Workshop Discussion Points and Sources
Thanks for attending Syngenta's Women’s Inclusion Network (WIN) session on Self Care and Self Compassion.
I shared some research and sources, so here are links to those sources.
Kristin Neff's self compassion framework:
- The three pillars of self-kindess, common humanity and mindfulness
- Myths about self compassion and how it actually helps us perform
- Fierce self compassion, and how we can use that for self-advocacy
Recognising the voice of our inner critic
- Our inner critic is repetitive, usually unkind, and doesn't inspire action but rather encourages us to be small
- Using Uno +4 cards to identify what our inner critic says to us
- Changing the narrative using uno switch cards
- Elizabeth Gilbert talks below about letting fear come on the journey, but not be the driver - our inner critic is often our fear speaking and trying to keep us safe
Mindfulness
- One of the three pillars from Kristin Neff's framework
- Apps can be a great place to start
- Try Calm or Headspace
Syngenta also provides access to some Headspace meditations in the Viva Insights tool in MS Teams – go here for more information or feel free to reach out to Carinne McRae if you need help finding this.
Common humanity
- Brene Brown talks about common humanity
Self care
- Micro moments can have a big positive impact
- Choose activities that suit your personality and lifestyle
- Have ideas on hand (using the self care circles) that don't take a lot of time or money
- Remember to include things like getting enough sleep and maintenance medical appointments
- If you need some inspiration, check out a real-life example of the self care circles here.
Have any questions?