People in the caring professions are at risk of overlooking their own limitations and needs. Self-care is not a luxury, however, but an indispensable basis for helping. This book presents a model for self-care that takes into account biographical influences, personality factors and structural working conditions. Many practical examples and scientific findings show how mindfulness methods, meditation and self-reflection can help strengthen your own self-care. It becomes clear that self-care can be fun and can enrich the workplace setting. A five-week course presented in a practical way enables readers to make an active start right away. Audio files, recorded by the author herself, are available online to encourage readers to practise.

Ulrike Juchmann, qualified psychologist, is a psychological psychotherapist, systemic teaching therapist, behavioural therapist and MBSR and MBCT teacher. She runs the Academy for Mindfulness and the MBCT Centre in Berlin and teaches MBSR and MBCT in courses and individual training courses, seminars and advanced training programs. She works as a lecturer, supervisor and self-awareness trainer at the Psychological University of Berlin and the Berlin Academy for Psychotherapy.