Is this course right for me?

Target Audience: All Staff

Build Your Resilience – Staff Wellbeing Course

This supportive and practical course explores what resilience really means and how we can strengthen it in ourselves and others. Alongside the theory, the sessions include practical techniques such as mindfulness, meditation, reflection and stress-management strategies that you can use in everyday life.

A key part of the course is connection and peer support. Delivered in a small group setting, the sessions create a safe and welcoming space where colleagues can share experiences, learn from one another and realise they are not alone in the challenges they face. Participation and discussion are encouraged, but always at a level you feel comfortable with.

If places are full, please join the waiting list as further sessions will be added and waiting list colleagues will be prioritised for future dates.

Course overview:

• Understanding resilience and emotional awareness
• Identifying personal strengths and stressors
• Building healthy support networks
• Setting boundaries and protecting wellbeing
• Developing practical coping strategies
• Using SMART goals to support positive change

As part of the course, you’ll also receive a personal journal to help capture reflections, experiences and your own resilience journey.

Previous participants said:

“I signed up because I was struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Juliet was amazing and since doing the course I haven’t had a panic attack. I would highly recommend.”

“I was nervous because I knew there would be some group sharing, but I settled very quickly and the group became a great support network. I realised I wasn’t alone and that other colleagues were struggling too. What a powerful course.”

“Thank you Juliet, you helped me manage my anxiety more effectively. Thanks again for your positivity and support.”

About the facilitator

Juliet Gracey is a fully qualified holistic practitioner with more than 12 years’ experience in counselling, wellbeing and nutrition. She is also a qualified Reiki and Reflexology therapist.

Juliet said: “My passion is supporting people on their individual journey towards better physical and mental wellbeing. I’m genuinely excited to work with staff at Strathclyde and support colleagues’ resilience, confidence and growth.”

For further information, please contact the University Workplace Wellbeing Manager: kevin.donovan@strath.ac.uk

Prerequisites

Is this course right for me . . .

This course might feel a little different from others you’ve done before, as it places a strong emphasis on shared experience and we appreciate that approach might not suit everyone. However, we truly believe there’s real value, power, and strength in learning and sharing with others.

Before signing up, take a moment to consider whether this style of course feels right for you. That said, feedback from past participants shows that supportive group sessions like this can be genuinely transformative, even life-changing. So why not give it a go?