Disturbances alter the state and trajectory of an ecosystem and can shape ecosystem dynamics long into the future. The disturbance of the COVID-19 pandemic created damage and challenges to our human ecosystem. Succession is regeneration and regrowth.

A suggested recipe and encouragement to get creative in the kitchen!

Emotional eating is a common challenge. UI Health Care dietician, Taylor Kline, shares valuable information and useful tips on how to manage it.

Laura Mantovani from Environmental Health and Safety found success with her well-being goals and improved happiness after working with liveWELL Health Coach Jacob Frederick.

Enhance your healthy eating with a variety of nutritious foods and flavors.

What can we learn about ourselves from living through a pandemic? Britte Garrett, a therapist from the University of Iowa Employee Assistance Program discusses viewing the pandemic through the lens of trauma.

University of Iowa Health Care employee Brooke Zittergruen found motivation to make lifestyle changes after meeting with health coach Melanie Cuchna.

liveWELL Interviewed Dr. Beth Livingston, Assistant Professor in Management and Entrepreneurship at the UI Tippie College of Business and an expert researcher on work and family management, for ways that individuals and leaders can explore their expectations, set boundaries, and communicate preferences related to work and home that lead to greater well-being and productivity.

The new year always inspires motivation for new personal and professional goals The best way to make lasting lifestyle change is to take those goals or resolutions and break them down into small habits that become engrained in who we are and what we do.