To care and live in families! - Now I take care of myself! Making the needs of caring parents visible
Tuesday 14th May - 12:00 to 12:50 PM
Presentation language: German
This event will take place online.
Caregiving parents often remain invisible in their burden and consequently in their solutions for the community. This presentation and exchange will provide space for the topics and experiences of caregiving parents.
The focus will be on the topic of 'Self-care for caregiving relatives' with all its ambivalences.
Together, we will explore what self-care can mean for caregiving relatives and how vicious cycles can arise and be overcome. We will also look at the possibilities in everyday life to create small islands of leisure.
Mic Herbertz-Floßdorf (no pronouns/they), an independent educator, supervisor, mediator, and diversity trainer, trained among others at the Schulz-von-Thun Institute at the University of Hamburg in communication psychology, trauma counseling, and pedagogy according to GPTG. They are also a licensed psychotherapist, with a degree from the University of Düsseldorf (HHU), Berlin (FU), and Cologne (State Examination).
In a registered civil partnership and a parent of two children, one of whom has a severe disability, they are a co-author of the Europe-wide study on rainbow families titled "Wir sind Eltern!" (We are Parents!) and the author of the website and project "Bunte Kitas, starke Kinder NRW" (Colorful Daycare Centers, Strong Children NRW).
They have authored brochures in NRW titled "Regenbogenfamilien - Werden und Sein" (Rainbow Families - Becoming and Being) and the empowerment brochure "Wir sind dabei" (We are Here). Their expertise extends to concepts like "Regenbogenfamilie in der Kindertagesbetreuung" (Rainbow Family in Child Daycare) and they have developed online training modules on "Regenbogenfamilie werden und sein" (Becoming and Being a Rainbow Family).
From June 2020 to August 2022, they hosted the podcast "Vielfalt, Verantwortung, Vision" (Diversity, Responsibility, Vision). Since 2012, they have been a trainer for "Vielfalt in der Führung der LH Hannover" (Diversity in Leadership at LH Hannover) and "LSBTIQ und Kindertagesbetreuung" (LSBTIQ and Child Daycare).
From 2018 to 2020, they were the project leader of the project "Regenbogenfamilien - Vielfalt der Lebensentwürfe" (Rainbow Families - Diversity of Life Concepts), funded by the Ministry of Children, Family, Refugees, and Integration. Currently, they are undergoing a three-year training in SE® - somatic experiencing.