These one-hour seminars (with an added 30 minutes for potential discussion) have been delivered to health professionals, teachers, managers, state departments and community organisations the length and breadth of Ireland. For pricing /more information about the logistics please email office@moodwatchers.com with details about your organisation’s needs and preferred dates. In recent times these seminars have frequently been delivered ‘live’ through Zoom/Teams/WebEx/Teams but if the venue is within a reasonable travel distance from Sligo it may be possible to have them delivered in-person.
1. MINDING OURSELVES: Uprooting the roots of stress
At the root to a lot of unhealthy stress is irrational thinking. We are all thinking beings and we have an ‘internal dialogue’ going on in our minds, almost as if we are talking to ourselves. However, we only ever express a fraction of this thinking. These private thoughts directly impact on our feelings and consequently how we interact with others. When emotionally distressed we can make conclusions about ourselves, others and the world without recourse to the ‘voice’ of reason. The very best of us are vulnerable to illogical, irrational and unhelpful thinking, particularly when emotional or under pressure. In a climate of increasing stress due to changes within the work environment we need to make the best possible sense of changes and challenges.
Participants will learn about unhelpful thinking and belief systems. They will learn how to become more rational and compassionate in their approach to work and life in general. Evidence- based strategies that are linked to positive mental health and help keep us positive during challenging times will be taught.
2. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RESILIENCE How to Cultivate Resilience within Ourselves and Others
Resilience is the ability to adapt to the challenges of life. It’s about bouncing back rather than falling apart. If you are strong in resilience you have this ‘bouncibility’ and can harness your inner strengths and coping mechanisms. Becoming more resilient will not mean that problems disappear. It does not mean that you have to become ‘as hard as nails’. Resilience is more about learning how to cope – tapping into our own resources and fostering inner-strengths in order to stay ‘standing’ during and after crisis.
Science has uncovered specific traits/factors that can be utilised at work and in our lives in general. This seminar outlines some evidence-based strategies linked to greater outcomes during challenge and change.
3. YOUR PRECIOUS LIFE: How to Live it Well
Over many decades science has made a wonderful contribution in helping us understand negative emotion. The emphasis on deficits, disorders and disease has allowed for effective interventions to be developed in order to help and support people who are unwell or unhappy.
But why wait until we are unwell to learn about becoming healthier? Why wait until we are unhappy to explore happiness?
In recent years psychologists have started to examine positive emotion. This research has focused on what makes people happier, what gives them more meaning and purpose in life, and what measures they can take to lead to overall greater health. The seminar will outline some simple, practical, and most importantly, evidence-based strategies linked to a better quality of life. The hope is that it will uplift and inspire change in the lives of those who attend but even more importantly inspire participants to incorporate it into their homes, workplaces and communities.
4. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RENEWAL
Sometimes we can find ourselves ‘drifting’ – in both our personal and professional lives. It is always worthwhile to ask ourselves about what we are doing and about what we want to achieve. By connecting better with ourselves, others and the world we become more focussed. This seminar offers an opportunity to reflect, to renew, to reconnect – to refreshen our approach to living and working.
Shane will suggest how we can open a new chapter in our lives – a chapter full of purpose, meaning and inner-happiness. We also need to continue to be resilient as change and challenges will always be experienced in our work and personal lives.
TALK FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS: Uncertainty and Upheaval – Strategies for Staying Focused and Staying Well (for final year students i.e Leaving Certificate and A-level)
We need to feel the ‘pinch’ of pressure in order to prepare for challenges. Deadlines need to be looming in order to help us focussed and achieve our goals. Anxiety is our body’s natural mechanism for ensuring that we are prepared for the everyday challenges of life.
An awareness of coping strategies for times of challenge and upheaval would be useful and empowering. Shane will highlight scientifically validated strategies for being more resilient and growing stronger during challenging times.
CONTACT US:
Phone: Tel: (071) 9152653
From Northern Ireland 00353-71-9152653
Email: office@moodwatchers.com