Wednesday, March 18, 2026 11 am PT/2 pm ET
Mental Health, Gratitude, and Real Life
Practicing gratitude is often touted as an easy way to boost our mood and brighten our day, but research shows its benefits are deeper and more powerful than we might realize. A gratitude practice can help lower blood pressure, strengthen our immune system, even support heart health–and it doesn’t end there. In addition to helping to build resilience and foster empathy, showing gratitude for employees can stimulate commitment, motivation, and extra-role behaviors; promote a sense of unity; and support the morale of employees when their work is demanding.
But what happens when real life gets in the way and being grateful feels like an impossible task?
On March 18, join Dr. Chris Mosunic, Calm’s Chief Clinical Officer, along with Calm meditation instructor Mel Mah and Dan Warzoha, Manager of Employee Wellness at Sacred Heart University, as they discuss strategies for incorporating gratitude into your daily life, even when times are tough.
You’ll learn:
- How to bring more gratitude into the workplace
- Common barriers to practicing gratitude
- Simple exercises to cultivate a gratitude practice
Speakers
Mel Mah
Mindfulness Coach, Calm
Mel Mah is a dancer, filmmaker, and yoga teacher from Richmond Hill in Ontario, Canada. She’s the Co-Founder and Director of the organization “YOU GOT THIS, GIRL” which employs meditation and yoga to empower women to pursue their goals through cultivating positivity, self-confidence, and mindfulness.
Dr. Chris Mosunic
Chief Clinical Officer, Calm
Chris Mosunic is a licensed clinical psychologist and registered dietitian specializing in forming, scaling, and managing large provider teams and networks at healthcare start-ups and both privately and publicly held healthcare organizations. Before his current role as the chief clinical officer at Calm, Chris served as an executive healthcare leader at Yale New Haven Health, Johnson and Johnson, Rivermend Health, Advanced Recovery Systems, and Vida Health.
Chris received his undergraduate degree in biology and psychology from Bucknell University, his MS in nutritional biochemistry from Tufts, his PhD in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt, and his MBA from Yale.
Daniel Warzoha
Manager of Employee Wellness, Sacred Heart University
Daniel Warzoha is the Manager of Employee Wellness at Sacred Heart University where he is responsible for maintaining and implementing wellness initiatives that cultivate employee mental well-being.