Time for Me: Simple Pleasures for Women Who Do Too Much

Written By Cynthia Skyers-Gordon

By Helene Lerner

🔹 Subtitle:

An invitation to pause, recharge, and embrace joyful simplicity.

🔹 Quick Facts:

  • Format: Paperback / 128 pages

  • Genre: Women's Wellness / Empowerment

  • Audience: Women balancing work, family, and personal wellness

🔹 What It’s About:

This gentle and encouraging book is filled with relatable insights and reflective moments designed to help women slow down and reconnect with themselves. It encourages guilt-free self-care and finding beauty in the everyday.

🔹 Why We Recommend It:

Women often carry invisible loads. This book offers emotional permission to slow down and savor life. A thoughtful gift or resource for women-centered wellness workshops or personal retreats.

🔹 Excerpt:

"You give so much to others. Make time to give back to yourself."

🔹 Get the Book:

👉 [Get the Book →](Amazon link here) (open in new tab)

🔹 Pair It With:

  • A warm bath soak or tea ritual

  • The “Time for Me” calendar printable from SILWELL-C

  • A self-care vision board activity

Cynthia Skyers-Gordon

Dr. Cynthia Skyers-Gordon, Ed.D. is the founder of SILWELL-C (Staff-Inspired Leadership for Wellness and Calm), a wellness initiative created to empower educators, leaders, and teams to thrive from within. With more than 33 years of experience in early childhood education, from assistant teacher to director to Education Coordinator, Dr. Skyers-Gordon understands the challenges and opportunities staff face each day.

SILWELL-C was born from her belief that true wellness in schools starts with the staff themselves. By providing calm leadership strategies, practical tools, affirmations, and inspiration, SILWELL-C equips educators and leaders to create supportive, balanced environments where both staff and children can flourish.

Through workshops, consultations, and creative resources, Dr. Skyers-Gordon combines her in-depth expertise with a passion for cultivating resilience, connection, and calm in every space. Whether it’s through her upcoming Wellness Toolkit, the JamBel Storybook, or the Free Wellness Hub, she continues to design practical ways for educators and leaders to sustain their own wellness while inspiring others.

At its core, SILWELL-C is more than a program; it’s a movement: a reminder that when staff lead with wellness, schools grow with strength, calm, and confidence.

https://www.silwellc.com
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