Take Time For You: Join Take The Lead's Free Power Break to Rejuvenate
Take Time For You: A Power Break To Rejuvenate is Take The Lead’s free offering 4/23 2-4 p.m. EST.
Because it’s about time to take time for you.
We’ve all been through some difficult times in the last two years. We’ve heard many of you talk about feeling stress and burnout. And even if that’s not you, it’s still important to “Take Time for You.”
“You matter to us,” says Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead. “We’ve created this program as a gift for our community to be able to dedicate a few hours to themselves for an uplifting reset.”
“Take Time For You: A Power Break to Rejuvenate” on April 23, 2-4 p.m. EST is Take The Lead’s free virtual offering for anyone who rightfully is feeling the stress and disruption of the last two years of COVID, simultaneously with an unsettling, volatile domestic and global landscape.
““You matter to us,” says @GloriaFeldt, co-founder and president of @Takeleadwomen. “We’ve created the program, ‘Take Time For You: A Power Break To Rejuvenate’ as a gift for our #community to be able to dedicate a few hours to themselves for an uplifting reset.” #selfcare ”
The two-hour online event features respite for mind and body with a breathing and relaxation session with Dr. Marquita Jackson Bradley; an interview and inclusive exercise session with be.com project founder Bethany C. Meyers; inspiring “Power to Change Stories”; a brief 9 Leadership Power Tools check-in; important women’s heart health information from cardiologist Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum and a dance-out with Wilson "El Bailarin" Gutierrez.
There will be other surprises throughout the event, including giveaways to participants.
All this is because right now it’s what so many may need.
“Two years on, the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on workers’ health and well-being are staggering. In addition to lost income and unemployment, the stresses of working or looking for work during the worst public health crisis in generations have taken a punishing toll,” reports Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg in Harvard Business Review.
Most all studies on the mental and physical effects of COVID point to those identifying as women bearing more of the negative consequences.
“Most all studies on the mental and physical effects of #COVID point to those identifying as #women bearing more of the negative consequences. #mentalhealth”
In one study, HBR reports, “While 17% of all respondents said that they often or very often experienced burnout, a quarter of women said they did. The proportion neared 30% when we looked at women of color. (The proportion of white women reporting this level of burnout was about 23% — notably lower than women of color but still higher than nearly all men.) In fact, more than 30% of Latinas, Black women, and South Asian women said they felt burned out often or very often.”
Paying attention to the signals of burnout and attempting to alleviate stress can be an enormous benefit. One way to address stress is through exercise and movement, with the goal of fitness to center not on how you look, but on how you feel.
“Paying attention to the signals of #burnout and attempting to alleviate stress can be an enormous benefit. One way to address stress is through #exercise and movement, with the goal of fitness to center not on how you look, but on how you feel. ”
During the event, Feldt will interview Meyers, who founded be.come project, a subscription-based fitness platform of weekly 25-minute routines defined as “a body-neutral, I-can-do-it, go-on-and-love yourself approach to boutique fitness.” Meyers’ initiative is “built on the idea of bringing inclusivity, approachability and body-neutrality to the fitness world.”
After more than 10 years as a fitness coach and consultant, Meyers, who had earlier experienced an eating disorder, created be.come project to approach “fitness through a ‘body-neutral’ lens, or the idea of shifting from self-criticism to a middle ground of acceptance of one’s body.”
This physical and emotional healing from the trauma of the pandemic is especially critical for women of color, according to a new report from York University in Toronto.
“This physical and emotional #healing from the trauma of the #pandemic is especially critical for women of color, according to a new report from @YorkUnews.”
Toronto. Com reports that of the study’s respondents, “68 per cent reported experiencing anxiety during the lockdowns (an increase of 17 percentage points prior to the pandemic); 72 per cent said they felt mentally exhausted or burned out (an increase of 22 percentage points); and 53 per cent stated they felt lonely or isolated (an increase of 20 percentage points).”
What is disturbing is that even with these negative outcomes, many women did not seek help, assistance and treatment for their own recovery.
“The statistics — both from before and during the harshest parts of the pandemic — are worrying on their own, but what’s even more concerning is learning from women’s social services organizations that mental health services were seen as a “luxury,” as many women were simply in survival mode,” the York University report shows.
“This is echoed in our survey results: 62 per cent of women did not seek help for their mental health challenges. They cited lack of time, the cost of therapy and the stigma associated with mental health issues as the main reasons. While some turned to talking to friends and family to cope, others indulged in comfort eating (56 per cent) and increased screen time (66 per cent),” Toronto.com reports.
According to a recent University of Washington study of the global impact of the pandemic on women, “Women were more likely to lose their jobs or take on more uncompensated care work. Our study shows that the pandemic has exacerbated gender disparities across several indicators related to health and other areas of wellbeing. Women were, for example, more likely than men to report loss of employment, an increase in uncompensated care work, and an increase in perceived gender-based violence during the pandemic, even in high-income countries,” CNN reports.
This is why Feldt is determined to contribute to positive change for women going into year three of the pandemic, with the Take Time For You event. In addition to the modules on physical and mental relief and therapy, Take The Lead will offer participants giveaways throughout the event of signed books, ebooks, digital book excerpts, Power Tools jewelry and other special items.
“@GloriaFeldt is determined to contribute to positive change for women going into year three of the pandemic, with the free @Takeleadwomen “Take Time For You: A Power Break To Rejuvenate” event 4/23 2-4 p.m. EST. ”
The World Economic Forum reports, “Our recent survey of more than 100,000 people in 10 countries shows that women today are focusing more on their health, learning new skills to find more secure jobs, and embracing digital technologies faster to remain safe and connected at home and work. As a result, they leave jobs with inadequate pay, prioritize the benefits and flexibility they want and spend more of their time and money on what's important to them.”
The WEF says, “During the last two years, some of the biggest changes took place at work, with almost half the women surveyed saying they were willing to look for a new job, while 12% had already found one.”
With an optimistic view of the future, the WEF reports, “The key takeaway of the survey is that women are emerging not only different, but in many ways better. As another period of global turmoil unfolds with war and a refugee crisis looming overhead, no one knows what the future will bring, but the resilience that women have shown during the COVID-19 crisis will be crucial in whatever comes next.”
Take The Lead is indeed a partner in that reprioritization.
“Millions of women and those identifying as women have endured so much since the start of 2020, that we are making sure we offer tools, resources and strategies not only to ‘carpe the chaos’ as our Power Tool 5 says, but to acknowledge everyone’s power to create the future of her choice,” Feldt says. “Please Take Time for You on April 23, and join us for this free Power Break to Rejuvenate.”
““Millions of women have endured so much since the start of 2020,” says @GloriaFeldt. “Please Take Time for You on April 23, and join us for this free Power Break to Rejuvenate.” #supportwomen #empowerwomen”
