Unmasking wellbeing: Voices redefining self-care and wellbeing in higher education
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
Prioritising Wellbeing and Self-Care in Higher Education: How We Can Do Things Differently to Disrupt Silence
First Page
1
Last Page
18
Publisher
Routledge
School
School of Education
RAS ID
71786
Abstract
The prevailing blame game between individuals and the sector has grown wearisome, and it’s time for a change. As scholars, researchers, teachers, administrators, policymakers, and leaders, we must transcend the rhetoric of a broken system and begin to explore and put into action what is possible when we position self-care and wellbeing as a part of who we are and what we do in higher education. Can we do things differently? How can we explore how we, individually and collectively, can be the change we yearn for? This edited volume is a response to thinking about doing things differently and is a proactive act of empowerment, agency, and the relentless efforts, personal struggles, peer pressures, tears, appreciation, compassion, and myriad of emotions entwined with reshaping our approach to wellbeing. It’s a celebration of voices that have dared to be different, and it serves as a beacon of hope for our sector. Through interruption, flipping perspectives, disruption, and amplification, we aim to elevate the stories of those who are reshaping the narrative.
DOI
10.4324/9781003457510-1
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Comments
Lemon, N. (2024). Unmasking wellbeing: Voices redefining self-care and wellbeing in higher education. In Prioritising Wellbeing and Self-Care in Higher Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003457510-1