Wendy Cooper Wellness

01/07/2025

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙔 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁...

If you think corporate wellness is just about yoga classes and fruit bowls in the break room, you're missing 90% of what actually drives results.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.
Every dollar invested in strategic wellness has the potential to return 10x in productivity and retention.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿.
In today's market, top performers choose companies that prioritize their wellbeing.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
When employees feel genuinely cared for, they become your biggest brand advocates.

I've seen companies reduce turnover by 40% in just six months by implementing the right wellness framework. Not through random perks, but through strategic, 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥.

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵 – 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺.

Want to learn how? DM me 'STRATEGY' and let's talk about turning wellness into your competitive advantage.

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I'm Wendy, and I help growing companies build wellness programs that deliver 10x ROI. Follow me for more no-fluff corporate wellness strategies.

01/02/2025

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱?

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲.

When it comes to designing employee wellness programs, the most common mistakes I see is that the programs become divisive, instead of inclusive.

When that happens, employees may feel

↪️ left out

↪️ called out

↪️ or like they are being asked to do even more than they are already doing for the company.

Here is an example of a short-term "dry January" program that I wrote for a local company this season.

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘋𝘔 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘍𝘠 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.

N͟o͟t͟e͟ ͟h͟o͟w͟:͟

• there is room for everyone, and even those who choose to not participate are acknowledged..

• support is offered, but not required...and said support does not come from an internal source.

• "winning" is not so easy that employees are rolling their eyes at you.

😇𝗗𝗿𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 😇

𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀:

• improve mental health, improve physical health, gain clear thinking, steady energy throughout the day

• sense of accomplishment, personal empowerment

• healthy chatter among employees who may choose to cheer one another on

𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆:

• Improve productivity

• Decrease stress and mental health issues and their associated costs

⭐𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺⭐

𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺! 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴??

𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺:

1). 𝗜'𝗺 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗜𝗡.... no alcohol shall cross my lips for the next 30 days

Prize: $25.... It is 2025 after all 😉.

*This tier includes those who are already practicing sobriety (non-drinkers), as well as those embarking on this journey for the first time.

2). 𝗗𝗿𝘆-𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 ....

Prize: $15

*This tier is for those committing to a decrease of # drinks per week, but who may have a few lingering holiday commitments or celebrations.

3). 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴...

Prize: $9. (2+0+2+5 = 9)

*This tier is for those who are not ready to commit to a decrease, but would like to begin learning about alcohol and receive (optional) support to learn options for how to quit someday.

4). Not for me at this time, thanks anyway.

Note that, to run a program like this:

💚 Hire an outside resource. Employees should not be expected to share personal things with HR or any other associate.

💚 Have trauma-informed coaches, mental health counselors, and educators on deck.

💚 Provide sincerely compiled educational materials that are informative and 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 in nature. Please no canned, cookie-cutter, health threatening nonsense...

What would you add or subtract to make this program even more inclusive??

11/03/2024

Sundays are for regenerating and rejuvenation.

My Sunday morning ritual when I’m home includes a hike with my husband.

Sometimes we work hard and go long, sometimes not.

Sometimes we talk a lot, and sometimes we enjoy silence.

We go out rain or shine.

It’s our thing.

A grounding and launching point for another exciting week ahead.

What’s your weekend ritual?

10/21/2024

If 75-degree days and 50 degree nights are your idea of perfect weather..

Exploring energetic up flows and down flows in vortexes by day

Stargazing by night

In a luxurious setting

With gourmet food

and healing ceremony

with gifted business women

Consider this your last call to step in.

The doors close forever at Midnight .

DM me if you think this may be for you!

I won’t know if I’m doing this again until it’s over!

10/14/2024

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀.

When I talk to CEO's about bringing Employee Wellness Programs into their businesses,

most are lost.

They throw a few fitness classes out there, and only a few attend.

They add "healthy" food to the break room, only to discover that it's causing weight gain

because it is loaded with inflammatory fats, and sugars.

If they are persistent, they pass the task off to the insurance company....or worse

to HR.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀,

Getting buy-in and engagement programs is as simple as understanding these three things:

• What Motivates Your Employees

• What aspect of Wellness is front and center for them right now?

• What are their personal values with regard to lifestyle.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹

• Place the correct elements in your program

• Gain Engaged Participation

• Receive and ROI on your Wellness Investment

I work with conscious CEO's to illuminate the formula for profitable Employee Wellness Programs.

DM me if you're curious about my 6-Step High Performance Wellness Program Framework.

09/25/2024

It is CELEBRATE YOUR WINS WEDNESDAY!

Why Celebrate?

It rewires your brain toward the positive.

There is always something to celebrate!

Even if it is simply, "I woke up today!"

It invites others in to celebrate with you, further reinforcing the positive neural loop.

Life can get negative, very quickly!

Today I am celebrating another incredible Goddess of a Business Owner signing up for my Sedona Retreat this October.

Welcome Ivy Miles!

Comment below.... ⤵️

What are you CELEBRATING TODAY???

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p.s. There are just a few spots remaining for Sedona: The Retreat for Female Founders Ready to Scale without burning out.
Link in comments, or DM me to grab your spot today!

09/18/2024

Yᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪꜰ..... ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.

▪ You're dragging yourself to work each day and it feels like you're walking through quicksand.

▪ You have seemingly permanent dark circles under your eyes.

▪ You wake up at odd hours and can't go back to sleep.

▪ Your workouts no longer seem to support your physical health.

▪ The boatload of vitamins you've been prescribed isn't working.

