Caring for Self While Caring for Others

Apr. 29

1:30–2:30 pm
Zoom web conference

Connect with members of the UChicago community to discuss common responses to witnessing the trauma around us. Examples include feeling helpless, having diminished creativity, and identifying self-care methods of that go deeper than bath bombs and Netflix binges. Brent Barker, Teaching Support Manager, Astronomy and Geoscience, will share their understanding from the book Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky. Participants will be invited to check in, explore, and set intentions. This event is spondored by the Physical Sciences Division. Attendees can access the Zoom meeting here at the time of the event.