{"id":11716,"date":"2020-04-09T13:53:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/?p=11716"},"modified":"2020-04-14T10:39:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T14:39:45","slug":"building-resilience-to-manage-school-job-search-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/building-resilience-to-manage-school-job-search-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Resilience to Manage School & Job Search Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Building Resilience to Manage School & Job Search Stress<\/strong>
\nFacilitated by Sabrina Woods (Click here for Facilitator Bio<\/a>)<\/em>
\nWed, April 29, 6:00 pm \u2013 7:15 pm
\nFormat: Webinar delivered via Webex<\/p>\n

We are in uncharted territory with COVID-19 and the unknowns about the economy and job market. Most people are feeling a heightened sense of concern and worry. This situation can lead to an increase in levels of stress (and spikes in our cortisol) that can adversely impact our well-being and our effectiveness. However, there are some things you can do. In this interactive webinar we\u2019ll discuss details about how stress impacts us, as well as how mindfulness practices and positive psychology principles can help.<\/p>\n

Practicing various forms of mindfulness can reduce your stress and move you towards being healthier, more productive<\/a>, and calmer during times of uncertainty. These practices are being capitalized upon by CEOs<\/a>, not to mention being used to transform whole school systems<\/a>. We\u2019ll also widen the topic to include a bit of neuroscience, to help you move yourself out of that \u201cfight or flight\u201d state and into one that is more sustainable and more effective.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll learn techniques to:<\/p>\n