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There’s a new war. So what?
The world is exhausting. How do you cope? How do you stay centered while also acknowledging what’s going on and how hard it is? Also, FREE EBOOK.
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Social impact: the inspiration and exhaustion
I’m writing for social impact professionals today, but this is relevant for everyone who cares about something, or who wants to improve the world even just a little bit. I spent 20 years as a social impact program manager and executive, on both the funding and the impact side. I Read more
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Join me at the Caregiver Café
Being a caregiver is a high-stakes job. If you don’t give it everything you’ve got, you might lose the one you’re caring for. If you do give it everything you’ve got, you might lose yourself. The statistics prove that. Allison Wyman and I talked about the solutions to that recently Read more
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The cost of caring
Being a caring person can have its downsides. One cost of caring is compassion fatigue, and it can hit anyone—even those trained to avoid it. I and two of my co-authors of RELIT: How to Rekindle Yourself in the Darkness of Compassion Fatigue appeared on the In Sickness podcast recently. Read more
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Keep your hands on your self-care steering wheel
Do you keep your hands on your self-care steering wheel? Or do you grab the wheel only when things get overwhelming? Imagine you’re on a long road. When the road is curvy, you need to steer through the curves. When the road is straight, there’s a lot less steering to Read more
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Three simple tools of resilience
Three simple tools of resilience can help you have confidence, clarity, and calm in a crisis. Do these today to make tomorrow easier.
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Big announcement: new book on compassion fatigue
New book announcement and cover reveal! RELIT helps people overcome compassion fatigue. Due out November 13th.
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Unification and consensus have their roots in empathy
The terms “unity” and “consensus” are often used to sugar-coat exclusion. Empathy is at the root of true unification and consensus building.
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Have trouble saying no? You’re not just hurting yourself. Protect your yeses.
If you’re exhausted and overwhelmed, it may not be time management tools you need. You may just have trouble saying no and need to protect your yeses better.
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About compassion fatigue
I got hit by compassion fatigue last week. It’s not uncommon, but it’s not recognized or accepted… even though so many people feel it.