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Burnout & self carebooks

Below are the best books we could find on Burnout and self care.

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Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice

Caring - Volunteering - Always too much work to do - Burnout Does this sound familiar? Burnout is a vicious cycle. Naomi Ortiz went through this cycle many times before she realized: This Is Not Working. Sustaining Spirit shows how she broke the cycle of burnout and brought balance into her life.

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Naomi Ortiz
2018
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Healthy People in Unhealthy Places: Stress and Fitness at Work

Explains how individuals can counter job stress, burnout, and workaholic behavior, and examines hazards that only group- and company-wide action can change, such as toxic exposures and noise.

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Kenneth Pelletier
1984
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Give Yourself Margin: A Guide to Rediscovering and Reconnecting with Your Creative Self

A gorgeously illustrated interactive guide to changing your mindset, rekindling creativity, and embracing imperfection. “Give yourself margin” is a sewing maxim about leaving enough excess fabric to account for potential mistakes.

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Stacie Bloomfield
2020
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Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress

Discover the transformative power of leisure to recapture your calm and creativity. We live in a time where busyness is often seen as a badge of honor.

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John Fitch, Max Frenzel
2020
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In It for the Long Haul: Overcoming Burnout and Passion Fatigue as Social Justice Change Agents

In It for the Long Haul helps social justice change agents stop burning out and reclaim their energy to create meaningful change. Social justice change agents often feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the urgent need for change; yet, they can get stuck in hopelessness and despair.

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Kathy Obear
2018
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Caregiving Both Ways: A Guide to Caring for a Loved One with Dementia (and Yourself!)

When a parent, spouse, sibling, or loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, it can be difficult to know what to do. Your day can spiral into a never-ending series of tasks and attempts to communicate that leave you both frustrated.

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Molly Wisniewski
2019
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HBR Guide to Work-Life Balance

Stop running on empty. Every day you juggle the many components that fill your life.

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Stewart Friedman, Elizabeth Grace Saunders, Peter Bregman, Daisy Wademan Dowling, Daisy Wademan
2024
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Practicing Presence: Simple Self-Care Strategies for Teachers

When teachers care for themselves deeply and deliberately, they are better able to care for the people that matter most in their lives—their students, friends, and families. Practicing Presence focuses not on doing, but rather on being present in the life of the classroom.

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Lisa J. Lucas
2017
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Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection

Many of us respond to the pressures of life by turning inward and ignoring problems, sometimes resulting in anxiety or depression. Others react by working harder at the office, at school, or at home, hoping that this will make ourselves and the people we love happier.

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Haemin Sunim
2024
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The Happiest Mommy You Know: Why Putting Your Kids First Is the Last Thing You Should Do

Award-winning reporter Genevieve Shaw Brown was hell-bent on raising her kids to like vegetables and eat more than chicken nuggets for dinner. She woke up at five a.m.

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Genevieve Shaw Brown
2017
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