WORKSHOP: Managing Mental Health & Well-Being Alongside Academic Study

 

Feminist academic work is incredibly demanding, both intellectually and emotionally, and many of us have to manage that alongside various personal and sometimes family/care responsibilities, which can leave little time and headspace for looking after ourselves. Making the time to rest, see a counsellor, or even your pastoral supervisor can be quite challenging for all sorts of reasons, so this workshop has been designed to give us some sustainable tools and practices to make self-care – and, by proxy, academic study & research – a little easier and more doable on a regular basis. We also hope that this workshop will help us cultivate an ethos of feminist solidarity and mutual support in our (self-)care practices. 

 

The workshop is for both students and staff and will take place within CWS, so it will be a kind and safe space. Do come along and encourage your peers to join. Any questions at all, don't hesitate to get in touch with Bobby at boriana.alexandrova@york.ac.uk.