Illustration of a graduate portrait with various traits and skills such as problem solving, integrity, civic mindedness, practical skills, growth mentality, team player, and other positive qualities.

MSD Wellness Toolbox

Here, you’ll find resources that were curated to support needs in various categories:

A tree diagram illustrating trauma-informed principles and practical skills. The roots include values like safety, cultural humility, empowerment, collaboration, trustworthiness, and choice. The trunk connects to practical skills such as problem solving, hope, self-compassion, integrity, and civic mindedness. The branches depict qualities like team player, relationships, emotional regulation, growth mentality, contribution, hope, self-compassion, and civic mindedness.
Diagram of a wellness ecosystem tree with roots and branches, depicting qualities like cultural humility, empowerment, practical skills, and supporting traits related to health and social-emotional learning.

emotional regulation & growth mentality

A colorful infographic titled 'Shine' with advice for taking a mental health break, including options for different amounts of available time, such as sipping drinks, making meals, taking baths, reading, exercising, and relaxation activities.
A beach scene with a sunset or sunrise sky, overlayed with a calming guide titled 'Mindful Moment' explaining a five-step S.N.A.C.K. mindfulness method, including steps STOP, NOTICE, ACCEPT, CURIOUS, and KINDNESS, for reducing stress.

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Online article titled 'First, Do No Harm: The Need for Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness' with publication date January 7, 2021, featuring a portrait of a man with short dark hair, glasses, and a beard, outdoors with blurred trees in the background.
A colorful illustrated infographic titled 'Window of Tolerance' depicting the body's stress response system. It shows the balanced nervous system as a gauge with zones labeled parasympathetic, sympathetic, and hypervigilant, with a line indicating stress levels. The diagram describes triggers that bring us back to calm, like gentle movement, nature, and favorite music, with visual cues such as pink for hypervigilant, blue for parasympathetic, and orange for sympathetic states. Small text boxes list effects of stress, how to manage triggers, and illustrations of threats like panic attacks, brain fog, and boredom.
Click here for The Pendulum: Talking to others about your emotional experiences.
The document titled 'The Shield Technique Step-by-Step' from Resilient Colorado, discussing mental exercises for emotional protection, with a logo featuring mountains, the organization's contact information, and a URL for example photos.
Click here for People Can Change: Recognizing Our Potential for Growth

hope & problem solving

Colorful flyer promoting a public art project by West Side Elementary students, featuring cartoon children at a table, a smiling sun, clouds, paper airplanes, and rainbows.
Click here for Assessing Your School Climate

relationships & being a team player 

Tips for maintaining boundaries between work and non-work including creating a conscious shift, using embodied cognition, maintaining a commute, making non-work time a no-screen zone, moving outdoors, and resting throughout the day.
Diagram outlining seven types of rest: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Emotional, Social, Sensory, Creative, with descriptions and additional resources at the bottom. Decorative leaves in the corners.

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A smiling woman surrounded by a diverse group of children, all smiling for a selfie in a classroom.
Click here for 36 Questions to Help Kids Make Friends

self-compassion & integrity

Click here for Mindful Self-Compassion for Adults
Click here for A Moment for Me: A Self-Compassion Break for Teens
A poster titled "Research on Self Compassion" with lists comparing behaviors of self-compassionate and less compassionate people. The poster features a scenic river sunset image at the top right and has logos at the bottom, including Resilient Colorado.
Text-based guide titled "Grief Anniversaries" by Rev. Roxanne Pendleton, offering tips on coping with grief, including acknowledging loss, giving care during grief, seeking meaning, and understanding grief as an act of love.
Guidance on grieving well by Rev. Roxanne Pendleton, including steps to acknowledge grief, allow oneself to grieve, express feelings, practice self-compassion, recognize physical manifestations, be mindful and intentional, and move forward in the grieving process, with logos for Live Well Today Café and Resilient Colorado at the top.

contribution & civic minded

Guidelines for mindful news consumption, including tips on recognizing habits, practicing emotional awareness, using stories with kindness, taking media breaks, and focusing on positive news, from UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center.

practical skills

A self-care guide with tips for finding time for self-care, including activities for 2 minutes and 5 minutes, with a photo of a person lying on a wooden bed with legs crossed, under a branch with yellow leaves.
A list of activities to do when you have 10 or 30 minutes, with suggestions for self-care, reflection, and enjoyment. The list is from Resilient Colorado and includes options like journaling, walking, and watching TV.

compassion without fatigue training information

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Table illustrating different types of trauma: secondary trauma, moral injury, compassion fatigue, burnout, with descriptions, experiences, timing, impacts, and healing notes, including highlights of low or high risks of harm and personal feelings like compassion and exhaustion.
A chart with four sections: 'Risk Factors for Secondary Trauma', 'Protective Factors for Secondary Trauma', 'Signs You Are Growing Fatigued', and 'Red Flags for Burnout'.
Diagram showing factors leading to compassion fatigue, burnout, and resilience in trauma-informed professionals. Factors include moral injury, limited resources, secondary trauma, systemic trauma, and personal stressors. Resilience is depicted as recovered, resilient, wise, while burnout is highlighted in red. The image is associated with Resilient Colorado.

trauma informed care training information

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Diagram illustrating the roots connecting adverse experiences to their impact. The roots show social issues like war, violence, lack of opportunity, systemic racism, and poor health, while the tree's branches depict adverse childhood experiences and adverse climate events such as homelessness, abuse, and natural disasters. The leaves symbolize the impact of these experiences on individuals, community, and the environment, with specific examples like divorce, substance abuse, floods, tornadoes, and pandemics.
Document titled "Principles of Trauma-Informed Care" with logo at top reading "Resilient Colorado" and the text step-by-step guidelines for safety and trustworthiness in trauma care.
An infographic titled 'The Human Stress Response' explaining the effects of stress on brains and bodies, and common stress behaviors like fight, flight, and freeze. The brain diagram shows decreased activity and energy diversion, while the body diagram lists physiological responses such as increased adrenaline, quickened breathing, and dilated pupils.
Diagram showing the transformation from non-trauma-informed to trauma-informed care, with steps on the left in orange leading to principles on the right in blue, culminating in trauma-informed care.

Window of Tolerance

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A chart titled "Window of Tolerance" illustrating the body's response to stress, with a balanced nervous system in the center. It shows the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems' activation levels, triggers that bring us back to balance, and what the systems look like when overwhelmed or underactive. The chart highlights strategies for managing triggers, such as cold exposure, music, and light exposure, and depicts stress symptoms like panic attacks or brain fog.

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