Becoming Wildly Resilient

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, shares a three-step method for being self-compassionate in difficult times. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more.  

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and UK Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Dr. Lance Brunner, discuss the topic of kindness for the sake of kindness. Each month, Sebastian Calmes will interview an expert guest with the conversation aimed at deepening the resilience practice and meditation offered by co-hosts, Amy Rodquist-Kodet and Jac...

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation for cultivating kindness for yourself and others. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.  

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, talks about being loving and kind to yourself and others. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more. 

Listen as host Sebastian Calmes, a Wellness Specialist with UK HR Health and Wellness and UK Associate Professor of Psychology and Clinical Psychology, Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala, discuss the topic of habits. Each month, Sebastian Calmes will interview an expert guest with the conversation aimed at deepening the resilience practice and meditation offered by co-hosts, Amy Rodquist-Kodet and Jackie Ca...

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation focused on cultivating awareness around habits, and how you can add new habits to ones that already exist. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet.  Have feedback or suggestions for fut...

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness introduces us to a new, research-backed approach to forming new habits. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more.  Free 5-day Tiny Habits program: https://tinyhabits.com/join/   Learn more about Tiny Habits: https://tinyhabits.com/   UK Human Resources Health and...

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation centered around the breath aimed at staying present during stressful times. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host, Amy Rodquist-Kodet.

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, highlights seven research-based strategies for working through stress. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more. 

Listen as host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation for things in and out of your control. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet. 

Listen as host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, certified health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a process to identify things in and out of your control. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more.

Listen as new host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation for dealing with difficult feelings. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet. 

Listen as new host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, certified health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a process for identifying and naming difficult feelings. You can download the worksheet below to practice identifying and naming your feelings. Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more.  

Listen as new host Jackie Carroll, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a short meditation for reflecting on your values. Each month, Jackie will guide you through a new meditation aimed at deepening the resilience practice offered by co-host Amy Rodquist-Kodet. You can find the episode transcript here .

Listen as new host Amy Rodquist-Kodet, a health coach with UK HR Health and Wellness, leads you through a process for identifying, narrowing and integrating your values. You can download the worksheet and follow along with the transcript in the episode show notes . Each month, Amy will explain a new practice you can try to build your resilience and thrive more.

Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr., an academic advisor with UK Gatton College of Business and Economics, joined the “Becoming Wildly Resilient” podcast in July 2023 to talk about putting values into action. Listen as Willie shares his story and what he’s learned about resilience along the way. He talks about his experiences as a gay Appalachian, the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year and connecting w...

Dr. Connie Jennings, medical director of UKHC Integrative Medicine and Health, joined the “Becoming Wildly Resilient” podcast in April 2023 for a nurturing conversation about nature. Listen as Dr. Jennings shares an abundance of joy and passion for, and knowledge of, our world outside. Throughout the episode, you’ll learn how nature can dramatically improve our physical and mental health. Dr. Jenn...

Dr. Dan Stone, a Professor of Accountancy in the UK Gatton College of Business and Economics, joined “Becoming Wildly Resilient” in April 2023 to talk about mindfulness, money and the intersection of the two. Listen as Dan shares his “wealth” of knowledge from his personal life and professional work as a professor, researcher and mindfulness teacher. You’ll hear Dan explain what mindfulness is and...

Dr. Alex Elswick, an Assistant Extension Professor with the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, joined “Becoming Wildly Resilient” in March 2023 to talk about addiction, recovery and our shared humanity. Alex is also a co-founder of Voices of Hope, a Lexington-based non-profit supporting people who use or have used drugs or alcohol and are seeking better health. Listen as Alex shares...

Rhonda Henry and Eric Wilkinson, mental health therapists with University of Kentucky Human Resources, returned to “Becoming Wildly Resilient” in February to chat about creativity. Listen as they explain: the four types of creativity; how creativity benefits our personal and professional lives; why we sometimes lose sight of our creative capacity; and how we can cultivate more creativity throughou...

Jason Brooks, Executive Director for Institutional Engagement with the UK Office of Institutional Diversity, and Dr. DeShana Collett, PA-C, a professor with UK College of Health Sciences and University Senate Chair, joined “Becoming Wildly Resilient” this month. Listen as they discuss the vital topic of diversity, equity and inclusion, particularly how they drive belonging and connect to well-bein...

The holidays and new year bring joy and celebration but can also be a little hectic, stressful or bittersweet. During this time, it’s common to forget to take care of ourselves. So, this month’s episode is a little different. Listen as some of the work-life and well-being experts with University of Kentucky HR Health and Wellness share how they have been practicing self-care lately. You’ll also be...

Lindsey Mullis and Morgan Turner, program director and program education assistant for the Kentucky Inclusive Health Collaborative at the UK Human Development Institute, joined host Jakob Hester this month to talk about the intersection of well-being and disability. In addition to the knowledge they bring from their professional roles, Lindsey is a parent of a child experiencing disability, and Mo...

Alissa C. Briggs, PhD, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and licensed psychologist with UK HealthCare Adolescent Medicine, joined host Jakob Hester this month to talk about resilience and mental health in children and teens. You'll learn about: what it means for children to be resilient; the protective factors and skills that enhance children’s resilience; current mental health trends in school...

Kim Releford, LCSW, a mental health therapist with HR Health and Wellness, joins host Jakob Hester to discuss two of the most common mental health conditions: anxiety and depression. In this episode, you'll learn about: the relationship between anxiety and depression; the signs and symptoms of each and how we can recognize them in ourselves; how the stigma is lessening but still persists; and when...