Webinar: A Playbook for Self-Care in the Workplace by NAA Career Webinar Series

About This Webinar

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), self-care is “what people do for themselves to establish and maintain health, and to prevent and deal with illness.” Soft-tissue injuries are treated with compression and ice, so what resources are available to help us balance our mental wellbeing? How can we incorporate self-care into our workday? Through this insightful webinar, Kevin Mitchell ’09, ’11 MA will give his approach on how we can practice self-care in our everyday lives including:

-Building self-confidence through establishing your own mental health gauge
-Understanding the importance of maintaining a daily routine
-Identifying red flags and green flags at work and in the career marketplace
-De-stigmatizing mental health by highlighting problematic, non-inclusive language
-Defining micro aggressions, and having difficult conversations in the workplace
-Piloting mental health crises, and healing through storytelling

In light of observing Black History Month, Kevin will also weave in Black perspectives throughout the presentation; in addition to sharing personal stories of overcoming challenges. We hope to empower our Wildcat family with takeaways, tools, and encouragement to become better self-care advocates for ourselves and those around us.

*Trigger Warning: mental illness, self-harm, racism, systemic racism, war, intergenerational trauma, police brutality, ableism, and graphic imagery.

Please be aware that Kevin is not a licensed therapist, or medical professional.

Kevin Mitchell '09, '11 MA

Born at Evanston Hospital, Kevin Mitchell grew up going to football games at Dyche Stadium and basketball games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. So some would say it was written in the stars that years later, Kevin would fulfill a childhood dream by suiting up with the Northwestern Football Family for five seasons.

Kevin earned his Bachelor of Science from Northwestern's School of Communication in 2009, and went on to receive his Master of Arts from Northwestern's School of Professional Studies in 2011. After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2015, Kevin has excelled as a creative, relentless revenue generator. He has most recently served as a sales executive, sports hospitality consultant, partnerships director, and now as a major gift officer in higher education.

Lucie Sandel

Lucie manages the Northwestern Alumni Association Career Webinars and the Northwestern Connects program, our global networking event that has the goal of reaching 100 locations worldwide on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.