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Self-care - Indulgence or necessity?

  • by CourseWeDo & Worth Publishing Ltd
  • 11 Jan, 2021

Recorded webinar - 8th January 2021

A Worth Publishing/  CourseWeDo webinar to start the new term with trainer, ex-Virtual School head, Director of Attuned Education and author of Overcoming Barriers to Learning and Make it Magnificent, Sheila Mulvenney .

Sheila will be focussing on what stops us prioritising self-care and wellbeing, whilst in the thick of caring for everyone else, not only during times of Tiers and Covid ... what self-talk are we holding onto?  

Is self-care selfish, an indulgence? Part of New Year Resolutions which quickly fall apart when reality bites? 

Or, is self-care actually a necessity, a responsibility even, if we want to be genuinely resilient? 

And beyond the tiny things that give us momentary lifts: what are the elements we could consider central to making sure we have a comprehensive and lasting resourcebank? 
Comments from the webinar:

  • Thanks for a very informative and uplifting hour
  • Thank you so much for the session - was something different and had elements regarding self care approaches that were new to me :-)
  • thanks for the invite. excellent & fun
  • Really appreciate this webinar Ladies. Just what I needed after a deflating week :)
  • Very inspiring :-)
  • Thanks so much for this, it was enjoyable to listen to, didn't feel like I was being told that I'm wrong instead it's more like I'm not alone and I'm understood and together we're all learning to take care of ourselves as well as others
  • thank you so much really enjoyed that
  • Thank you for this session.
  • Thank you very much- lots of food for thought! Cant wait to be out of self isolation so I can get out for a walk on Sunday!!
  • Thank you
  • It was great to attend a webinar that was realistic and relaxed.
  • These sessions are always excellent thank you for all that you do to support front line staff
  • Thank you so much an excellent hour spent on self care#
  • Thanks everyone. Been a brilliant hour
  • A great webinar, very much needed in the current climate. Also great use of mentimeter during the webinar.
  • Really enjoyed this, thank you :)
  • Glad I attended as I felt very unmotivated to work last week
  • Thank you both for some really good thinking - the tool I mentioned in the chat is called the SPARK tool
  • Thanks so much for this lovely hour
  • Thank you for the invitation, so interesting to see what you are doing x
  • This was an excellent session I am writing a thesis on shame and self-compassion in schools, very helpful.
  • Thank you so much for a fantastic session - really value the practical elements and take away strategies :-) have a lovely weekend
  • Thank you so much for your time 
  • thank you!
  • Thank you SO much. A really lovely end to the week and also tools I can share with families and also remind myself of :-)

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