Workshop: Mental Health - The Meta-Competence of the 21st Century
This workshop provides an opportunity to pause, reflect, and reconnect beyond academic performance. Gain practical tools to support your mental well-being and resilience in the everyday realities of scientific work.
- https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/faculties/ggn/events/workshops/mental_health
- Workshop: Mental Health - The Meta-Competence of the 21st Century
- 2026-04-17T09:30:00+02:00
- 2026-04-17T16:30:00+02:00
- This workshop provides an opportunity to pause, reflect, and reconnect beyond academic performance. Gain practical tools to support your mental well-being and resilience in the everyday realities of scientific work.
Apr 17, 2026 from 09:30 to 04:30 (Europe/Berlin / UTC200)
B202 (iFZ), Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392 Giessen
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Course description
Being a PhD researcher or postdoc means much more than producing knowledge. It also means navigating uncertainty, high inner expectations, intellectual intensity, responsibility, and often very little space to pause and reconnect with yourself. This workshop is not about academic careers – it is about you as a human being in the world of science.
Mental health is a fundamental meta-competence of our time. It shapes how we think, relate, stay motivated, deal with pressure, and remain resilient in complex and demanding environments. During this full-day workshop, you are invited to slow down, reflect, and explore what truly supports your mental well-being.
Together, we will look at core psychological needs, personal stress patterns, inner resources, values and needs – always with a clear connection to everyday life in research, teaching, and scientific collaboration.
The workshop is highly interactive and experiential. It combines reflection, peer exchange, and short, practical micro-exercises that you can easily integrate into your daily routine – before a long writing session, after intense discussions, or in moments of overload.
About the trainer
Birgit Schwinn studied Business Administration and Communication and is a trainer at the Academy for Mental Health, a certified Gestalt coach, and a resilience trainer. She is 62 years old, lives in Frankfurt, and brings over 30 years of professional experience in international management roles within global corporations.
With great passion, she connects her background from the business world with the mindset, values, and methods of Gestalt therapy and mental health. She designs and facilitates workshops and lectures in companies, universities, and social institutions, always focusing on the human being behind the role.
Why join?
- Strengthen your mental well-being and inner stability
- Gain awareness of your needs, values, and personal resources
- Learn simple tools you can use immediately in everyday life
- Experience meaningful exchange in a supportive and respectful group
Take a day for yourself – your mind, your energy, your resilience.
We warmly invite you to join this interactive workshop. Places are limited – we look forward to your participation!
