(Wellbeing and Self-care in Higher Education)
by Narelle Lemon (Editor)
This
book focuses on the lived experiences of higher education professionals
working in the face of stress, pressure and the threat of burnout and
how acts of self-care and wellbeing can support, develop and maintain a
sense of self.
In considering the place of self-care
in higher education, we are challenged with the tension that exists when
it comes to the valuing of self-care and our individual and collective
wellbeing. In Reflections on Valuing Wellbeing in Higher Education,
authors present and explore the ways in which they manage and reframe
their wellbeing and self-care, through mindfulness, compassion,
connection to breath, ref lection, demonstrating individual and
collective embodiment and resistance to neoliberalism and environmental
destruction. Covering various contexts of higher education, such as
learning and teaching, research, leadership and engagement, this book
offers practical strategies grounded in literature and evidence-based
research.
The self in self-care is relational. It is
not just about self. We need others for inspiration, motivation and,
indeed, the act. This book will be of great interest to professionals
and researchers specifically interested in studies in higher education,
wellbeing and/or identity as well as those navigating a career in higher
education.
