Last season, I covered Anne Helen Peterson's article: "How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation" and Tiana Clark's response about burnout in the black community. That made me think about all of the ways that our identities intersect with how we experience work, fatigue, and everything in between. So this season, I'll be interviewing people to talk about burnout from diverse perspectives. I'm so excited to start with this interview with my friends Katie and Ali here in Salt Lake City. We talk about queerness, pride, and how being out can affect your work-life. 

We'll also talk about ways to address burnout and the largest systemic problems that cause it. 

One way is to donate to Rest for Resistance. 

Run by the organization QTPOC Mental Health , "Rest for Resistance strives to uplift marginalized communities, those who rarely get access to adequate health care or social support. This includes Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Pacific Islander, Asian, Middle Eastern, and multiracial persons.

We also seek to create healing space for LGBTQIA+ individuals, namely trans & queer people of color, as well as other stigmatized groups such as sex workers, immigrants, persons with physical and/or mental disabilities, and those living at the intersections of all of the above.

Our team of editors, seven trans people of color, seek to honor each contributor's vision and individual perspective in order to create space for raw experiences that are too often silenced. Interested in contributing? Feel free to reach out with writing and art portfolios." 

As always, let me know what you think of the episode and any questions or resources you want to share! 

xoxo, 

Maeve @vegandthecity @takesometimeoffpodcast

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This is the first in the series of mini-episodes called A Little Time Off, created bi-weekly to help you actually practice self-care and address burnout. In each edition of A Little Time Off,  Maeve will lead you through either a guided meditation or thought and journal prompts. This week, we kick it off with a brief, accessible intro to meditation. We'll talk about Thich Nhat Hanh, founder of the Plum Village Buddhist Tradition. Then Maeve will lead you through a 6 minute guided meditation to serve as an entryway into the practice. We'll focus on noticing our breath and how that makes us feel. I hope you can take A Little Time Off for yourself this week. You deserve it. 

Get mindful and be well! 

Maeve

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In the FIRST EPISODE OF SEASON 2 (!!!!!) I discuss Jessica Knoll's article in the New York Times called "Smash the Wellness Industry." I break down her criticisms of wellness as it is equated to weight loss and then dig deeper by discussing fatphobia, body-shaming, and society's false equation of thinness with health. I get personal with my own toxic, diet culture journey and how veganism helped me to define my own version of wellness. Below are some helpful body-positive resources if you're looking to tackle your own internalized body-shame and fatphobia. Get mindful and be well. 

Resources to learn more: 

NYT Article

Yr Queer Fat Friend IG 

Fat Sex Therapist 

National Eating Disorders (with Hotline to call) 

The Body is Not an Apology