A note from Sean
I tell the people I teach that the world needs them, and that they need themselves too. Time for your own nourishment and healing serves the people you help as well.
Try this today. Finish one line of the worksheet out loud: “I am a first responder through my work as…” Pick a role you hold today, formal or not, and say it once. Then take three slow breaths before you respond to the next person who needs you.
Keep going: Teaching Meditation to First Responders: A Teacher’s Guide and Self Compassion Break Worksheet.
This suits caregivers, parents, nurses, teachers, and anyone who ends up first on the scene for other people. If you are carrying something heavy from that work, like exhaustion or grief, go gently: keep it to one line, and reach out to someone you trust. Stop when you need to.
