Episode 68: The Importance of Self-Care & Mindfulness Work as a Social Worker

Episode 68: The Importance of Self-Care & Mindfulness Work as a Social Worker

During this podcast episode, I get a chance to talk with Rosa Jaffe-Geffner, a licensed social worker in New York City. Rose shares insights about how she learned about self-care later in life as an adult, and how 2020 was the year she finally got herself to commit to a daily mindfulness and meditation practice. Rose shares how she uses self-care to be conscious about when she is "tapping into" life instead of practicing avoidance. We also touched on how you can practice self-care when your basic needs are not being met and the consistent discipline that self-care requires in our modern day capitalist world.

Checkout the episode and feel free to share your takeaways at Team@CenteredintheCity.org . Want more support building a sustainable self-care practice? Checkout CenteredintheCity.org and claim your 7 day free trial and discover how to create a daily ritual that helps you feel "buckled" in for the bumpy roads of life.

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Rosa Jaffe-Geffner is a licensed social worker in New York City. She has almost 10 years of experience as a social worker in the field of legal services. She is a systems advocate, combating inequity and inequality in the city where she comes from. Her work has focused on housing, child welfare, and the juvenile and criminal legal system. Her work focuses on program development, training, and direct service. Rosa also is an instructor for graduate-level students and has taught Columbia University and John Jay. Her teaching focuses on anti-oppressive work, self-care, and self-awareness development. Rosa is also a proud mother of one daughter.

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