Learn How to Assemble Your Very Own Self Care Kit at BPL Self Care Mastermind Program on November 4
Session 1: “What’s In My Well? — Create Your Self-Care Kit”
📅 Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
🕠 Time: 5:30–6:30 p.m.
📍 Location: 1st Floor, Central Library
Instructor: Christina (C.J.) Wade — Licensed Massage Therapist & Certified Health Coach
What does self-care mean to you?
For most of us, it’s some combination of emotional, physical, and spiritual nourishment that helps us feel healthier, happier, and less stressed. But the way each of us finds that balance is unique . Some recharge through exercise, others through meditation, journaling, reading, or simply quiet moments of reflection.
No matter what your practice looks like, consistency is key. One of the best ways to stay committed to your routine is to have your own Self-Care Kit, a collection of personal tools and resources that you can turn to whenever life gets hectic.
At this session, you’ll learn how to assemble your custom kit and discover practical ways to replenish your “well” by managing emotions, reducing tension and building resilience.
Join us for an uplifting, hands-on experience that will help you design a self-care plan that truly fits your lifestyle.
📚 Explore More: The Self-Care Mastermind Library Resource Guide
To complement the program, the Birmingham Public Library has created a resource guide filled with books, audiobooks, magazines, and digital materials to support your personal wellness journey.
Whether you attend the event or simply want to explore on your own, this pathfinder will help you discover a wealth of information to deepen your self-care practice.
Using the Birmingham Public Library catalog, you can search for books, magazines, audiobooks, dvds, and downloadables, held by all of the public libraries in Jefferson County.
Use the following subject terms to locate relevant materials on self-care techniques and practices.
Databases can be accessed on computers at all Birmingham Public Library locations during operating hours and from your home or office 24/7 with a valid JCLC library card. The following databases are good sources for magazine and scholarly journal articles on topics related to self-care.
Alt HealthWatch
Provides in-depth coverage of complementary and alternative medicine, offering full text articles from peer-reviewed journals, reports, newsletters, pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.
Health Source : Consumer Edition
Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others.
Health Source : Nursing/Academic Edition
Health Source : Nursing/Academic Edition provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry, and many more.
Libby is an app that you can use to browse the content of hundreds of magazine titles, as well as giving you access to downloadable ebooks and audiobooks. The magazine collection on Libby includes health and wellness titles such as Health, Men’s Health, Prevention, and Women’s Health that contain articles on a variety of self-care topics. Hoopla is a library digital platform that gives you access to audiobooks, ebooks, and movies. A valid JCLC card is all you need to start using Libby and Hoopla.
Internet Websites
The following websites have assembled information from healthcare practitioners that will help you get your self-care kit together:
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