A Mental Health Manifesto - Harnessing Agile Principles for Mental Wellness workshop

A Mental Health Manifesto - Harnessing Agile Principles for Mental Wellness workshop

Join us for an interactive workshop led by Dana Slay!

Discover how the 12 agile principles can be applied to enhance mental health and well-being. This empowering presentation explores practical strategies for using agile concepts like iterative progress, collaboration, and adaptability to manage stress, boost resilience, and achieve a healthier work-life balance. Learn how to set achievable goals, build supportive networks, and continuously improve your mental health practices by applying principles such as simplicity, technical excellence, and self-organizing teams. Be prepared to equip yourself with agile approaches to thrive both personally and professionally!

About Dana: Dana Slay is a strategic problem solver with over 20 years of experience in business operations and technology. Specializing in agile/scrum, product management, and business analysis, Dana has worked across healthcare, automotive, and telecom industries. Dana excels at bridging the gap between business and technology teams and loves helping professionals develop long-term strategies for sustained success. Before working in technology, Dana was a licensed clinical social worker and to this day uses her knowledge about human behavior to lead teams through large-scale information technology projects. Learn more & connect with Dana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-slay/

Rubber Ducks New Mexico is a networking, social, & educational group centered around female-identifying and non-binary adults in STEM.

The group was founded in Albuquerque in 2017 with a mission to create a space for those that have traditionally been underrepresented in STEM roles (science, technology, engineering, and math). Our name comes from the concept of "rubber duck debugging" in computer programming, where you talk aloud to a rubber duck to help solve the problem at hand. And that's what we do for each other!

If you identify as non-binary or female and work in/are studying a STEM or tech-related field, please request to join us here on Meetup! We look forward to meeting you.

Rubber Ducks NM is dedicated to providing a safe and welcoming environment to all participants, online and offline, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, education, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or lack thereof, socioeconomic status, caste or creed, political views, previous STEM experience or lack thereof, or technology choices.

Logistics: Please request to join the Meetup group and RSVP here (and update your RSVP if your plans change) so we have an accurate headcount! We will provide some light snacks but feel free to BYO as well. The location will be provided after your RSVP is processed.