Wellness Events Archive

You missed a webinar?  No problem - catch up anytime, right from the comfort of your home.  These webinars offer valuable insights to guide and empower you toward improving your overall health and wellbeing.

 

 

"Investing Money for Real Life" | March 18 | 1 - 2pm | Zoom**

Hosted by: Workplace Money Coach

 

Description: Designed for employees who want to invest with confidence but feel intimidated or unsure where to start. This webinar focuses on long-term investing fundamentals, consistency, and how investing fits within employer retirement plans - without jargon or hype.

 

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BOCC Employees: This webinar is eligible for Manatee Thrives points in the Financial category. Complete this quiz and upload a screenshot of your results to Manatee Thrives to earn your points. Must receive 90% for credit. 

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"Lose to Win ™ " | 4 Week-Workshop - March 5, 12, 19, 26 | 12 - 1pm | Zoom

Hosted by: Certified Health Coach, Mirabai Holland

 

Description: Lose to Win™ is designed to guide you through a weight management program, help you lose weight, address lifestyle factors, potential obstacles, and ways to address them, to finally keep the weight off for good! 

New Addition: What you need to know about the weight loss drugs!

• Lose to Win™ is an interactive 4-week education and health coaching workshop with weekly group education seminars with a live Q&A forum.
• YourChoice Medical Plan members are encouraged to pair their Give Me 5 health coaching sessions during or following this workshop.
• A certificate of completion will be awarded to all employees who complete the workshop.

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BOCC Employees: This workshop can earn points for Manatee Thrives/Physical Pillar (must attend the live Zoom presentation)

 

"Reversing Insomnia" | 4-Week Workshop, March 4, 11, 18, 25 | 11am - 12pm | Zoom

Hosted by: Wellness Journeys

Description: Learn the causes of chronic insomnia and tools from CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) to help you get the sleep you need. The American College of Physicians stated that CBT-I should be the first-line treatment for adults with insomnia. Research shows these techniques are effective even for those with long-term insomnia.

What you will learn:

1. What to do if you experience during-night “I can’t get back to sleep” patterns.
2. Understand why pre-sleep “I become wide awake once my head hits the pillow” can occur.
3. The 3 Reversing Insomnia Action Steps to take IF you want to become a “good sleeper” (even if you’ve never been one before).

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BOCC Employees: This workshop can earn points for Manatee Thrives/Emotional Pillar (must attend the live Zoom presentation)

"Lower the Pressure: Caring for Your Heart and Nervous System" | March 4 | 12 - 1pm | Zoom

Hosted by: Certified Health Coach, Tracy Lightburne

Description: Stress doesn't just live in your mind- it lives in your body. We will explore how the nervous system directly impacts stress levels, blood pressure and overall health. You'll learn how chronic stress keeps the body in a " fight or flight" state and how simple practical regulation tools can help shift your body into rest, calm and healing. This session will equip you with techniques that you can use daily to lower stress, support healthy blood pressure, and feel more grounded, resilient and in control of your health.

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BOCC Employees: This workshop can earn points for the Manatee Thrives/Physical Pillar (must attend the live Zoom presentation)

Description: This session helps employees gain clarity and control over their cash flow using a simple, flexible system. Rather than rigid budgeting, employees learn how to direct their paycheck toward priorities, reduce, financial stress, and stop wondering where their money goes each month.

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BOCC Employees: This webinar is eligible for Manatee Thrives points in the Financial category. Complete this quiz and upload a screenshot of your results to Manatee Thrives to earn your points. Must receive 90% for credit. 

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Questions: email benefits@mymanatee.org

"Reset & Rise" | 3-Week Workshop - February 17, 24, & March 3 | 12 - 1pm | Zoom

Hosted by: Registered Dietitian, Natalia Garcia

Description: Still feeling the holiday fallout - cravings, bloating, fatigue, brain fog, stress, or stubborn weight? Most people fall off the wagon by February - not from lack of motivation, but because they rely on willpower instead of biology and mindset.

In this inspiring 3-part Lunch & Learn, Natalia Garcia, Integrative and Functional Registered Dietitian, teaches practical nutrition swaps and nervous system strategies to help you feel better fast and stay consistent.

You’ll learn how to:

• Build realistic habits routines that actually stick
• Loose the weight and keep it off for good
• Balance blood sugar, lipids, and hormones for steady energy + focus
• Break the stress → cravings → emotional eating cycle
• Redefine discipline as self-care, not deprivation

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BOCC Employees: This challenge can earn points for Manatee Thrives/Physical Pillar (must attend the live Zoom presentation)