Overcoming overwhelm – a personal plan
What is overwhelm and what causes it?
Being overwhelmed occurs when there is too much of something going on or we don’t have enough time to complete everything– we feel like we’re drowning or being buried.
This can happen for a number of reasons, but a feeling of too many things to do, too much work, too much work pressure and too many deadlines can be a major contributor.
Feeling overwhelmed has repercussions on the whole of our life. It can make us feel tired, interfere with our sleep and make it difficult for us to think rationally. These negative emotions can make it more difficult for your body to fight off infections and can have a physical effect with fatigue, neck and upper-back pain, for example. Add all this together and it can affect every area of life, impacting our social lives and relationships on top of the work challenges.
All these feelings distract us from being effective and efficient and that, in turn, leads to lowered ‘performance’ and sets up a vicious cycle dragging us further down. This can lead to procrastination (making things worse!) and creative avoidance – doing things that don’t really matter to distract ourselves or things that give us pleasure, putting off the real work further.
This five hour course offers a practical and experiential opportunity to understand, appreciate and acknowledge that different situations trigger people in different ways. What one person will find ‘easy’ another may find ‘challenging’ and adding to levels of stress.
Once we have an understanding of our personal ‘triggers’ we are then in a better position to find the solutions to manage our stress, our workloads, and find effective ways that enable us to feel more ‘in control’.
Essential InformationSession | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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1 | 09 June 2022 | 10:00 - 12:30 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
2 | 10 June 2022 | 10:00 - 12:30 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
‘Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in the Workplace’ is a two day accredited training course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help their ESCC colleagues who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
You’ll learn to recognise warning signs of mental ill health, and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone whilst keeping yourself safe.
The course covers how to support someone to access the resources they might need for recovery or successful management of symptoms. This could include self-help books or websites, accessing therapy services through their GP or place of work, online self-referral, support groups, and much more.
It is essential that your line manager is made aware of the following at the time of, and before approving, your application.
What managers are agreeing to when approving their staff member’s attendance on this course:
Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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1 | 28 June 2022 | 09:30 - 17:00 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
2 | 30 June 2022 | 09:30 - 17:00 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
A 90 minute session on how this can be the best time of our lives and how to support ourselves during the transition.
Essential InformationSession | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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1 | 07 July 2022 | 11:30 - 13:00 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
A 1.5 hour session on how organisations, managers and team members can support colleagues experiencing the menopause and midlife transition
Essential Information
Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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1 | 07 July 2022 | 09:30 - 11:00 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
Please note - this is a "remote" session, and if applying, you should note the additional information in “full details” regarding joining the session.
The world is in a time of massive upheaval; with so much outside of our control, stress appears to have grown exponentially. Constant adaptation and uncertainty is challenging our sense of self and ability to cope.
This concise one day course will provide time to reflect on the impact of recent events and gain insight into how to respond, recover and thrive beyond crises.
The trainer is an experienced psychotherapist, de-briefer and coach.
Due to the participatory nature of the course, the maximum number of participants is 10.
Essential Information
Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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1 | 22 August 2022 | 10:00 - 15:00 | Remote Corporate Training | Map |
Overcoming overwhelm – a personal plan
What is overwhelm and what causes it?
Being overwhelmed occurs when there is too much of something going on or we don’t have enough time to complete everything– we feel like we’re drowning or being buried.
This can happen for a number of reasons, but a feeling of too many things to do, too much work, too much work pressure and too many deadlines can be a major contributor.
Feeling overwhelmed has repercussions on the whole of our life. It can make us feel tired, interfere with our sleep and make it difficult for us to think rationally. These negative emotions can make it more difficult for your body to fight off infections and can have a physical effect with fatigue, neck and upper-back pain, for example. Add all this together and it can affect every area of life, impacting our social lives and relationships on top of the work challenges.
All these feelings distract us from being effective and efficient and that, in turn, leads to lowered ‘performance’ and sets up a vicious cycle dragging us further down. This can lead to procrastination (making things worse!) and creative avoidance – doing things that don’t really matter to distract ourselves or things that give us pleasure, putting off the real work further.
This five hour course offers a practical and experiential opportunity to understand, appreciate and acknowledge that different situations trigger people in different ways. What one person will find ‘easy’ another may find ‘challenging’ and adding to levels of stress.
Once we have an understanding of our personal ‘triggers’ we are then in a better position to find the solutions to manage our stress, our workloads, and find effective ways that enable us to feel more ‘in control’.
Essential InformationSession | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 07 September 2022 | 10:00 - 12:30 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
2 | 08 September 2022 | 10:00 - 12:30 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
‘Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in the Workplace’ is a two day accredited training course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help their ESCC colleagues who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
You’ll learn to recognise warning signs of mental ill health, and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone whilst keeping yourself safe.
The course covers how to support someone to access the resources they might need for recovery or successful management of symptoms. This could include self-help books or websites, accessing therapy services through their GP or place of work, online self-referral, support groups, and much more.
It is essential that your line manager is made aware of the following at the time of, and before approving, your application.
What managers are agreeing to when approving their staff member’s attendance on this course:
• To releasing your staff member for the two day training course and any post training support sessions ( an average of two sessions per year lasting approximately two hours each).
• To releasing your staff member for related meetings and/or training (approximately 3 per year lasting approximately 90 minutes).
• Allowing time to support colleagues when needed (often at short notice).
Essential InformationSession | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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1 | 26 September 2022 | 10:00 - 16:00 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
2 | 27 September 2022 | 10:00 - 16:00 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
‘Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in the Workplace’ is a two day accredited training course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help their ESCC colleagues who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
You’ll learn to recognise warning signs of mental ill health, and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone whilst keeping yourself safe.
The course covers how to support someone to access the resources they might need for recovery or successful management of symptoms. This could include self-help books or websites, accessing therapy services through their GP or place of work, online self-referral, support groups, and much more.
It is essential that your line manager is made aware of the following at the time of, and before approving, your application.
What managers are agreeing to when approving their staff member’s attendance on this course:
• To releasing your staff member for the two day training course and any post training support sessions ( an average of two sessions per year lasting approximately two hours each).
• To releasing your staff member for related meetings and/or training (approximately 3 per year lasting approximately 90 minutes).
• Allowing time to support colleagues when needed (often at short notice).
Essential InformationSession | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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1 | 12 October 2022 | 10:00 - 16:00 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
2 | 13 October 2022 | 10:00 - 16:00 | East Sussex Training & Development Centre (St Mary's House) | Map |
Please note - this is a "remote" session, and if applying, you should note the additional information in “full details” regarding joining the session.
A 90 minute online session on how this can be the best time of our lives and how to support ourselves during the transition.
Essential InformationSession | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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1 | 27 October 2022 | 11:30 - 13:00 | Remote Corporate Training | Map |
Please note - this is a "remote" session, and if applying, you should note the additional information in “full details” regarding joining the session.
A 1.5 hour online session on how organisations, managers and team members can support colleagues experiencing the menopause and midlife transition
Essential Information
Session | Session Date | Session Time | Session Venue | Map |
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1 | 27 October 2022 | 09:30 - 11:00 | Remote Corporate Training | Map |
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