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Think Well
Thoughts, stories, and helpful tidbits from our experienced team of workplace health, wellness, safety, and resilience professionals.



Preserving Your Mental Health with Holiday Self-Care
If you find the holiday season challenging, you’re not alone. The holidays are often depicted as a time of joy, celebration, and togetherness, but for many of us, it can bring up a range of difficult thoughts and feelings. For some people, the holidays are filled with stressors like social obligations, financial strain, and the emotional weight of personal or familial expectations. These pressures can take a toll on your wellbeing, making you feel overwhelmed and drained. Sel
Andrew Stephenson
16 hours ago3 min read


How to Make 2026 the Year Your Health Goals Stick (by Understanding Why Most New Year's Resolutions Fail)
Every January, millions of people set New Year’s resolutions and health goals with the best of intentions—only to abandon them weeks (or even days) later. This isn’t a failure of motivation or discipline. It’s a predictable outcome of how most goals are designed. The core of our work at HBD is to understand healthy habits and sustainable behavior change - and one of the most frustrating times for us is January - when we see so many people set themselves up for failure and tak
Andrew Stephenson
1 day ago3 min read


Tips for a Healthy(ish) Holiday
The holiday season is a time to gather with loved ones, enjoy delicious food and reflect on what we’re grateful for. While it’s meant to be a season of joy and celebration, it can also be a very busy and challenging time to maintain healthy habits amidst stress, parties, indulgent meals, and holiday travel or relaxation. Here are a few tips to help you strike a balance and enjoy a healthier holiday break: Mindful Eating: Holiday gatherings often feature rich and Calorie-heavy
Andrew Stephenson
1 day ago2 min read


The New Leadership Advantage in the Age of AI
As adoption of AI accelerates, old compliance-based leadership becomes more obsolete and the importance of emotionally intelligent leaders to enhance engagement and innovation will continue to elevate. Are your leaders well equipped?
Andrew Stephenson
Nov 112 min read


Invest Wellness Dollars Where They Matter Most: Prevention for Sustainable Performance
Most organizations say they invest in employee wellness. Yet, many of those investments fail to reach the people who can make the biggest difference.
Andrew Stephenson
Nov 103 min read


Health Coaches: You Can't Fake Human Connection
You can't fake human connection. People want it now more than ever. Health coaches are an effective way to improve employee population health.
Andrew Stephenson
Oct 33 min read


Do Your Leaders Lead for Intentional Engagement and Workforce Wellbeing?
Many managers are unaware of precisely how they impact the stress, wellbeing, and level of engagement of their teams.
Andrew Stephenson
Sep 303 min read


Curbing Chronic Conditions to Control Employer Health Costs
Effective population-wide health behavior change is a genuine and sustainable cost containment strategy. The American College of Lifestyle Medicine says 6 core health behaviors (nutrition, physical activity, stress management, avoiding risky substances, sleep, and social connection) drive 15 chronic conditions that are responsible for 80-90% of U.S. healthcare expenditure. Cost shifting is a short-term strategy and isn't sustainable.
Andrew Stephenson
Sep 234 min read


Enhancing Employee Wellbeing to Boost Engagement and Drive Business Performance
Only 1 in 3 employees are thriving. Employee wellbeing matters for engagement and performance and there are practical things you can do to improve it.
Andrew Stephenson
Jul 224 min read


Wellbeing at the Organizational Versus Individual Level
Many organizations provide tools for individuals to support mental wellbeing when perhaps they could gain more by addressing the workplace culture and psychosocial environment to more collectively support a broader employee group or organizational wellbeing.
Andrew Stephenson
Jul 83 min read


Unlock the secret to a successful workplace wellbeing program.
There are no magic tricks for improving health. But there are key successful structures for successful workplace wellbeing programs.
Andrew Stephenson
Jun 264 min read


Leadership Psychosocial Skills are Essential for Building Engaged and Productive Teams
Leadership psychosocial skills are often under-developed and yet they are critical to modern employee engagement and performance.
Andrew Stephenson
Jun 243 min read


Why Employers Should Worry About Their Male Employee Health
June is Men's Health Month. Many men are neglecting their health and costs employers. Integrated workplace wellbeing programs that don't rely on men opting in are more effective at engaging men in healthy behavior change.
Andrew Stephenson
Jun 234 min read


Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving
Simple tips for a healthier Thanksgiving.
Andrew Stephenson
Nov 25, 20242 min read


Are Your Managers Helping or Hurting Employee Wellbeing and Engagement?
Are you helping managers with knowledge and skills to improve employee stress, employee engagement, and your organizational performance?
Andrew Stephenson
Aug 30, 20243 min read


The Enhanced Value of Onsite Health Coaching
In-person onsite workplace health coaching and support is more valuable than ever due to modern mental health and wellbeing needs.
Andrew Stephenson
Jun 26, 20243 min read


Mental Health Month: Improving Workplace Wellbeing
Discussing how to implement strategies to improve workforce mental health and wellbeing.
Andrew Stephenson
May 9, 20244 min read


This Mental Health Month, Shift Upstream and Embrace More Proactive Mental Wellbeing Tactics
Shifting from reactive mental health awareness to proactive mental wellbeing could have huge benefit to your people and your business!
Andrew Stephenson
May 1, 20243 min read


National Exercise Day (4/18)
Note the many benefits of exercise for your health and work performance on this National Exercise Day
Andrew Stephenson
Apr 18, 20242 min read


Choosing Health: Why Lifestyle Interventions Trump GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
GLP-1 weight loss drugs are popular, but they're also expensive, less sustainable, and provide less value compared to healthy lifestyles.
Andrew Stephenson
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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