Women’s Wednesdays: Self-Care Workshop
May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a great time to talk about self-care. We hear it all the time. “Please put on your oxygen mask before assisting others.” We really do need to prioritize ourselves, and that means forming new habits. How much time do we spend taking care of other people? Compare that with the time we spend taking care of ourselves. What is the difference, and why does it exist? We’re busy, people depend on us, and there is only so much time in the day, but we can’t pour from an empty cup.
Join us for a conversation about self-care, and work with us to develop strategies for effective, intentional self-care that is part of our daily routines. How do we talk to and about ourselves? How do we recognize when we need help, and who do we ask for it? How does the way we treat ourselves compare with the way we treat other people we love? How do we engage our family members and friends in these conversations? How can we talk about it at work? In this workshop, we will each have time for self-reflection to assess where we are now, hear from Carla Moore of MooreTalkJa about her own experiences and her self-care-themed videos and writing, brainstorm self-care methods that fit our lives, and commit to a personalized self-care plan.
During our time together, we’ll consider:
– What is self-care? Why is it necessary?
– What does self-care look like?
– What techniques and practices can we use to meet the specific needs of the mind, body, and soul?
– How can we support one another in our self-care journeys?
– How can we take care of ourselves without spending a lot of money?
– What opportunities exist for us to make self-care an ongoing conversation and supported practice in our homes, offices, schools, clubs, places of worship, and other communities?
– What is self-care? Why is it necessary?
– What does self-care look like?
– What techniques and practices can we use to meet the specific needs of the mind, body, and soul?
– How can we support one another in our self-care journeys?
– How can we take care of ourselves without spending a lot of money?
– What opportunities exist for us to make self-care an ongoing conversation and supported practice in our homes, offices, schools, clubs, places of worship, and other communities?
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Women’s Wednesdays was founded by Equality Bahamas as a response to community members’ requests for a space to access resources, experts, and practitioners, share knowledge, and engage in conversation with one another. Officially started in May 2017, Women’s Wednesdays highlights Bahamian women and our experiences in The Bahamas, specific to our identities including gender, race, sexuality, age, and ability. Held once per month at minimum, the events draw women together to have conversations that bring our individual lives into focus while connecting to family, community, and national narratives.
Women’s Wednesdays was founded by Equality Bahamas as a response to community members’ requests for a space to access resources, experts, and practitioners, share knowledge, and engage in conversation with one another. Officially started in May 2017, Women’s Wednesdays highlights Bahamian women and our experiences in The Bahamas, specific to our identities including gender, race, sexuality, age, and ability. Held once per month at minimum, the events draw women together to have conversations that bring our individual lives into focus while connecting to family, community, and national narratives.
#WW242 intentionally centers and prioritizes women and girls, and is open to the public through in-person events, livestreams, and social media activity. With the support of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, we create a safe space for knowledge-building, idea-sharing, critical dialogue, and movement-building.
Inspired by Equality Bahamas’ Women’s Wednesdays, there is now a similar initiative in Guyana, and other countries in the Caribbean are expected to follow.