When the World Feels Awful

About this episode

Dora shares self-care tips for coping with overwhelming bad news and personal tragedies.

Dora shares some tips for self-care when we're feeling overwhelmed by bad news headlines or personal tragedies. Dora Kamau holds a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Psychiatric Nursing. She is a certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher and is working to complete her Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher training this fall. Before joining forces at Headspace, Dora worked as a psychiatric nurse in a women’s addictions facility and organized community events for BIPOC women in Vancouver, BC, Canada. You can reach out to Dora on Instagram ⁠here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Dora Kamau

Topics covered

• self-care
• mental health
• mindfulness
• bad news
• personal tragedy

Keywords

• self-care
• mindfulness
• mental health
• bad news
• tragedy
• Dora Kamau
• Headspace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Headspace

Places: Vancouver, BC, Canada

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