Ep 4: Prioritizing Self-Care and Wellbeing
Description
Bernard Piprah discusses the importance of wellbeing in healthcare and how the culture of being overworked and busy has been normalized in the industry, leading to stigma around prioritizing self-care.
Time Stamps:
0:03 – Welcome
0:15 – Goals of podcast series
0:23 – Ad for Care to Speak
0:52 – Trigger warnings notification
1:00 – Land Acknowledgement
1:10 – Guest introduction
3:42 – What are the challenges healthcare workers are facing?
4:19 – Supporting patients with dementia and challenges both physical and mental
5:29 – Culture of well-being in healthcare settings
5:56 – What does counselling look like for healthcare workers that come to you?
6:45 – Exploring circumstances that prevent you from prioritizing well-being /Stigma
8:05 – Acknowledging its ok to not be okay
8:50 – Importance of starting from top of organization
9:51 – Understanding what self care is
11:45 – Culture and stigma at work
13:38 – Challenging the idea of being “tough”
14:41 – Rivalry between professions
16:25 – Not everyone will see things the same way
17:49 – Understanding your benefits and resources
19:37 – How we evolve and our values evolve
21:20 – Microaggressions in the workplace
25:17 – Tips/tools if a colleague approaches you for help
27:38 - Care to Speak Line as resource
28:11 – Connection not comparison
29:06 – Closing
Resources:
Care to Speak | Care For Caregivers
SafeCare BC: Your Mental Health Matters
Home and community care pocketbook | Violence in the workplace - SafeCare BC
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Care to Speak | Care For Caregivers
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