Supporting Your Mental Health While Working from Home

Supporting Your Mental Health While Working from Home

18mIntermediate2020-06-10

Authors

Amy Brann

Amy Brann

Author, Keynote Speaker, Consultant

Course details

Working from home is a new phenomenon for many professionals. Different worlds—work, school, and parenting—are suddenly colliding. People are discovering how much their environment impacts their productivity and wellbeing, and how difficult it can be to focus when there are so many demands on their time. In this course, neuroscience expert and author Amy Brann helps you adjust to this new normal by training your brain to overcome disruptions and distractions, accept and get real about your emotions, reframe your expectations, and preserve your relationships. Using the latest insights from neuroscience, Amy shares nontechnical, practical guidance for not just surviving, but thriving as you work from home.

Skills covered

Well-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

  • Introduction to supporting your mental health while working from home

Dealing with Isolation While Working from Home

  • Alone and working from home

How to Manage Distractions

  • Distractions and cognitive load

How to Manage Disruptions

  • Disruptions and task switching

Do I Have to Be Positive All the Time

  • Accepting your emotions

When the Worlds of Work, School, and Parenting Collide

  • Dealing with new demands on your time

How to Preserve Your Relationships at Home

  • Keep your relationships top of mind

Conclusion

  • WFH - You've got this!