Self-Care at Work

A Series on Wellness Strategies for Health and Wellbeing

Working on the front lines of heath care and behavioral health is exciting, fulfilling and gratifying. It can also be demanding, stressful, and overwhelming. Long hours working with people who are struggling to stay healthy while dealing with lots of personal, economic, and social challenges can really take its toll. 

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Feeling Run Down And Struggling With Work-Life Balance?

In the business of helping people, our to-do lists are long, the people we work with need us, and there never seem to be enough hands and resources to go around. As helpers, we tend to let ourselves be a last priority. Work is hard, life is hard, and continuing to show up for bboth whilefeeling the all-too-common signs of burnout and compassion fatigue can leave us in a tough spot.

We invite you to attend any or all of our five self-care workshops. These sessions focus on ways to live with joy, safety, and compassion for oneself. This translates to greater productivity and workplace satisfaction to be at our best for our clients, without sacrificing ourselves in the process.

Each session will leave you with a spark of hope, a sense of community, and a plan for ongoing well-being. 

Recharge and Reconnect: Combat Burnout with Our Targeted 90-Minute Self-Care Workshops!
Practicing self-care regularly offers a wide range of benefits, including 

 

  • Reduced Stress: Engaging in self-care activities can help lower stress levels, allowing you to better manage daily pressures.
  • Improved Mental Health: Regular self-care can enhance mood, reduce anxiety and depression, and increase overall emotional well-being.
  • Enhanced Physical Health: Self-care often includes healthy habits like exercise, proper nutrition, and adequate sleep, which contribute to overall physical health.
  • Increased Productivity: Taking time for self-care can boost focus and concentration, leading to higher productivity and better performance at work or in personal projects.
  • Better Relationships: When you prioritize your own well-being, you're often more present and engaged in relationships, leading to healthier interactions with others.
  • Greater Resilience: Regular self-care builds emotional resilience, helping you cope with challenges and setbacks more effectively.
  • Work-Life Balance: Committing to self-care promotes a healthier balance between work and personal life, reducing burnout and increasing satisfaction in both areas.
  • Enhanced Self-Awareness: Self-care encourages reflection and mindfulness, helping you understand your needs and desires better.
  • Boosted Confidence: Taking care of yourself can improve self-esteem and self-worth, making you feel more empowered and confident.
  • Long-Term Wellness: Consistent self-care practices contribute to long-term health benefits, reducing the risk of chronic illnesses and promoting longevity.

Incorporating self-care into your routine can lead to a more balanced, fulfilling life both personally and professionally.

Take Care of Yourself: Getting Started

90-minute online introductory workshop about compassion fatigue, how it differs from burnout, and the roles of both the workplace and the worker in addressing it.

Come out of this session understanding the similarities, differences, and connections between burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious and personal trauma, and develop a personal plan for self-care.  

 

Set Your Scene

More Coming 2025

Learn how to keep your work and life spaces as productive, safe, healthy, and fun as possible. First, we’ll discuss the brain science of physical space, smells, sounds and environment.  Then, we’ll explore transition rituals and trauma informed spaces. This workshop will offer information, resources, and options on how to set a scene in which to thrive. 90 minutes - $15

For the Fun of It

More Coming 2025

This workshop is all about fun! Being productive sometimes involves goofing off. The session will go over the science behind hobbies, humor, music, playing games, art, creativity, and laughter, and how it benefits your brain. Resiliency, wellbeing, learning, and problem-solving are just a few of the benefits from finding ways to unwind. 90 minutes - $15

Inside Job

February 25, 2025 - 1-2:30 pm PST

A workshop on self-care, brain states and safety, the benefits of therapy, and how fellowship and spirituality will help you find new ways to achieve wellbeing. First, we learn about the science behind our brains and how our efforts on the outside keep our insides healthy. Then we dig into strategies, options, making time for and resources for this inside job!  90 minutes - $15

 

Dynamic Duo

More Coming in 2025

There is real science behind the benefits of physical movement and rest to the brain and how we problem solve, regulate, learn, and heal. This session will include many strategies, options, and ways to prioritize time to rest, recharge, move, and groove. 90 minutes - $15

 

 

For More Workshops and Trainings, view our Training Calendar.
Upcoming Trainings Calendar

What our participants are saying...

"Everything about the training was meaningful to me. Learning about what compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, burnout, moral distress, and trauma were, including the signs of compassion fatigue were very meaningful and interesting at the same time". 

- Take Care of Yourself Participant

"Framing self-care as a ethical standard that we must abide instead of should abide by, changed the way I view self-care and how it should be more of a priority in my life."

 
- Take Care of Yourself Participant

NEON is a connector, innovator, and expert resource

Rural and culturally underserved communities in Oregon are often under-resourced, particularly in their capacity to support the health of residents. As a result, barriers to community health can be enormous—providers experience gaps in funding, technology, and training; community members commonly have limited access to information and care. Our mission at NEON is to create a healthier Oregon. We accomplish this by reducing barriers for both residents and the systems that support their health. We are connectors, innovators and experts. We connect people and organizations to one another and to resources they need to meet their goals. By thinking out of the box and harnessing the creativity of our communities, we help lead the development of solutions to the unique challenges faced in our region. We make it our priority to learn and share policy, practice, and tools that will help others accomplish more. We believe that by working together, the communities of Oregon can move from surviving to healthy, happy, and thriving.
Our History
​Northeast Oregon Network (NEON) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit health collaborative originally serving Union, Wallowa, and Baker counties in Northeast Oregon and recently expanded into Umatilla and Malheur counties.  NEON was launched in 2004 by a small group of individuals who recognized the value of community collaboration in ensuring the health of our residents.
 
The Workforce Wellness project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,280,666 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.