As we navigate the world around us and the challenges in our society, it is important to have space to be in community to process together. We invite you to join your Stanford University staff community in a series of sessions titled "Community Conversations for Care".
These sessions will provide opportunities to connect with each other, offer tools and methods for your care, and acknowledge that staff have a unique role in supporting the organization - and that we too need support.
Sessions will take place on Zoom, usually on Thursdays from 1:00 - 2:00pm PT. You are welcome to join any number of sessions at any time during the series. You will receive a calendar invite for each session which contains a Zoom link. Click the links below to register for any or all of the sessions offered.
Sponsored by the Office for IDEAL Advancement, the School of Medicine HRG Organization Effectiveness, and the Office of External Relations.
| Date | Topic | Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s) | Registration Links (register separately for each event) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Sleeping Through the Storm: The Value of Rest in Uncertain Times | Dr. Sara Elizabeth Ivanhoe, Sleep for Peak Performance (SLED), Stanford Medicine This workshop eplores the physiological, psychological, and sociological significance of rest amid conditions of uncertainty and change. Grounded in interdisciplinary research and contemplative methodologies, the workshop invites participants to reconceptualize rest not as avoidance, but as an essential mode of nourishment—one that supports resilience, attuned listening, compassionate engagement with others, and ethically grounded, sustainable leadership. | Register for 5/22 |
| June 26 | Caring for Small Things: Still Life and Self | Alexander Nemerov, Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor of the Arts and Humanities and Professor of Art & Art History How can looking at a painting of small things—of fruit or flowers or a book, or a shirt folded across a chair—help us to reflect on caring for ourselves and the intimate worlds we encounter every day? In this session, Professor Alex Nemerov will explore this and respond to participants’ questions to support our ongoing well-being. | Register for 6/26 |
| July 24 | Nurturing and Protecting our Emotional Wellbeing | Bláz Bush, Stanford School of Medicine Bláz Bush will lead a guided meditation to foster a visualization to protect themselves in the current stressful environment, to nurture and protect our emotional well-being. Participants will leave the session with a new coping tool to use to help regulate their emotions during challenging and uncertain situations. | Register for 7/24 |
| Aug 28 | Overcoming Imposter Syndrome | Stephany Baker, External Relations | Register for 8/28 |
Questions? Contact the Office for IDEAL Advancement at ideal-advancement-helpme@stanford.edu.