How DPIS Does Self-Care by Ministry of Merriment

MinistryOfMerriment — 2025-07-01 15:49:12 UTC

MinistryOfMerriment — 2025-07-01 15:51:15 UTC

The Audre Lorde Project

MinistryOfMerriment — 2025-07-01 15:54:22 UTC

Tonka Truck

MinistryOfMerriment — 2025-07-01 16:07:17 UTC

When my battery is low I use my wireless charger (cuddle with my cat). There is research out there saying that a cat's purring has physical health benefits for humans; whether that is true or not, I certainly feel better after a charging session! -Quinn

iCEU Central Self Care Series

laurenvdearman — 2025-07-01 16:36:06 UTC

You can get CEUs for a bunch of different workshops related to self care for interpreters. Some sample titles include "Applying a Growth Mindset," "Trauma & Vicarious Trauma," "Burnout Assessment for Interpreters," and more. This is a different approach to self care that isn't just spa days and meditation.

2025-07-02 19:39:49 UTC

Swim, baby, swim!

2025-07-15 17:32:26 UTC

Swimming is life-giving!

The coolness and softness of the water is a sensory change from whatever I was experiencing before swimming. The water resistance builds my muscles. The water pressure helps my circulation and keeps my balance while I stretch. The rhythmic breathing while I do laps calms my nervous system.

Get in the water and move in a way that feels good to you! It could be water-walking, swimming laps, doing physical therapy stretches, or just treading water for an hour. I do a combination of these and any physical or emotional tension washes away.

-Erin, swimming since the 1980s