Self Care
"You can't give from an empty well"
Care for your public begins with yourself. There is a term called "compassionate burnout" that many people in the helping professions experience. It is a form of burnout that can happen when you don't take as much care of yourself as you do for other people. The helping professions can contribute resources to help maintain balance and sense of a healthy self. Your first act of compassion should be for yourself.
Self Care Exercises and Activities - Resources from the University of Buffalo School of Social Work.
Todo Institute - The Todo Institute in Vermont offers live and online classes in Japanese therapies called Morita which is the practice of gratitude.
Mindfulness - The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers resources on developing a mindfulness practice.
Care for your public begins with yourself. There is a term called "compassionate burnout" that many people in the helping professions experience. It is a form of burnout that can happen when you don't take as much care of yourself as you do for other people. The helping professions can contribute resources to help maintain balance and sense of a healthy self. Your first act of compassion should be for yourself.
Self Care Exercises and Activities - Resources from the University of Buffalo School of Social Work.
Todo Institute - The Todo Institute in Vermont offers live and online classes in Japanese therapies called Morita which is the practice of gratitude.
Mindfulness - The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers resources on developing a mindfulness practice.