Resilience Workshop
sharing the tools to deal with those difficult days
WHAT’S THE INTENTION?
To create a space to learn new skills for self care, and new approaches for coping with life’s challenges: e.g. dealing with one of those days.
WHY ARE WE DOING THAT?
Everyone experiences low moods (brought on by stresses, worries, pressures, expectations, loneliness etc.). Life and work can be stressful: we can all benefit from learning to surf the waves.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
- Added bounce – confidence in the face of adversity
- Increased courage – fight, flight or freeze alternatives
- Greater connection – ability to foster others’ support
- Improved creativity – increases cognitive functioning
- A sense of calm and control – feeling gently empowered
WHO’S IT FOR?
Anybody over 13 years of age.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Through activities and conversations exploring:
- How do we harness our intrinsic motivation to make the effort of self care?
- Understanding emotions, states, and stressors in life.
- The value and importance of self-care.
- What are the blocks to self-care? How can we overcome them?
- Discussions to identify stress indicators.
- Sharing of practical approaches and successful tricks for dealing with triggers.
- Challenging our habitual patterns and personal and seeking growth.
Lead with a gentle and warm, yet strong style to encourage solidarity, listening, acceptance and personal commitments to growth
SESSION DETAILS
A half-day workshop, with up to 18 people, in an open room.
Dave often brings a counselling psychotherapist as a co-facilitator. Handout with reference information provided.
HANDOUTS
ROADMAP TO RESILIENCE
Write your own roadmap: explore, experiment and give time to finding out what works for you.
HACKS FOR SELF HEALING
Some ideas for the steps and stages of getting back in your zone of comfort and power.
POWER, CHARISMA & PRESENCE
Speak the truth to your power
HACKS FOR HUMAN DOINGS
Helpful hints for homo operatus: because nature made us as human beings not human doings.
NEEDS, EMOTIONS & RESOURCES
Emotions are indicators that your needs are being met – or not.
SOME SESSIONS EXAMPLES
Here’s a few instances that this Personal Resilience session has been run.
