wellness Services at Northwest Missouri State University

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Session 4: Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 10:00 AM CDT

"Tiny Tweak Advantage: Reimagining Work-Life Balance"

In this 60-minute interactive session, discover how practical, evidence-based micro-strategies and habit stacking can enhance holistic well-being and work-life balance. As demands increase, finding sustainable ways to recharge and maintain energy is crucial for helping busy professionals navigate the unique challenges of their roles. Participants will explore how small, intentional adjustments, layered onto existing routines, can create meaningful and sustainable change.

Learning Objectives:

1. Assess their current state of body, mind, and energy.
2. Explore readily adaptable micro-strategies (the A.I.R. acronym) and learn how habit stacking can amplify its impact.
3. Identify barriers to self-care and brainstorm solutions for overcoming them.
4. Begin developing a personalized “stop and start doing” list to help immediately integrate mico-changes into daily routines.

Presenter: Dr. Dahlia Henry-Tett, Ed.D., CHES® , Chief Wellness Officer, Office of Employee Wellness and Well-being (OEWW)

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Session 5: Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 12:00 PM CDT

Meditation: Presence Practices

In this session, Alex will guide us through a meditative practice designed to cultivate mindful awareness of your body, breath, mind, and environment. You will be offered several ways to align with the present moment which you may choose to take with you into a regular practice. With practice, we increase our ability to return to a state of present awareness to help us stay balanced in our work, relationships, and life. Suitable for beginners and more advanced meditators.

Alex Liosatos is the director of counseling services and campus wellness at Lakeland University in Wisconsin. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and certified yoga teacher. She has taught yoga, meditation, and breathwork to various groups and individuals and has a dedicated daily personal practice.

Presenter: Alex Liosatos (she/her/hers) | MA, LPC, Director of Counseling Services, Lakeland University

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Session 6: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Coming soon!