Glenbard Parent Series speaker to share the benefits of self-love

On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "The Path to Loving Ourselves: Self-Compassion and Self-Care for Turbulent Times" with best-selling author Shelly Tygielski.

It will be offered at noon and 7 p.m. via Zoom.

Go to glenbardgps.org for further information and the links to these two webinars.

Though it might seem easy to love other people, it can be difficult to find a little love for ourselves. Many people struggle with feeling unworthy at some point. If people cultivate self-compassion and self-care, they can avoid self-doubt and inadequacy.

Meditation teacher Tygielski will share tools to promote self-love; support emotional and physical health; build resilience; and pave the way for kind, compassionate engagement with oneself and family.

As parents and guardians become more patient and self-loving, teens will be encouraged to act the same and view themselves in sympathetic, healthy and positive ways.

Tygielski is author of the award-winning book "Sit Down To Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World." She was honored as a CNN Hero in 2020 for her passion for increasing well-being for all.

Continuing professional development units are available for these GPS webinars.

To be placed on a reminder list for GPS events or submit a question in advance, contact Gilda Ross, student and community projects coordinator, at gilda_ross@glenbard.org or (630) 942-7668.

The Glenbard Parent Series is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, Community Consolidated School District 93 Birth to 5 Coalition, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, Duly Health and Care, DuPage Regional Office of Education, Emmy Gaffey Foundation, Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative, Kids Matter, Kiwanis Clubs, Prevention Leadership Team of the DuPage County Health Department, and Webb-Hutter Family Fund of DuPage Foundation.