Posts Tagged ‘self care’
Mental Health Awareness Week: Self-care as a Feminist Act
May 5th to the 11th marks Mental Health Awareness Week. This year at Luke’s Place, we are focusing on the role that self-care plays in sustaining feminist movements, particularly for women impacted by intimate partner violence (IPV) and those who work tirelessly to support them. Taking time to care for yourself can sometimes be met…
Read moreTips for working with women during the pandemic
1) Everyone is stressed Remember everyone is more stressed than usual: your client, her children, her extended family, even her lawyer (if she has one). Don’t forget to include yourself on the list of people who are more stressed than usual. You may be working from home, without ready access to your colleagues or files.…
Read moreCelebrate International Women’s Day by celebrating yourself
This International Women’s Day celebrate all the hard-working women out there, including yourself! Check out our self-care checklist and our customizable self-care plan on FamilyCourtAndBeyond.ca. Both can be downloaded. Share these tools with the women in your life and celebrate together!
Read moreManaging work-related stress
As a Valentine to all service providers in this sector, Luke’s Place offers a narrated presentation on managing work-related stress. Stress is an inherent part of the work we do. While you cannot control the presence of stress, you can control the impact it has on you. In the presentation we… review the different ways…
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