Librarian by Day

I was asked to speak about wellness at our staff meeting at the University of Iowa Libraries this week. This was the first time I had been asked to speak where I work, and I was nervous in a way I hadn’t been nervous when speaking for a very long time. Fortunately, my coworkers are kind, and things went wonderfully. I’m really thrilled to see the commitment to staff well-being in my home library. 

I discussed some of the reasons we need self-care and then the 8 dimensions of health to encourage new ways of thinking about self-care—especially free options given the trillion-dollar self-care industry.

This was a 30 minute presentation. You can view a pdf of the slides here.

References

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Maslach, C., & Leiter, M. P. (2022). The burnout challenge: Managing people’s relationships with their jobs. Harvard University Press

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