Description
A practical guide to self-care and community care, written for helpers--the caregivers, activists, community leaders, mental health and medical professionals who are the first to help others, but the last to seek help themselves.
As an activist, community organizer and social worker, Farzana Doctor has preached self-care to hundreds of people struggling with burnout and exhaustion. But for years she couldn't manage to take her own advice.
Many other helpers she knew were the same: they knew the signs of burnout, and they understood the science of self-care. Maybe they'd taken workshops on vicarious trauma; maybe they'd even taught them. But still they struggled to escape the cycle of overwork, overwhelm and recovery. 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life is a workbook that speaks directly to these people--and anyone who struggles to pause, set boundaries and centre their own needs.
The workbook contains fifty-two lessons, one for each week of the year. Each week, readers will find a simple new idea and an experiment for trying it out, with deeper dives into the material provided, but every level of participation celebrated. Throughout, Doctor embraces both community care and self-care at the same time, showing readers the overlap between the two.
Beautifully written, direct and insightful, this workbook is a gentle and practical guide to a more balanced life, written for those who need it most.
Author: Farzana Doctor
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Published: 09/10/2024
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781771624039
ISBN10: 1771624035
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Self-Management | Stress Management
- Self-Help | Personal Growth | Happiness
- Psychology | Mental Health