This subject provides a distinctive learning experience around the issues of life balance and is intentionally focused on personal development and endurance in professional educational environments. This includes exploring the spiritual, mental and emotional health of the Christian professional in their educational context and provides the necessary skills to put in place preventative strategies for self-care. Topics: The following areas will be covered: Professional growth – Managing and clarifying role expectations – Critically reflecting on ethical and social trends in society and culture – Managing the risks of stress and burnout – Self-awareness and personality Personal formation – Life balance, spiritual formation and self-care – Dealing with internal issues: anger, anxiety, assertiveness, depression, low self-esteem, real and false guilt, addictions, sexuality – Strategies for developing endurance and resilience – Accountability and spiritual supervision – Theologies of success and failure Relational – skills, theory, practice – Healthy and safe relationships – Common dysfunctions – Conflict resolution Within these – theory and theology