Wild about self-care

Description

Why Self-Care Matters

Working in animal wellbeing and conservation is more than a job - it’s a calling. You give your time, your energy, and your heart to animals, wild places, and communities.

And yet, imagine giving so much of yourself… only to find you’re exhausted, stretched thin, or disconnected from what first inspired you. It happens to so many of us.

The truth is, self-care and dedication to your work are not mutually exclusive. They are deeply interconnected: when you nurture your own wellbeing, you have the strength, resilience, and clarity to continue making a difference - sustainably and wholeheartedly.

Introduction Wild about Self-care

In this workshop, you’ll learn simple, sustainable practices that fit into real life, so you can care for yourself with the same dedication you give to others. 

Take care of yourself, so you can keep caring for animals, saving species, and protecting wild places.

Wild About Self-Care is an interactive online workshop designed to give you practical tools to recharge, build resilience, and reconnect with your purpose.

Self-care isn’t about adding more to your already full plate. It’s about simple, sustainable practices that restore your energy and reconnect you to your purpose. It’s about deciding what will be on your plate, so you can keep showing up, not just for your work, but for your whole life.

That’s why Wild about Self-care was created: to give you tools, practices, and a supportive space to put yourself back on your care list.

The Workshop Program

Wild about Self-care takes place over two 4.5-hour sessions. Each one blends learning, reflection, and practical application.

Here’s a snapshot of what we’ll explore together:

• Foundations of self-care: understanding empathy, compassion, energy, resilience, and why self-care matters
• Building your self-care bundle: practical tools and personal strategies you can adapt to your life
• Reflection & renewal: space to celebrate your life & work
• Connection & sharing: opportunities to learn from and with peers around the globe
• Integration & resources: take-home practices and guides to support long-term wellbeing

Included: 
60-minute webinar prior to the event to create your wellbeig inventory to use during the workshop
90-minute follow-up webinar to check in & help with next steps/questions

What you will learn

What you’ll experience

In Wild about Self-care, you’ll spend two sessions in a supportive, practical, and inspiring space. Here’s what you can look forward to:

Practical strategies you can actually use
Discover simple self-care tools that fit into real life - even on your busiest days.

Build your own self-care bundle
Create a personal set of practices and resources you can return to whenever you need grounding or energy.

A chance to reconnect with your purpose
Pause and remember why you started this work, and how to sustain that passion long-term.

Community and connection
Meet others from around the world who share your dedication to animals, and know what this work is really like.

Celebrating and remembering animals
Take time to celebrate who and what inspires your work and give it meaning.

Resources to keep forever
You’ll leave with guides, practices, and reminders that you can revisit anytime.

A certificate of attendance
Marking your commitment to your own wellbeing as well as your professional growth.