Ten Self-Care Superpowers You Probably Didn’t Know You Have
Organizational leaders are increasingly aware that supporting employees and creating healthy work environments are important. That said, self-care and resilience are critical elements as well, and their development is within our control, even when very little else is.
In this presentation, Natalie May will take a deep, and often humorous, dive into evidence-based tenets of self-care that truly make a difference in our well-being and good mental health. These practices, or “superpowers that we probably don’t even know we have,” are grounded in neuroscience and brain neuroplasticity. They don’t require extra time or fancy sneakers.
The power to pay attention, to be present, to reframe, to wonder, and to savor are just a few of the practices that can be honed anywhere –in our work, with our families, or in line at the supermarket. Not only do these superpowers increase our ability to respond to stress, but they also make our lives much more enjoyable. The talk addresses several of the myths around self-care as well as the need for systemic change in our workplaces and communities.
Learning objectives:
- Participants will be able to explain the basics of brain neuroplasticity as it relates to well-being practices.
- Participants will be able to immediately adopt at least one effective self-care practice.
- Participants will understand that we are able to choose our responses to stressors, and we can choose responses that serve ourselves and those around us in ways that foster well-being
About the presenter:
Natalie May, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Research and has worked for the University of Virginia Schools of Medicine and Nursing for over 30 years. She has been an investigator in the Wisdom in Medicine study, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, and she is currently researching mattering in healthcare and healthcare education with Dr. Julie Haizlip. She is co-author of five books, including an American Journal of Nursing award-winning textbook, Self-Care for New and Student Nurses (Sigma, 2021; Sigma, 2024) and Self-Care for Nurses: Small Doses of Wellness (Sigma, 2023).
What others have said about this talk:
“Absolutely loved everything in this presentation. She made a lot of great points and gave very useful information.”
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“I found the speaker to be honest and humorous. Her examples and her resources were very spot on. The choice of this as a topic for the conference was timely and much needed. Thank you so much.”
This reward-eligible webinar is brought to you by Hoos Well and FEAP as part of our "Thrive Together" series of monthly webinars on mental health and well-being.