About this session
Mental health influences how people manage stress, use their abilities, work, learn, build relationships and participate in their communities.
It can change over time in response to biological factors, health conditions, work demands, relationships, social pressures and significant life events.
Women may experience particular pressures involving menstrual or hormonal changes, fertility, pregnancy, the postnatal period, menopause, caregiving, discrimination, financial strain and unequal expectations at home or work.
These experiences do not affect every woman in the same way, and mental-health difficulties should never be reduced to hormones or personal resilience alone.
This session helps participants recognize changes in their wellbeing, identify the pressures they can influence and develop forms of self-care that provide genuine support rather than another list of obligations.
It also explains when self-management is no longer enough and how to prepare for conversations with a healthcare professional, manager or workplace support service.
What your people take away
- Understand mental health as something shaped by personal, workplace, health and social factors
- Recognize early changes in mood, anxiety, energy, concentration and coping
- Distinguish restorative self-care from avoidance, overwork and wellness pressure
- Create practical strategies for stress, boundaries, recovery and emotional regulation
- Communicate workplace needs without disclosing more personal information than necessary
- Recognize when professional mental-health support may be appropriate
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Understand Your Mental-Health Starting PointA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point: see mental health as more than a diagnosis, recognize early changes and map the pressures affecting wellbeing.
- See mental health as more than a diagnosis
- Recognize early changes
- Map the pressures affecting wellbeing
Covers 3 of 4 points in Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point.
60 minutes
Participants review the foundations of mental wellbeing and identify the pressures currently affecting their mood, energy and ability to cope. They leave with a clearer personal wellbeing picture and one practical area to address.
- Module 1: Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point.
90 minutes
Participants also explore realistic self-care, recovery, boundaries and emotional-regulation strategies. They create a small set of actions that fit their actual time, resources, responsibilities and working pattern.
- Module 1: Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point
- Module 2: Make Self-Care Practical and Restorative
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point and Make Self-Care Practical and Restorative.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point, Make Self-Care Practical and Restorative and Understand Women's Mental Health Across Life Stages.
Full day
The full-day session adds women's life-stage considerations, workplace communication, professional support and longer-term planning. Participants leave with a complete mental-health and self-care plan covering prevention, difficult periods and routes to additional help.
- Module 1: Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point
- Module 2: Make Self-Care Practical and Restorative
- Module 3: Understand Women's Mental Health Across Life Stages
- Module 4: Communicate Needs and Access Appropriate Support
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point
Every length- See mental health as more than a diagnosisParticipants explore mental health as a changing state of emotional, psychological and social wellbeing rather than something that matters only after a diagnosis.
- Recognize early changesParticipants examine possible changes in sleep, motivation, concentration, patience, appetite, confidence, enjoyment and social connection.
- Map the pressures affecting wellbeingParticipants review workload, job control, relationships, financial concerns, caring roles, health symptoms, discrimination and major life events.
- Identify protective factorsParticipants consider the people, routines, environments and resources that help them feel more stable or able to recover.
Make Self-Care Practical and Restorative
90 minutes and longer- Redefine self-careParticipants explore self-care as the practical management of health and wellbeing rather than occasional treats or consumer wellness activities.
- Build small recovery points into the dayParticipants identify brief opportunities to pause, eat, move, breathe, connect or change mental focus during demanding days.
- Protect sleep, movement and connectionParticipants review sleep opportunity, physical activity, nourishment and social connection as foundations that can influence wellbeing.
- Distinguish restoration from avoidanceParticipants consider when rest is genuinely helping and when withdrawal, procrastination, overwork, alcohol or constant distraction may be postponing a problem.
Understand Women's Mental Health Across Life Stages
3 hours and longer- Recognize menstrual and hormonal patternsParticipants consider whether mood, irritability, anxiety, sleep or concentration appear to change in a recurring pattern.
- Navigate fertility, pregnancy and the postnatal periodParticipants explore how treatment uncertainty, pregnancy changes, pregnancy loss, birth recovery, feeding and sleep disruption may affect mental wellbeing.
- Respond to perimenopause and menopauseParticipants examine how sleep disruption, changing symptoms, workplace pressure and concerns about confidence or aging may influence mental health during menopause.
- Consider caregiving, identity and later-life changeParticipants explore how caring for children, parents or partners, relationship changes, bereavement, health concerns and career transitions may reduce time and emotional capacity.
Communicate Needs and Access Appropriate Support
Full day only- Decide what to share at workParticipants consider whether they want to name a mental-health condition, describe only the effect on work or keep personal details private.
- Prepare a practical workplace conversationParticipants organize what is becoming difficult, which work conditions are contributing and what support may help.
- Explore support and adjustmentsParticipants consider options involving workload, priorities, breaks, hours, location, communication, reduced interruptions or temporary changes to particular duties.
- Know when self-care is not enoughParticipants recognize when low mood, anxiety, sleep problems, loss of interest, difficulty functioning or other changes are persistent, worsening or significantly affecting daily life.
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Mental Health and Self-Care for Women
How long is Mental Health and Self-Care for Women?
Mental Health and Self-Care for Women runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point: see mental health as more than a diagnosis, recognize early changes and map the pressures affecting wellbeing. A 60-minute session covers Understand Your Mental-Health Starting Point in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Make Self-Care Practical and Restorative. A 3-hour session adds Understand Women's Mental Health Across Life Stages. A full-day session adds Communicate Needs and Access Appropriate Support.
Can Mental Health and Self-Care for Women be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Mental Health and Self-Care for Women?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Mental Health and Self-Care for Women to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.