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

2021

FindCenter Summary

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.

16:52 min

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How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance

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Lindsay C. Gibson

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