Wendy Lund, RN, MSc. (Wellth Management): Mindfulness in First Responders.

With over 3 decades of experience as a professor of health sciences, Wendy Lund understands the physiology and pathophysiology of ease and disease.  She became concerned over the educational gap that existed in preparing first responders to engage with trauma and tragedy and the growing number of deaths by suicides in vulnerable populations. Motivated to fill this gap, Wendy went back to school in her early 50's.

Her graduation in 2017 from the University of Aberdeen makes her one of very few globally with a MSc in mindfulness studies. Her research built a case for why proactive strategies matter in training and sustaining a resilient mind. Grateful for her career in academia, she retired early to provide others with an understanding of how to create and cause your mental health, not simply avoid disease.

She founded Wellth Management to fill a gap and inspire individuals and organisations to redefine wealth using evidence-based theory and strategies to create wellness and build stress tolerance.

In this episode Wendy talks about:

Her definition of mindfulness.

Her decision to return to education to pursue a MSc in mindfulness studies.

Why mindfulness and being present is important for first responders.

Steps to implement mindfulness in to daily practice.

The creation of her company Wellth Management and her free resource: Reach for Resiliency. 

Resources discussed in this episode:

Books - 

Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl

The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer

Silver Linings: Stories of Gratitude, Resiliency and Growth Through Adversity by Janice Landry

Courses- 

Reach for Resiliency 

Public Health & Safety Worker Content & Conversation Course for Friends and Family

You can stay up to date with Wendy and her work via her website at: www.wellthmanagement.ca or via social media on Twitter: @WorkWithHeartWM and @WLund100  or via LinkedIn: Wellthmanagement

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