Lauren Appio, Ph.D.

Hi everyone! If you’re interested in learning more about my work, please follow me on Instagram: @drlaurenappio. I share tips and strategies for creating healthier, more equitable workplaces, with a significant focus on mental health at work. I look forward to engaging with you there!

Especially in the summer (but really, always) there is a ton of pressure to use exercise to change how your body looks. But what if you could have a different relationship to exercise, movement, and rest? https://health.usnews.com//why-you-should-try-intuitive-ex

Not seeing identity doesn’t make us more polite, it makes us less willing to fight injustice. Screenshot from @teachandtransform Instagram Stories, shared from @calendow, originally posted by @Imani_Barbarin (gotta give credit!!)

Raising awareness of biases is not enough. Someone liking or not liking the anti-bias training they receive is not a useful measure of training effectiveness. We need to create systems in our organizations that support behavior change and reduce harm. https://www.latimes.com//la-oe-eberhardt-banks-implicit-bi

I love a day off and seeing pics of everyone’s kids in cute outfits, and it’s also important to remember that this day means different things to different people. Flex your cultural curiosity (shout out to Dr. Pei-Han Cheng for her work on this concept) and cultural empathy to explore the multiple meanings of July 4th. https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again

Be sure to read Dr. Bedford Palmer’s caption. Pure wisdom!

Workplaces need to do more to support caregivers! https://www.fastcompany.com//this-caregiving-crisis-is-cos

I love helping people feel entitled to their anger! And I find that people embrace their anger when they can trust themselves to express and manage it well - which can mean helping yourself to cool down when needed. You can find me talking more about self-soothing strategies here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/steph/how-to-calm-down-when-angry

https://medium.com//dear-cis-people-who-put-your-pronouns-

"'Almost everybody will have a story about being laid off or suffering some kind of career disappointment,' Appio says. 'Right after this happens, you’re in the middle of your storyyou don’t know where it’s going to go. So tuning into other people’s stories can help create that sense of confidence that they were able to move through this, too.'" https://www.oprahmag.com//a2695/what-to-do-fired-from-job/

When I facilitate diversity & inclusion trainings, I notice that some people born outside the US consider racism to be a uniquely American problem. Watch Roxane Gay speak specifically to this "fantasy" in Australia: