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Staff Counselling Centre

 

4 workshops on different aspects of wellbeing. Each session includes relation sessions, slide presentation and interactive exercises.

Workshop 1: The Concept of Wellbeing

This workshop starts from the premise that wellbeing is not the absence of suffering, but a sustaining engagement with activities that buffer us against life's stressors. In this workshop, we will focus on wellbeing in the context of our own lives, taking in our interactions with others; our engagement with the time and place we live in; our relationship with ourselves; and the values, principles, and beliefs that make life meaningful for us. Through reflective exercises, we will consider what we might like to do differently, to support our long-term wellbeing.

 

 

If the video is not showing, click on the direct link below to login to Microsoft Stream using your CRSid@cam.ac.uk and Raven password.

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/1cb8b767-b636-4530-b5f2-009dd566ed51

Workshop 2: Self-Compassion

This workshop considers how self-compassion can help with nervous system regulation and increase our resilience. We will address common points of resistance to the idea of self-compassion, and introduce some simple ways to cultivate a compassionate relationship to ourselves.

 

 

If the video is not showing, click on the direct link below to login to Microsoft Stream using your CRSid@cam.ac.uk and Raven password.

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/117ef3dc-49b6-460b-9b6c-b2d1ecbf94be

Workshop 3: Mindfulness and Emotion

We often regard emotions as inconvenient, or unprofessional. But our emotions can give us important information about our environment, and if we are able to identify them and tolerate them, we are less likely to 'act out', to become overwhelmed, or to get stuck in cycles of unhelpful behaviour. This workshop invites us to expand our emotional vocabulary and to be curious and non-judgmental about our emotions, with the view that the more we know about how we feel, the more choice we have in how we respond to our feelings.

 

If the video is not showing, click on the direct link below to login to Microsoft Stream using your CRSid@cam.ac.uk and Raven password.

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/8105320d-9131-4d86-9a04-204f3feb099d

Workshop 4: Freedom and Responsibility

The feeling of being 'stuck' can cause great distress. This workshop looks at how we can identify opportunities for choice and freedom even in situations where our options may seem very limited. We will consider ways to take up our responsibility to ourselves, by making deliberate choices about how to use our time and emotional energy, bolstering our sense of dignity and autonomy.

 

 If the video is not showing, click on the direct link below to login to Microsoft Stream using your CRSid@cam.ac.uk and Raven password.

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/39f31b35-ece4-4e7b-a6bc-8db24a5c0b95