Battle Burnout & Lift Your Spirits
Massachusetts Conference for Women
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Happy May – when flowers are in bloom, summer’s around the corner, and it’s an excellent time to hone some skills that will be good for your well-being (and career, too).?
After all, it’s Mental Health Awareness Month. And wow, did the last few years teach us how important it is to better care for our mental health.?
But there’s a hitch: Many of us don’t yet have the same habits around becoming mentally healthy as we do around becoming physically healthy.?
So, we’ve rounded up some Conference for Women speakers to suggest a few simple, quick ways you can:?
We are also happy to share tips from community members. Thanks to everyone who responded to our new monthly “Your Turn” feature.?
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“The delusion that we need to burn out to succeed goes back to the First Industrial Revolution when we all started revering machines – and later, software.?
“The truth is the human operating system is different. Downtime for humans is a feature, not a bug. It’s a way to live with more grace, joy, empathy, and compassion – and I promise you, you will be more productive and have more peak performance.”?Read more.
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, co-founder of?The Huffington Post?and CEO of Thrive?Global
“If someone is facing me, but their feet are pointed at the exit, it’s a sign I need to wrap up because as polite as they’re being, their feet indicate there is somewhere else they want to be.”?Read more.?
XIMENA VENGOECHEA, author of?Listen Like You Mean It: Reclaiming the Art of Lost Connection
“I am an Indian woman. I grew up knowing about mediation my entire life. And frankly, I was a skeptic and anti-meditation because I thought that was not something a serious neuroscientist would engage in. I was incredibly wrong.”?Read more.
DR. AMISHI JHA,?professor of cognitive and behavioral neuroscience at the University of Miami and author of?Peak Mind
Your Turn: Tips from the CFW Community
Last month, we asked about the most helpful practice you started this year to boost your mental health. Here’s what many of you said:?journaling,?exercise,?getting outside,?gratitude,?mindfulness,?guided meditations,?stretching,?yoga,?decluttering,?getting more sleep, and?taking time for a cup of tea.?
One woman wrote,?“I find myself telling people to relax more (which they do not always like to hear - lol), and it reminds me to do the same. Relax and breathe. Focused breaths can help relieve stress and boost mental health. Also, accepting that it is okay not to be okay and making efforts not to stay there.”
Next month, we’ll focus on improving your communication skills. And we’d love to hear from you.?What is the most important thing you have learned about communicating more effectively??
A Little Inspiration from the Conferences for Women Podcast?LIFT YOUR SPIRITS!?
Target’s EVP and chief external engagement officer?Laysha Ward?talks with?DJ D-Nice?on this month’s?Women Amplified?podcast about his career, reinvention, mental wellness, music, and allyship. Together they explore his gift for creating community and ways you can do the same.
D-Nice?founded Club Quarantine, the live-stream dance party that became a virtual phenomenon during the pandemic.?Listen now.
We're commemorating National Women's Health Week with an amazing conversation with?Gail Devers, Olympic gold medalist and Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) patient advocate.
"Every time I speak about my journey and what has happened in my life, I believe somebody's listening, and it's going to help them — but it's also helping me. It's helping me because it's refreshing to be able to look back and say, 'I've gone through this, and yet I'm still going.' I'm still pushing forward regardless of what's going to happen in the future."?Listen now.
Sign up for the?Women Amplified?email list?for a reminder when the episode drops!?To learn more about Thyroid Eye Disease and to find a TED Eye Specialist near you, visit?FOCUSonTED.com.Get Your Tickets at the Early Bird Rate While Supplies Last!?
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