Behind The Clinical Mask: a journey home to ourselves

Behind The Clinical Mask: a journey home to ourselves

Unmask the hidden stories,experiences and hopes of healthcare professionals with Joanne Elphinston and Jo Turner, 25-27 April 2024

By Mehab

Date and time

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:00 - Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:00 GMT+1

Location

Hawkwood CFT

Painswick Old Road Stroud GL6 7QW United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Contact the organiser to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

Agenda

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The journey back

Jo E and Jo T

We'll begin our journey by travelling back and rediscovering the person who went into this profession. What did you think it would be like? What were your dreams? When did the mask go on, and what di...

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

And where next?

Jo E and Jo T

Where would you like to start moving towards?

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Deepening and Developing

Jo E and Jo T

Feedback and discussion within small groups and the whole group. Reflections on your discoveries so far. A chance to deepen your awareness and develop ideas for the future.

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Bead Trail

Penny Gundry

Letting the beads guide the way "when words fail"

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Finding Creative Space

Jo E and Jo T

Where do you feel motion has stopped? What are things you could do? A workshop based on the internal landscape of stillness and motion. Movement practices interspersed with discussion and breakout mo...

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

First Steps

Jo E and Jo T

Guided meditation to consolidate learnings and discoveries over the past 2 days. To invite your first conscious steps forward, onward, and back to yourself.

About this event

The moment we donned masks to navigate the complexities of work, seeking safety or conformity, is a shared experience for many clinicians. That pivotal time when wide-eyed enthusiasm transformed into the pursuit of perfection, comparisons, and the need to fit in. Masks, though initially a coping mechanism, can paradoxically liberate aspects of our true selves.

This 2-day mini-retreat is tailor-made for clinicians like you, offering a chance to unveil the masks, delve into their origins, and explore whether there's a more authentic version of you, waiting to step onto the stage. To beckon forth the emerging persona, poised to shape the next chapter of your career.

All will be set against the backdrop of beautiful Hawkwood College in Stroud. We knew we needed somewhere very special for our retreat, somewhere consciously non-clinical, full of heart and with its own stories. Hawkwood is not just a beautiful Victorian stone built house, but a welcoming home for all who visit. There are luxurious communal rooms, filled with books and comfy sofas, a 40-acre estate with ancient woodland to explore, and the food is absolutely sublime, with all diets lovingly catered for. It is a place people come to learn and create, but also a place for ideas, challenging dialogue, art and artistry, new understandings, personal growth and human development.

Get ready for a transformative journey of rediscovery, and revitalisation!

The Details

Dates: Thursday 25th April, 4:00pm - Saturday 27Th April, 4:00pm

Venue: Hawkwood College, Painswick, Stroud

Cost: Single cocupancy £692 Two person shared room £620. All meals (Thursday evening meal, Friday breakfast lunch and dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch) and activities included. Not included, travel to and from the venue.

Reserve your place with a deposit of £100

Frequently asked questions

Can you cater for all dietary requirements?

Yes, absolutely. Just make sure you let us know your requirements at the time of booking and we will pass on to Hawkwood?

Is there parking onsite?

Yes,plenty of parking for all

What is your refund policy?

We will offer a full refund up to 1 month prior to the event

Is there a shared room option?

Yes, rooms are for either single or 2-person shared occupancy.

Are rooms en-suite?

No, but do not fret, there are many bathrooms available and they are big and beautiful.

Will I have fun

Err..........have you met Jo and Joanne? Maybe you haven't, in which case, yes, humour is the best pressure valve

Organised by

Mehab

IT’S TIME FOR YOU - Dedicated to the health and wellbeing of clinicians.

Mehab is a space that provides practical advice, resources, a community and most importantly a listening ear all with the aim of offering help and support to anyone that feels overwhelmed by their day-to-day clinical workload, who has forgotten that work is part of your life not all of your life, that is struggling to make time for themselves without feeling guilty and that wants balance but can’t find a way to achieve it. We’re here for you, we’ve been there, we know that this is one of the hardest times you’ve ever faced and we’ve got solutions!

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