About this session
This inclusive session helps employees understand that heart health is shaped by a combination of inherited, biological, behavioral and environmental factors.
It provides a clear overview before offering practical tools for family conversations, healthcare preparation and workplace support.
What your people take away
- Understand the influences that shape heart health
- Use family history as information rather than destiny
- Recognize how priorities change through life
- Connect everyday habits with working conditions
- Prepare for useful healthcare conversations
- Choose practical action without blame
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: What Shapes Your Heart Health StoryA focused 30-minute session on three key points from What Shapes Your Heart Health Story: family and genetic influences, life stage and biological change and everyday habits and health conditions.
- Family and genetic influences
- Life stage and biological change
- Everyday habits and health conditions
Covers 3 of 4 points in What Shapes Your Heart Health Story.
60 minutes
Covers 1 of 4 parts: What Shapes Your Heart Health Story.
90 minutes
Covers 2 of 4 parts: What Shapes Your Heart Health Story and Family, Life Stage and Everyday Risk.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: What Shapes Your Heart Health Story, Family, Life Stage and Everyday Risk and Build Your Heart Health Story.
Full day
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
What Shapes Your Heart Health Story
Every length- Family and genetic influencesThe facilitator explains why patterns of early heart disease, high cholesterol, blood pressure or diabetes may be useful information without implying certainty.
- Life stage and biological changeParticipants learn how aging, pregnancy history, menopause and other health changes may alter priorities for checks or prevention.
- Everyday habits and health conditionsFood, movement, sleep, smoking, alcohol, medication and existing conditions are placed within the wider picture.
- Work, place and accessThe session recognizes how shift patterns, income, culture, caring duties, healthcare access and workplace design shape what is possible.
Family, Life Stage and Everyday Risk
90 minutes and longer- Family history is a clueFamily patterns can highlight where earlier checks or closer attention may be useful, particularly when heart disease or related conditions occurred at a younger age.
- Priorities change over timeHeart-health priorities can shift with age, pregnancy history, menopause, new diagnoses, changing medication or different levels of responsibility at work and home.
- Risk factors interactBlood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, smoking, movement, stress, sleep and family history do not operate in isolation.
- Early action can still helpFamily history or an existing risk factor does not make future outcomes inevitable.
Build Your Heart Health Story
3 hours and longer- Map the four areasParticipants reflect privately on four areas: family patterns, life stage, everyday habits and working conditions.
- Identify what is known and unknownThe activity separates confirmed information from assumptions, uncertainty and details that may be worth asking about.
- Prepare two questionsParticipants develop two clear questions they could use in a future healthcare conversation, such as whether a routine check is appropriate or whether family history changes the recommended follow-up.
- Choose one supportive actionEach person selects one proportionate action that fits their current circumstances, such as arranging a check, gathering information or requesting workplace flexibility for an appointment.
Questions, Checks and Workplace Support
Full day only- Having family conversationsThe session explores respectful ways to ask relatives about heart disease, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and the approximate age at which conditions developed.
- Preparing for healthcare appointmentsParticipants consider which information may be useful to bring to an appointment, including family patterns, previous results, medication, symptoms and specific questions.
- Identifying workplace needsThis section looks at practical support such as appointment flexibility, predictable breaks, privacy, recovery time and access to suitable food or movement opportunities.
- Q&a and next stepsThe session closes with general questions, clarification and appropriate signposting rather than individual diagnosis or treatment advice.
Who it’s for
- Employees looking for accessible, practical heart-health education
- Virtual, hybrid, onsite, frontline and shift-working teams
- Workplace wellbeing programs focused on prevention and everyday action
- Organizations seeking presentation-led and workshop-compatible delivery
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Your Heart Health Story: Family History, Life Stage and Everyday Habits
How long is Your Heart Health Story: Family History, Life Stage and Everyday Habits?
Your Heart Health Story: Family History, Life Stage and Everyday Habits runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from What Shapes Your Heart Health Story: family and genetic influences, life stage and biological change and everyday habits and health conditions. A 60-minute session covers What Shapes Your Heart Health Story in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Family, Life Stage and Everyday Risk. A 3-hour session adds Build Your Heart Health Story. A full-day session adds Questions, Checks and Workplace Support.
Can Your Heart Health Story: Family History, Life Stage and Everyday Habits be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Your Heart Health Story: Family History, Life Stage and Everyday Habits?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Your Heart Health Story: Family History, Life Stage and Everyday Habits to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.