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Jamie Margolin—Burnout and Balance: Finding an Identity Outside Of Your Activism

2021

Young climate activist Jamie Margolin describes how coming of age in a climate catastrophe marked her so profoundly that she became solely defined by her climate justice work. Yet ultimately she succumbed to overwhelm and exhaustion—burnout.

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Brian and Natalie Vines: Strategies for Self-Care for Caregivers

Retired veteran Brian Vines is the fulltime caregiver for his Army veteran wife, Natalie Vines, who has TBI and PTSD. He knows that to be a good caregiver, he has to take time for himself whether that means a short break in the day or a meaningful reboot through retreats with other caregivers.

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2021
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The Toll that Caring for Elderly Parents Can Take

As part of our “You’re Not Alone” series, we looked at the toll that caring for elderly parents can take. Syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman has written about caring for her elderly parents, and Dr. Eric Weil helps oversee primary care at Mass General and encounters these situations everyday.

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2013
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Prevent Caregiver Burnout

For those taking care of a loved one with a mental illness, it can be hard to look out for one’s own well-being. Practicing good self-care may be one of the most important things you do to prevent caregiver burnout.

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2020
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Self-Care for Caregivers | Linda Ercoli | TEDxUCLA

This talk will outline important coping strategies for people who care for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

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2018
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How to Manage Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving | Patricia Smith | TEDxSanJuanIsland

Caregivers are often so busy caring for others that they tend to neglect their own emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Studies confirm that caregivers play host to a high level of compassion fatigue.

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2017
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When and How to Ask for Help

The best ways to ask for help as a caregiver.

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2020
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Why Might Good People Deliver Bad Care? | Yvonne Sawbridge | TEDxUniversityofBirmingham

Yvonne Sawbridge says that caring professionals offer hard, emotional work. In the same way in which physical labour is recognised and accounted for in management practice, emotional labour needs to be recognised as a role requirement for nurses and other caring professions.

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2015
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Seva: The Call of Our Times - Sermon at the Pentagon by Valarie Kaur

On May 1, 2015, Valarie Kaur delivered a keynote at the Pentagon's second-ever commemoration of the Sikh faith. Kaur spoke on "Seva" - selfless service in the Sikh religion.

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Valarie Kaur
2015
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