Mindfulness to Help Manage Stress in the Workplace

When it comes to workplace well-being and stress, mindfulness can provide valuable skills to support resilience and navigate workplace challenges. Mindfulness is our innate ability to pay attention to the present moment, without judgment. The goal of mindfulness is not necessarily to stop thinking, but rather to pay attention to our feelings, thoughts, and emotions. No one is immune from burnout, but mindfulness practice can help you create a space for self-compassion and improve overall wellbeing. 

This webinar will talk about what mindfulness can look like in the workplace. We will discuss mindfulness practices and tools we can tap into throughout the day to help manage stress. We also have the opportunity to celebrate National Nurses Week together, and hope that healthcare workers joining us can find space for mindfulness tools to support resilience and heal feelings of burnout. 

About Leann Balcerzak
Leann Balcerzak, BS '19, is in her 3rd year of the PhD program in the School of Nursing as a Presidential Fellow. She earned her Bachelor of Nursing Science from UB in 2019, and clinically she has since worked as a medical-surgical and Emergency Room nurse. As a Research Assistant in the School of Nursing, Leann has been involved with mindfulness-based stress reduction interventions for the last five years. She has been involved with developing a technology-based mindfulness intervention to help those in the Buffalo community manage stress and worry related to the COVID-19 pandemic. She is also involved with a research project that teaches mindfulness to healthcare workers to manage stress and strengthen resiliency.