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Wellness Strategy Design

Building wellness systems people actually trust and use

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Wellness fails when it ignores real pressure

Most wellness strategies are well intentioned.
Many still fail.
 

Not because people don’t care, but because the strategies don’t match how people actually live and work under pressure.
 

When wellness is disconnected from reality:

  • Programs go unused

  • Resources feel performative

  • People disengage quietly

  • Burnout continues beneath the surface
     

Effective wellness isn’t about offering more.
It’s about designing support that fits the load people are carrying.

I help people inside organizations build wellness strategies that reflect real needs, real constraints, and real capacity.

Who This Is For

This work supports organizations where:

  • Wellness initiatives exist but feel underused or mistrusted

  • People don’t know what support is available or when to use it

  • Leaders want to help but feel unsure what actually works

  • Wellness is treated as an add-on rather than part of how work happens

  • Burnout persists despite good intentions
     

It’s especially helpful when:

  • Organizations are scaling or changing quickly

  • Wellness budgets exist but impact feels unclear

  • People are fatigued by one-size-fits-all solutions

  • Trust in wellness resources needs rebuilding

The Problem With Most Wellness Strategies

Many wellness strategies focus on visibility instead of usability.
 

They ask:

  • What programs can we offer?

  • How do we promote participation?

  • How do we show we care?
     

They often miss:

  • What do people actually need right now?

  • When would support be accessible?

  • What feels safe to use without stigma?

  • How does this fit into an already full system?
     

Wellness doesn’t fail because people are unmotivated.
It fails when it doesn’t respect capacity.

What This Work Focuses On

Wellness Strategy Design looks at wellness as part of the system, not a separate initiative.


We examine:

  • How pressure shows up across roles and life stages

  • What prevents people from using support

  • How wellness resources are experienced emotionally

  • Where trust has been eroded or never built

  • How recovery can be supported during the workday, not only after hours


The goal is not more wellness.
It’s usable wellness.

How I Work

I partner with leaders, HR, and wellness teams to:

  • Assess what support is actually needed

  • Simplify and clarify wellness offerings

  • Design systems people feel safe using

  • Integrate wellness into everyday work rhythms

  • Align wellness strategy with culture and leadership behavior
     

This work is practical, grounded, and people-centered.
It’s built for sustainability, not optics.

What Changes When Wellness Is Designed Well

Organizations with effective wellness strategies often see:

  • Increased trust in available supports

  • Earlier use of resources before crisis

  • Reduced stigma around mental health

  • Clearer leadership alignment

  • Wellness that feels supportive rather than performative
     

Not because wellness is forced.
Because it finally fits.

How This Fits With Other Services

Leader & Team Enablement often works alongside:

  • Capacity & Employee Experience Strategy

  • Psychological Safety & Recovery Culture

  • Leader & Team Enablement

  • Embedded Coaching
     

Together, these services help ensure wellness is lived, not just offered.

Let’s Start With a Conversation

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If your wellness efforts feel disconnected from the reality your people are facing, this work can help bring them back into alignment.
 

We’ll talk about:

  • What support your people actually need

  • Where wellness is breaking down

  • How to rebuild trust and usability

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