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Members from the LEG joined us in central London to attend a day of workshops on holistic wellbeing to enable them to care for their welfare whilst working in collaboration with MCF.

The day began with a session on confidence, where members were able to share and explore their own levels of confidence, where their confidence can faulter and what practical measures members can use to individually improve their self-confidence. Members were also encouraged  to explore the topic of vulnerability and the power that sits behind it in addition to testing techniques to appear more confident even when feeling overwhelmed. A particular focus was placed on how to overcome the inner critic and imposter syndrome that many victims and survivors of TACSA face.

After a short break the LEG gathered back in the space to learn techniques for successfully introducing themself and effectively getting across their lived experience message. This creative workshop included members drawings posters of their life,  to enable them think about what they stand for and why they joined MCF’s LEG.  Each member came away with thoughts about how to introduce themselves and the incredible work they do. This session was important to members who often face silence and stigma when talking about their lived experience work.

Following this workshop, members had a chance to connect with each other over lunch before diving into a selfcare planning session. The group were given individual questionnaires to fill in to evaluate their current levels of selfcare. The survey helped to identify areas in member’s lives which may require changes to improve overall wellbeing. The group were able to discuss helpful hints and tips that they find useful to boost their wellbeing.

To round the day off members took part in an hour-long sound bath. Members were encouraged to lay down and deeply relax to the healing sounds of gongs, Tibetan bowls and 432hz crystal bowls. The room was filled with incense and a projector covered the room with videos of nature and wildlife.

This day was made possible due to generous funding from The Oak Foundation.