Be|Well Framework

How I align meaning and value to my purpose and actions 

Knowing yourself is a crucial aspect that enables you to align your actions with your values and strengths. This self-awareness empowers you to produce high-quality work, remain in the present moment, and maintain your well-being, even in the face of challenges. 

This domain explores three essential skills:

• Values and Purpose: A sense of meaning and direction allows decision-making to align with values and purpose, creating a healthy foundation for an individual.
• Strengths: Knowing and utilizing our strengths helps us engage in life in a more impactful way that can lead to greater fulfillment and feelings of well-being.
• Self-exploration: Being able to look inward and understand our own identities, feelings, and constructs. In short, truly knowing ourselves can be important for an individual’s peace of mind and for building the foundation upon which they interact with the world.

Where I belong and how I contribute to those spaces

Communities provide shared purpose, connection, and responsibility beyond individual relationships. UNT Health students are part of communities that shape not only their own development, but also the wellbeing of others. Participating in your communities not only makes those communities stronger, potentially improving the well-being of others, but it also enhances the well-being of the individual through a personal connection to others. The three skills covered in this domain are:

• Interpersonal Community: Interpersonal communities are the groups people belong to through shared experiences, roles, or commitments, such as cohorts, peer groups, or organizations. Belonging to interpersonal communities provides connection and support while reinforcing shared responsibility and mutual care within the group.
• Service to Your Community: Service creates opportunities to apply strengths, values, and skills in ways that positively impact others. Contributing through service supports community wellbeing while reinforcing a sense of purpose, responsibility, and belonging beyond individual goals.
• Professional community: Being part of a community reinforces shared focus, often driving connection, purpose, and direction. Engagement and involvement within your professional community will have ripple impacts on the wellbeing of current and future members of the profession.

How I relate to people

We aren’t meant to navigate this world alone; individual well-being doesn’t occur in a vacuum. Relationships, both personal and professional, are integral to human beings. The purpose of this domain is to help you understand how you view the world, the lived experiences of others, and how these shape your relationships with others.

The three skills covered in this domain are:

• Emotional Intelligence: Recognizing our own emotions is critical to perceiving and recognizing the emotions of others, coping effectively with challenges, and using emotional information effectively and meaningfully.
• Lived Experiences: Understanding others involves recognizing that people’s perspectives and behaviors are shaped by their experiences over time. Developing curiosity and perspective-taking helps individuals better understand how different experiences influence communication, decision-making, and interactions with others.
• Social Skills and Networking: Relationships are key to navigating our professional and personal worlds. This topic explores the importance of those relationships and practices to help students build healthy, beneficial relationships.

How I navigate stress

Adaptive capacity is about how you respond when things get hard. In health professions, stress is inevitable but can be manageable with the right personalized tools. This domain focuses on building the skills that help you stay grounded, flexible, and well during stress, change, and busy seasons of life.

Instead of trying to eliminate stress, understanding your baseline helps you recognize what’s happening in your mind and body, manage your emotions and reactions, and build habits that support rest and recovery.

This domain covers the following skills:

• Stress Awareness: This skill focuses on recognizing early signs of stress in your thoughts, emotions, and body. Identifying stress patterns early allows you to take proactive steps before stress becomes overwhelming or leads to burnout.
• Self-Regulation: This skill involves managing emotional and behavioral responses during stressful situations. This skill emphasizes staying grounded, flexible, and in control so you can respond effectively when demands increase or plans change.
• Recovery & Sustainable Practice: Resiliency is built through intentional recovery and sustainable habits. This skill highlights the importance of rest, renewal, and boundaries to protect your energy and support long-term wellbeing.