Happy Healthy Volunteering for Activists

Happy Healthy Volunteering for Activists

• 1. Happy, Healthy Volunteering: Juggling Life-Work Balance and Passion for the Cause Beth Kanter www.bethkanter.org

• 2. My Connection To Surfing & Ocean Conservation

• 3. Agenda ● Overview & Icebreaker ● Managing Burnout & Life-Work Harmony ○ Presentation & Activity ● Takeaways Resources https://bit.ly/surfrider-wellbeing

• 4. Pre-Pandemic: Why Does Something Extreme Have to Happen Before Social Change Leaders Change and Take Self-Care Seriously?

• 5. Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that occurs when we feel overwhelmed by too many demands, too few resources, and too little recovery time. Pandemic Accelerated Nonprofit Burnout 60% of nonprofit leaders reported feeling “used up” at the end of the workday

• 6. Urgency of Climate Crisis

• 7. Climate Grief

• 8. Prompt: Reflect on the last year of juggling work, life, and your commitment to ocean conservation in the face climate change. How are you doing? THINK PAIR

• 9. How are you doing? ⓘ Click Present with Slido or install our Chrome extension to activate this poll while presenting.

• 10. You can’t sustain passion for ocean conservation if your cup is empty.

• 11. Tip: Spot the Early Warning Signs Passion Driven Passion Waning Passion Challenged Passion Depleted ● Helps individuals recognize burnout symptoms

• 12. 1. I feel run down and drained of physical or emotional energy 2. I have trouble sleeping at night 3. I get aches and pains and other physical symptoms 4. I have a loss of appetite or overeat/drink unhealthy foods 5. I have trouble paying attention and concentrating on important tasks 6. I am forgetful 7. I feel anxiety, depression, or anger towards work Physical & Emotional Symptoms 0 Not at all 1 Rarely 2 Sometimes 3 Often 4 Very Often

• 13. 1. I have negative thoughts about my work or volunteer work 2. I have less empathy with coworkers than they deserve 3. I am easily annoyed and irritated by problems or by my coworkers 4. I feel that I am not fulfilled doing my job or volunteer work 5. I feel less curiosity, excitement, joy, passion, or hope about my work 6. I feel misunderstood or unappreciated at work 7. I feel I have no one I can talk to Signs of Cynicism & Detachment 0 Not at all 1 Rarely 2 Sometimes 3 Often 4 Very Often

• 14. 1. I feel I am not learning anything new 2. I feel I am achieving less than I should 3. I feel tremendous unpleasant pressure to succeed 4. I am frustrated or bored with my job or volunteer work 5. I feel overwhelmed at work with all I have to get done 6. I feel I do not have enough time to do many of the tasks that are important to doing a high-quality volunteer job 7. I feel I do not enjoy my volunteer work or job Signs of Lack of Accomplishment 0 Not at all 1 Rarely 2 Sometimes 3 Often 4 Very Often

• 15. What did you score? ⓘ Click Present with Slido or install our Chrome extension to activate this poll while presenting.

• 16. What’s Your Personal Chaos Indicator?

• 17. Tips

• 18. Tip: Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise PLUS Tech Wellness

• 19. Blue Light from Screens: Health Impacts

• 20. Lack of Tech Boundaries Impacts Mental Health

• 21. Tip: Create Work-Life-Tech Boundaries and Start & Stop Work Rituals

• 22. Tip: Manage Your Energy In Addition To Time

• 23. Tip: Transform Your Professional Network into A Resilience Circle

• 24. Tip: Create Moments of Joy

• 25. Small Group Discussion: How are you filling your cup? What are some other ideas you can try?

• 26. What ideas bubbled up?

• 27. The Secret to Creating Resilience Habits That Stick!

• 28. Tiny Habit® Recipes That Go Well with Meditation Tiny Habits® Denise G. Dempsey, M.Ed., Tiny Habits Coach https://www.stressreductionp rograms.com/my-meditationhabit

• 29. Surf A Tiny Wave

• 30. Takeaway: Write it Down Prompt: What is one small step you can balance your passion for ocean conservation with personal well-being?

• 31. What is one small step you can take to balance your passion for ocean conservation with personal well-being? ⓘ Click Present with Slido or install our Chrome extension to activate this poll while presenting.

• 32. Thank You! Beth Kanter (She/Her/Hers) www.bethkanter.org Resources https://bit.ly/surfrider-wellbeing