From Surviving to Supporting Yourself: A Parent Self-Care Workshop

Wednesday, March 12 | 6:00–8:00 PM
Fusion Academy Raleigh

Event Description

Parenting can often feel like an exercise in endurance, especially during seasons of stress, uncertainty, or ongoing challenges at home or school. Many parents are told to “practice self-care,” yet the advice they receive is often unrealistic, time-consuming, or disconnected from the realities of daily life. This parent education event focuses on a more compassionate, practical approach to self-care that actually fits into busy weeks and high-demand seasons.

Bobby Newell will explore why traditional self-care advice frequently falls short for parents and how chronic stress and burnout show up in the body, emotions, and behavior. The session will help parents identify their personal warning signs of overload and learn simple, effective micro-practices for grounding and regulation during the school week. Emphasis will be placed on building permission to rest, recover, and reset without feeling like rest has to be “earned.”

Parents will leave with realistic, doable tools to support their own nervous systems, strengthen emotional presence at home, and move from survival mode toward a more supportive relationship with themselves and their children. Food and drinks will be provided, and parents are welcome to bring friends or other caregivers who may benefit.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand why traditional self-care advice often does not work for parents

• Identify personal signs of stress and burnout before reaching a breaking point

• Use simple micro-practices to support grounding and regulation during busy days

• Reframe rest as a necessary part of functioning, not something that must be earned

• Apply practical strategies to support emotional regulation and presence at home

About the Speaker

Bobby Newell, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals and families through stress, transition, and emotional overwhelm. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from UNC Chapel Hill and is the owner of a trauma-informed group mental health practice in North Carolina.

Bobby specializes in helping parents move beyond survival mode and into a more regulated, supportive relationship with themselves and their children. Her work integrates Somatic Experiencing and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, with a focus on nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and practical coping skills. She frequently supports families navigating anxiety, depression, self-harm behaviors, and the intense stress that often accompanies parenting during high-pressure seasons.

Known for her warm, relatable style, Bobby brings complex mental health concepts down to earth and offers concrete, realistic tools parents can use to feel more grounded, present, and resourced in their daily lives.