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Description
Self-care has been defined as "being responsible to yourself." It has also been defined as "something that refuels us, rather than takes from us."
In this session we will look at the different elements of self-care and discuss practical steps to think about it more mindfully. We will look at some important questions including:
How does self-care relate to our work?
What are some of the challenges to incorporating self-care?
How does self-care relate to improved mood, and decreased anxiety?
How do we learn about self-care?
How can we create a definition of self-care for ourselves?
We will explore the important connection between self-care and mental health, and how we might re-frame it for ourselves and others.
Contributors
Tanya Odom
Tanya M. Odom, Ed.M.
is a global consultant, writer, coach, and diversity, equity, and
inclusion thought leader. She has worked
globally for over 20 years, in over 40 countries, as a consultant, coach,
storyteller, and facilitator focusing on areas including: Diversity and
Inclusion, Inclusive Leadership, Race/Racism, Gender Equity, Challenging
Conversations, Mindfulness, Coaching, Wellbeing, Innovation and
Creativity, and Educational Equity. Tanya’s unique portfolio career has allowed
her to work in the education, private sector/corporate, not-for-profit/NGO,
arts, law enforcement, and university/college arenas.
Tanya is a contributor to the Huffington Post, where she has
written posts about diversity, leadership, self-compassion, and mindfulness.
Tanya also writes for cnn.com. Tanya’s work and commentary has also appeared in
several publications including Diversity Woman Magazine, Bloomberg News, among
others. Tanya was named by Diversity
Best Practices as “A Diversity Thought Leader to Follow on Twitter.” Over the last 3 years, Tanya has spent a
great deal of time globally facilitating sessions, and moderating panels
focused on "Challenging Conversations," where she has been creating
spaces for honest and courageous dialogues focused on sharing, learning, and
connection.
Entrepreneur Magazine recently featured Tanya as one of the
"3 Women Entrepreneurs Who Unleash Their Energy for the Greater
Good." Tanya is on the Board of
Trustees of Vassar College. She is Chair of the Diversity Leadership Committee
of the American Heart Association. Tanya is also a Board member of the
Institute for Mindful Leadership, and the National Society for High School
Scholars Foundation.