Between Hustle Culture, Work-From-Home, and other trends and changes in the work and business culture, we’ve seen a large rise in burnout within the community and so we’ve become very interested in hosting conversations around how folks can avoid or overcome burnout.
Katelyn Ungureanu
It is so easy to fill your schedule and become overwhelmed without even noticing. A few things have really helped me avoid burnout. I try not to book myself so heavily that I no longer have time for family, time with my husband, and a little time for myself. Read More>>
Geri-Lynn Cesar
For a long time, I didn’t recognize my burnout because I was still functioning. On paper, everything looked successful. I was working in mental health, teaching, creating, and supporting others. Internally, though, I felt depleted and disconnected from the parts of myself that once made the work feel meaningful. The shift came when I stopped seeing burnout as a personal failure. Read More>>
Niraj Nair
I don’t know a single artist who claims to be immune from burnout. For most, it’s a recurring challenge in a long, fulfilling career. While we haven’t to come up with a party line, I’ve found the most help in the usual sources: friends, family, and self-care. It’s a cliché, but one for good reason. Read More>>
Greg Porper
I wrote, directed, and produced my independent feature film Don’t Tell Larry, and the overall journey has been a marathon that’s literally ten years in the making and still ongoing. I took it from a simple idea to a finished movie that was released in theaters last summer and is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV, with more platforms on the way. Read More>>
Nekia Wright
I was an upper grades special education teacher for many years and my work was built on the foundation of laws that protect people with disabilities. It was my job to identify and remove barriers in order to accommodate the student in accessing their grade level curriculum. This work gave me a new perspective on education. Read More>>
Anthony Aprile
I’ve worn a lot of different professional hats over the years, but paradoxically I’ve burnt out the hardest from the things I’ve cared about most. I’m lucky enough to enter my 30s running a film production company with my friends doing work we believe in, and as I pay the physical and mental costs of burnouts past I’ve been forced to learn how to care about myself the same way I care about my duties and the people around me. Read More>>
Myra Smith
I overcame my postpartum depression by consistently moving forward. I knew that PPD was only a phase a very new phase because it developed after my second child so it was challenging at first, but I knew that this was only a phase . Read More>>
