Courage is not the absence of fear, courage is showing up in the face of uncertainty and fear. In this session, you will learn how practicing the skills of courage, compassion, and connection can make you more resilient and help you live the life you always imagined.

Learning objectives:

1. Participants will understand the basic tenets of courage and how to be more courageous.

2. Participants will learn how to practice self-compassion and the importance of doing so.

3. Participants will recognize the healing power of connection and the role connection plays in increasing well-being.

About Jill: Dr. Jill Nelson is a speaker, higher education leader, and Professor of Counseling at NDSU. She is a Board-Certified Coach (BCC), consultant, and researcher with expertise in shame and shame resilience, well-being practices, and leadership.

Are your employees widely using and benefiting from the mental health resources you provide? Are you seeing value returned to your business? In this engaging session, we’ll explore inspiring stories and innovative ideas other employers have used to drive meaningful change in the way employees perceive and engage with mental health benefits.

Attendees can expect to leave with:

1. An understanding of the key constraints that limit the value of your mental health benefits

2. Inspirational stories and ideas illustrating how other companies have increased engagement and value with mental health benefits

3. An actionable plan you can bring back to help your organization do the same

About Scott: Scott Dinwiddie is a Director of Client Success at Learn to Live where he brings over 10 years of experience partnering with employers to create thriving workplaces by serving their employees’ basic human needs.

We all have values that shape us, whether we take time to think about them or not. And some of our stress and anxiousness comes from times when how we budget our time and energy do not match up with our values. Knowing your core values shapes your priorities. Often significant moments of disappointment or being let down are because of a value of yours that has been violated. Mary will lead you through a core values exercise that helps you name your values so that you can see if you are making decisions based on those values or fighting against them. This exercise will help you find peace of mind and more clarity to guide your decisions.

About Mary: Lead Pastor at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in South Moorhead. She has been at Good Shepherd for 12 years. She recently returned from a 400+ mile pilgrimage through Portugal and Spain on the Camino de Santiago.

Team leaders hold the key to sparking a “middle-out movement” across the organization by serving as “multipliers” of well-being that can activate and invigorate the entire workforce. This session will focus on how three BCBSND customers are taking a new approach by equipping managers to create a culture of wellbeing at their organizations. Panelists include; Brett Olson from RDO, Heather Ostrowski from Gate City Bank and Janna Curry from West Acres.

Financial struggles for your employees may be affecting your workplace with lost productivity and higher turnover. You can help your employees recognize the impact of financial stress on their personal and work lives, understand their money personality and how it affects their spending habits, and increase their knowledge to make good financial decisions.

About Amanda: Amanda Woidyla is a University and Student Development Coordinator on Bank of North Dakota’s Education Outreach and Financial Literacy team. She coordinates College Application Month, leads FAFSA events throughout North Dakota, and now hosts financial literacy presentations and workshops on a variety of topics. She’s been with BND for 8 years.

Are your employees struggling with MSK conditions like back pain, joint pain, or pelvic health issues? These conditions can significantly impact daily life, productivity, and even mental health.

Learn how Sword Health can help:

1. Predict: Identify employees at risk of MSK problems before they worsen.

2. Engage: Provide personalized support and education to address concerns early.

3. Address: Offer effective solutions to improve pain, function, and overall well-being.

About Julie: Julie Docter served as a licensed physical therapist focused on addressing musculoskeletal conditions in private practice and digital care for 15 years. She has held different roles at Sword Health and now serves  in Health Plan Partnerships and her responsibilities include program training and identifying value proposition and differentiators for health plan sales and account teams, managing pipeline growth of ASO accounts and assuring Sword-Health Plan Partnership success.