Have you ever had a difficult time understanding and relating to certain people? Have you found some relationships to be too difficult to tolerate? Are some people simply impossible to work with or be friends with or just plain mean? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get along with others better? If no one bothered you? We have a workshop for you!
Each one of us brings our own experiences and wisdom to caregiving. At these sessions, attendees can pool your knowledge, recognize the similarities and differences in our experiences and share strategies that can be useful in coping with caregiving of our loved ones. This discussion group will be led by Laura Kaplan, LCSW.
Susan Abramson, Manager of Yale WorkLife and Child will provide of an overview of current child care resources and benefits available to Yale employees. There will be an opportunity to answer specific questions. The zoom link will be sent in advance of the session.
Join us for the next meeting of the WWN Book Club. We will be reading The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware. We hope you will join us for a great discussion. New members are always welcome!
Book description:
On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person—but also that the cold-reading skills she’s honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money.
Join Nancy Close, PhD, clinical director, Parent and Family Development Program for an hour-long Zoom discussion about the challenges of working from home while caring for young children. This is an opportunity for parents and guardians to share their stories and hear from others in the same position. The Zoom link will be sent in advance of the session.
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and the Working Women’s Network Health & Wellness subcommittee for a presentation with Registered Dietician Sadé Meeks on Food As Resistance.
Sadé Meeks will reclaim the African American food narrative through discussions around cultural foods and nutrition. Additionally, she will address systemic practices that have negatively impacted the food systems and health of minority communities.
Did you know that you can tone your arms without floor exercises, planks, or push-ups? Join the Working Women’s Network, Future Leaders of Yale, Yale Latino Networking Group, and Asian Network at Yale for a fit and fun arm toning workshop with Shana Schneider, creator of the Fitstyle Your Life approach to fitness. Attendees will learn how to build a strength training habit, so that it fits your life, and participate in arm strength training exercises with hand weights and a special kind of movement to music called PLAY arms!
Join us for the next meeting of the WWN Book Club. We will be reading City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. We hope you will join us for a great discussion. New members are always welcome!
Book description: Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love.
Fitstyle by Shana offers a low impact, calorie burning, full body, walking-based workout in the comfort of your own home. You just need a small space and want to rack up those steps! Designed for all fitness levels.
Fitstyle by Shana offers a series of stretches you can do while you work at home or in the office. Stretches focus on relaxing your neck, shoulders, arms, chest and hips in sitting or standing positions. No floor stretches. Designed for all fitness levels.
