Overcoming Burnout

Please note that Taylor, referenced in this episode, died in 2022. Learn more about him here: https://bristolabc.org/riptaylor/

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

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Journal Questions

• What support do you have in your networks that you could potentially lean into more? 
• What structural barriers to support do you face? 
• How have you minimised these as some kind of personal failing instead? 
• How can you support others? 
• What limits do you need to accept? 
• Is there a terrain of struggle that you can focus on to help prevent burnout?
• How is preventing burnout a lifelong practice?

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by Amani | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.

Journal Questions

• How often do you feel dissociated or separate from your body? 
• What practices help you feel more connected to your body? 
• Can you practice any of these with others? 
• What are the political dimensions of your movement practice(s)? 
• How do you take your body for granted?

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by Amani | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.

Journal Questions

• How do you relate emotionality with weakness? 
• Has it felt safe to express your feelings in organising spaces or collectives? 
• How have you minimised yourself in collectives and put others needs above your own? 
• If this is a consistent pattern for you, what may be some of the drivers? 
• What amazing femmes do you have in your life? 
• What does femmeness mean to you? 
• How is care a radical act?

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by Amani | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.

Journal Questions

• How are some areas of your life thriving and others ‘bleak’? 
• What is your balance of organising vs intimate relationships? 
• How has trauma affected how you negotiate relationships? 
• Do you resonate with workaholism? 
• How have you used organising to distract from your feelings?

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by Amani | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.

Journal Questions

• Are there any vitamin or mineral deficiencies you are concerned you may be experiencing after listening to the episode? 
• Do you have any vulnerabilities in your digestive system right now? 
• How does chronic inflammation show up in your body? 
• How else does your ecology affect you?

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by Amani | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.

Journal Questions

• What signs of vicarious trauma have you noticed in yourself? 
• How has your worldview or beliefs changed over time through organising? 
• How has your identity changed over time? 
• How has organising affected your relationships? 
• What risk factors do you carry for vicarious trauma? 
• What could your collectives do differently to prevent or reduce vicarious trauma?

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by Amani | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.

Journal Questions

• What fears have you observed in yourself? 
• What choices are you making out of fear? 
• What are your feelings telling you? 
• What may need immediate and close attention? 
• How can you talk about your fears in your collectives?

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by Amani | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.

Journal Questions

• How do you judge others' capacity rather than accepting their self-determination? 
• How have you felt left behind by groups?
• How have people been left behind in the groups you've organised in? 
• What are your own needs in terms of health and accessibility? 
• Have you ever talked about these needs explicitly with people you organise with? Or listened to other people's? 
• What changes can you make in your collectives after listening to this episode?

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by Amani | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.

Journal Questions

• How does internalised ableism show up for you in your life? 
• How have you received societal messages that illness equals weakness? 
• What attitudes have you seen from comrades towards people with chronic illness? 
• How have you felt perceived if you haven't attended or participated in something due to illness? How have you perceived others? 
• How has chronic illness made you feel like a burden? How has it felt to reach out for support?

Links and resources from this episode

• Overcoming Burnout Ebook
• Solidarity Apothecary Newsletter 
• Frontline Herbalism Podcast
• Herbalism, PTSD and Traumatic Stress Course

Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by Amani | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.