Self Care
The blog posts below contain tips and advice for looking after yourself at work or at home. It’s important to look after both your physical and mental health to ensure you are happy and productive.
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The following posts include the tag "Self Care":
Top Issues and Solutions from the Research Software Community
19 Nov 2025
19 Nov 2025
As part of the ConveRSE project, I’ve been using Mentimeter to collect data from attendees of my “Let’s Talk About Mental Health” talk.
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Let's talk about Setting Boundaries
28 Sep 2025
28 Sep 2025
One thing I’ve learned doing this job is that one of the best things you can do to protect your mental health is to set boundaries. This is something that became particularly important during the pandemic, but continues to be a challenge now that a so many of us work from...
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Let's talk about Getting Help
11 Aug 2025
11 Aug 2025
One of the questions I’ve been asked while giving my mental health talk is “where can I get support?” So, we’ve compiled a list of options. Some of these resources are linked on our resources page, but I wanted to list some of them here and discuss my experiences...
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Task Management for Humans as Self-Care
25 Apr 2025
25 Apr 2025
I’d been looking for ways to support mental health in the research software community, but I was struggling to come up with practical solutions. Then, a surprising idea emerged from a conversation at the SSI’s Collaborations Workshop in 2024.
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Working from Home
23 Mar 2025
23 Mar 2025
Working remotely has become part of our lives for many of us since the events of 2020. And, while it has its benefits, working from home presents a unique set of challenges for our mental and physical health, so I’ve compiled a list of tips to look after yourself while working...
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