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Self-Care Must Be Part of Every Change Agent’s Personal Agenda
You matter. Put aside all the raucous, harsh bickering you hear. Tune out all the hate, the fear, the prejudices…just for a minute. Listen to me. You matter. There is no other like you in the world. You’re unique. You’re a change agent, dedicated to pursuing greater equity and inclusion. But if you burn out, you won’t be of use to anyone. You’ve got to take care of yourself. Physically. Emotionally. Spiritually. I can help. On January 5th, I’m excited to announce the launch of my intense, info-packed course, In It for The Long Haul: Overcoming Burnout and Passion Fatigue as Social Justice Change Agents. You’ll get all the strategies…
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Reignite the Passion for Your Work With Self-Care
Self-Care Reignites the Passion for Your Change Work More and more change agents and activists are in deep burnout these days – and they don’t even realize it. They are still getting up every morning to work for social justice, but things just don’t feel like they used to. But as dedicated change agents, they keep on. The challenge is that they are depleting themselves, endangering their health, and undermining their long-term capacity to sustain activism and effective change work. You CANNOT neglect self-care. Ever. Being a change agent isn’t just a “job” – it is your life’s work, your calling. So, how do you find passion for your work…
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If you’re neglecting self-care, you’re on the road to burnout
When we need it the most, in these troublesome times, we’re neglecting our self-care. Recently, I find myself feeling deeply discouraged and wondering if anything I’ve been doing as a change agent really matters. Unfortunately, I’m not alone: I am meeting more and more leaders and activists who are very close to deep burnout. And we’re neglecting our self-care. Without any measurable efforts to focus on our own self-care and healing as change agents, we’re in the fast lane to serious burnout. In my workshops and coaching sessions, I see so many change agents running on empty. We sleep just enough to have the energy to pull ourselves out of…