The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Dr. Lydia Thering and Ms. Joan Hedrick Lecture Series will welcome Kristin Gustafson for Fuel Your GPS: The Foundations of Whole-Person Health on Monday, May 4, at 5 p.m. in the Yellowjacket Union Great Room.

Free and open to the public, Gustafson will discuss how key elements of wellbeing work together to support resilience, clarity, and sustained performance.

The engaging keynote will explore how nutrition, physical activity, stress management, mental health, and sleep all work together to create lasting wellbeing. Through practical tools and inspiring stories, she helps audiences unlock simple, sustainable ways to live and lead with energy and balance, offering insights into how nutrition and movement fuel resilience and performance, strategies to manage stress and restore clarity, tools to strengthen mental health while building grit and purpose, and a framework for creating sustainable wellbeing in daily life.

Gustafson is a former Ironman World Championship competitor and business executive turned motivational speaker and author who helps leaders and organizations become “Detour Ready,” equipped to navigate life’s unexpected challenges with grit, purpose and strength.

With a master’s degree in exercise physiology and exercise science, over a decade of experience in business and product strategy, and as a national board–certified health & wellness coach, Gustafson blends science, storytelling and strategy to drive lasting performance, whole-person health and personal growth.

Additional information and registration, which is required, is available at uwsuper.edu/KristinGustafson.

The Yellowjacket Union is located at 1605 Catlin Ave. in Superior.

The views and opinions expressed by the speaker/event do not represent the policies or position of the University of Wisconsin-Superior.

The Dr. Lydia C. Thering and Ms. Joan L. Hedrick lecture series is sponsored by: The UW-Superior Alumni & Friends Foundation and the Center for Continuing Education.

The endowed Dr. Lydia C. Thering and Ms. Joan L. Hedrick Fund for Academic Enrichment and Excellence at the UW-Superior Alumni & Friends Foundation provides funding for this distinguished lecture series which emphasizes health, well-being and community relevant topics for the university community and greater Twin Ports region. Dr. Thering and Ms. Hedrick both gained Faculty Emeritus status upon retirement from UW-Superior for their dedication to education and commitment to health and well-being.