▪ Coffee isn't working.

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙄𝙂𝙂𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙮𝙨.

I see that reason and RAISE it one.

Journaling out values and getting yourself in line may be step one.

But the beauty of it doesn't take hold until you EMBODY your new values. Take them in, bring them to life...throwing off all that is no longer FOR you, even though it may feel safe and certain.

Imagine....showing up in the world as you are, vs how you think you should??

Can you tell which photo below is which for me???

THIS EMBODIMENT...is my goal for the 7 women who will be joining me this October in Sedona.

🔹 The Joy.

🔹The Bold, unshakable confidence.

🔹The brand new nervous system that doesn't buzz out of control.

If you're still showing up as you think you "should," today I invite you to show up as ALL OF YOU.

09/12/2024

Sedona 2024: The Retreat for Female Entrepreneurs who are ready to scale or launch something new, without burning out.

Why Sedona?

Because Sedona is magical.

The electromagnetics of the landscape alone, affect your brain and your ability to hear your intuition and receive Spiritual guidance.

The red-orange color of the rocks are the colors of the rising sun.

Upflow vortices help you find inspiration and hear the whisperings of your higher self.

Down flow vortices support release of wounds and programming that keep us stuck.

I've just returned from Sedona, putting the final ribbons and bows on the retreat.

If you're a female entrepreneur starting a new version of your business, coach, therapist, healer, service professional....and terrified that it's going to burn you out - Join us!

Here's a link to join me for Retreat Sneak Peak #1 on Friday September 13 from 3:00 to 3:30 EST!

Click the link to receive the link to the sneak peak!

https://promotionfitness.activehosted.com/f/9

09/10/2024

Everyone!! My first magazine feature!

https://www.facebook.com/share/FAJ2bAeeNA5aLi9c/?mibextid=WC7FNe

It's here! Starting off the new work week, after a long holiday weekend, with our September issue dropping!

Check out our articles featuring - ProMotion Corporate Wellness Tri-County Technical College Belton Area Museum Association Dahlonega City Hall Foothills Community Health Care Alzheimer's Association @ Three Sisters Vineyards @ Airbnb Consolidated Gold Mine North Georgia BBQ Dahlonega @ Latino Behavioral Health Association County Schools Foothills Writers’ Guild of Anderson and so much more!
https://andersonmagazine.com

09/10/2024

Iꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ Cᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ Wᴇʟʟɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ.

Lᴇᴛ’ꜱ Fɪx Tʜᴀᴛ.

The biggest complaint and fear that I'm hearing from CEOs about their in-house wellness programs is either that they are lacking engagement from their employees, or that they've chosen not to provide wellness for fear that no one will partake.

When your program isn't being engaged, look here:

1) Leadership:

▪ Was leadership involved in the decision to have a program? If you pass your program down to HR right out of the gates, it is going to be an uphill battle from the word ‘go.’
▪ Are all members of the leadership team on board?
▪ Are your core values woven into the fabric of your program?
▪ Is there a leader or middle manager making it feel ‘not ok’ to participate?

2) Employees:

🔹 Were your employees invited to share their values in the design of the program?
🔹 While some employees value extra time with their families as a perk, others may consider ‘wellness’ to be a safe ride home or a roof over their heads.
🔹 Don’t assume that just because physical and mental wellbeing are topping the charts per your google search, that it is true for your specific team.

3) Wellness Team:

💚 If you’ve chosen to hire a team or vendor, are they actively reaching out to encourage participation? Many wellness teams are well-versed in wellness, but severely lack sales and marketing skills.
💚 Have they designed your employees' values into your wellness incentive?
💚 💚 APPS ARE NOT A WELLNESS TEAM. They are technology, and they are boring.

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙤𝙣𝙚-𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩-𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩.

What do you think? Share your thoughts on workplace wellness below!

08/30/2024

Change your mind and the whole world changes …. was a saying I had posted in the studio years ago.

For me this year it’s been, “change your perspective and your whole world changes. “

And yes, this is a view from Indy’s Skyline Club… but the real shifts came by putting myself in rooms with new people .

Real. Live. 3D Human Connections have made ALL the difference.

Stepping out of my comfort zone and into peer groups with other business owners.

Realizing that Wellness is Truly priority for the most soulful ceos and leaders.
(aka - “my” people)

Leader wellbeing and employee wellbeing are an integral part of a healthy company and healthy culture.

Period.

(Would you believe that some actually told me that employee wellness wasn’t really a priority ?! ?? 🤣🤪😳😳😳)

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Female Entrepreneurs who are ready for MORE and craving connection

You’re invited to Sedona this October !

Raise your hand if you want more info 🙋‍♀️!

ps … I’ll be doing a sneak peak of the retreat FROM our hotel on Friday September 6th!!

08/27/2024

"𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝘆𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁....."

Boom.

Ever had one of those moments, where someone saw you SO CLEARLY that their words changed EVERYTHING???

Like...Mic Drop, Game Changing..."never be the same again" moment...

To be FULLY SEEN by the camera, you have to be willing to CONNECT....

♥ with yourself

♥ from the INSIDE out

For me it's always been about CONNECTION.

Surrounding myself with people who see me, lift me up, challenge me.

Being open to receive the reflections of coaches, mentors, and photographers like the one above.

And that's why the WILD & WISE Women's Retreat is built on CONNECTIONS....

♥ With other powerful badass women who share your desire to make an IMPACT

♥ With SELF; through powerful energetic work in the Vortex of Sedona, AZ

And YOU KNOW I had to hire THIS EXACT photographer for you!!

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