For nurses, health professionals, and people in caring work
When Self-Care Is Not Enough
You can know the advice, take breaks when possible, and still be worn down. What if sustainable practice also depends on the conditions around us?
In person or online · Shaped with your group
The conversation
What we can work through
We look at stress, burnout, and vicarious trauma with room for both personal choices and shared responsibility. A Two-Eyed Seeing lens helps question what counts as care, what we notice in ourselves and others, and which resources can actually be used in a demanding role.
- Notice earlier signs of strain without turning them into personal failure.
- Consider practical ways to pause, respond, and ask for support.
- Name conditions a team or organization may need to change.
How it takes shape
Start with your people.
This direction grows from my AAN talk on burnout and vicarious trauma and my workshop work on moving from vicarious to conscious action. We can shape the emphasis for your group.
Tell me who is coming, what is happening in your group, and what you hope they will take away. We can decide together whether this is the right starting point.
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