Welcome back to our series on self-care! Our last few episodes covered physical/environmental wellness and financial health. In this episode, we’re diving into mental and emotional well-being tips for freelance editors. 

Specifically, I’m talking about how our thoughts and emotions show up in our businesses and how I process my emotions. I’m also going to share some self-care ideas that can benefit your mental and emotional health.

It goes without saying that this can be a loaded topic, so please remember that I’m not a medical or mental health professional in any way. I’m simply sharing what I’ve learned from fourteen years of running my own editing business so that you can take the insights you like and make them work for you.

Resources Mentioned:

• Jessica Stong
• Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
• Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
• Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media by Amelia Hruby
• Hood Wellness by Tamela J. Gordon
• The Cure for Burnout by Emily Ballesteros
• Quiet by Susan Cain
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Calm app: How to regulate your nervous system and restore calm: 12 proven techniques
• Episode 3: Why Mindset is More than Just a Buzzword
• Episode 7: Why You Need Boundaries in Your Business
• Episode 26: How to Avoid (or Recover from) Burnout
• Episode 47: Editor Self-Care: How to Use Affirmations in Your Business

Work with Me:

• Grab the Editing Contract Template
• Join the Freelance Editors Club