Proud Speaker at the Annual HBA Conference
Using Self-Care to Become Your Best Version at Home and In the Workplace
Presenter: Maria Leonard Olsen, attorney, author, radio talk show host, mentor and coach
When you care for yourself, you can approach your work with more centeredness and confidence. Recharge and tap into your strongest, most powerful and effective self. Participants will learn how to shed what no longer serves them and to protect their well-being. Attorney, recovery mentor, radio show host and author of 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life, Maria Olsen will share her experience overcoming alcoholism, trauma, addiction to busy-ness and the pain of her divorce by using spiritual, mental, physical, social and emotional self-care strategies. Participants will engage in group exercises to enhance well-being and thereby increase productiveness and effectiveness. Barriers to self-care will be explored. Strategies include:
de-stressing tactics for busy people
breaking the cycle of negative self-talk
reframing techniques
cultivating contentment
emotional regulation skills
healthy social relationships
boundary-setting
intentionality about how you spend your time
building connection
responding instead of reacting, for sound decision-making
injecting purpose and joy back into one’s life
Learning Objectives
After participating in this session, the learner will be able to identify and incorporate physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual self-care strategies that will allow her to operate at her most effective level.
After participating in this session, the learner will be able to identify and overcome barriers to self-care.
After participating in this session, the learner will be able to manage stress both inside the workplace and at home.