1. The #1 Superpower for
Activists in the 21st Century
Get Serious About Self-care
2. 1
The 3 Common Burnout Traps of Committed Activist
Entering The Workforce (and how to avoid them)
2
Why It’s Important to Practice Self-care Daily and How to
Start Doing It
3
5 Steps to take to make a self-care plan to revive and
sustain your educational goals, career, and activism
Get Serious About Self-care
3. A condition or feeling experienced when a person
perceives that demands exceed the personal and
social resources the individual is able to mobilize.
Lazarus, R., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, Appraisal, and Coping. New York: Springer
Stress
8. Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from
chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully
managed. It is characterized by three dimensions:
● feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
● increased mental distance from one’s job,
● or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's
job; and
● reduced professional efficacy.
11th Revision of the International
Classification of Diseases
9. Aisha’s Journey To Self-care
New Opportunity Building To Burnout
October 2011
Director Level Position
March 2012
Father Passed Away
July 2012
AIDS 2012
September 2013
Home Renovation
Director Level Position,
Board President,
Committee Chair
National Workgroup
Participant
October 2013
Short-term disability
10. The 3 Common Burnout Traps
of Committed Activist (and how
to avoid them)
16. Stress can be brief, situational and a positive force
motivating performance, but if experienced over an
extended period of time it can become chronic
stress, which negatively impacts health and
well-being.
Lazarus, R., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, Appraisal, and Coping. New York: Springer
Chronic Stress
18. 5 Steps to take to make a self-
care plan to revive and
sustain your engineering career
19. Personal Journey To Self-care
Diagnosis Embracing Self-care
December 2013
Returned To Work
Therapy
January 2014
Created Awareness of
Habits and Stressful
Situations
April 2014
Reduced Community Commitments
Reduced Medication
October 2014
Practicing Self-care Daily
20. GET SERIOUS ABOUT SELF-CARE
Pick an inspirational
word and post it on
your bulletin board
Say affirmations
when you wake up
Assess before you say
yes to new tasks
Self-massage with
tennis baller or foam
roller
Go outside and take
pictures
Write in a journal for
5 minutes
Write down your
weekly goals
Use time to aid in
productivity
Breathe deeply Write a creative story
Meditate for 5
minutes
Send notes of praise
and appreciation to
others
Stretch several times
a day
Use a face mask Play a game
Complete a page in a
coloring book
Give feedback to
others on how their
behavior is impacting
you
Dance 10-30 minutes
to your favorite
upbeat songs
Make a new craft Buy yourself flowers
(create your own
flower display)
Write out a vision of
your life
Schedule breaks in
your day
Drop-in to a workout
or dance class
Make a new recipe
Send gratitude cards
to friends
21. GET SERIOUS ABOUT SELF-CARE
5 STEPS VISION
Strategies to change your
mindset that you have to do it
all in order to be successful or
of service
AWARENESS
A 4-step process to figure out
what's stressing you out
TIME
Find the time to take care of
yourself on daily basis. Get
organized, take control of
your schedule, and do the
things you care about.
ACTIVITIES
Identify self-care strategies
that work for you
BOUNDARIES
Learn to negotiate
and say no
23. A wellness vision is a compelling
description of your best self.
Creating and using a wellness
vision helps you focus on your
priorities and move your values
into actions.
WELLNESS VISION
24. Don’t ask what the world
needs. Ask what makes
you come alive, and go do
it. Because what the world
needs is people who have
come alive.
-Howard Thurman
25. How To Figure Out
What Is Really
Triggering Your Stress
26. LIFE AUDIT PART 1
For 24 hours track everything that you do:
What time do you wake up and go to sleep?
When do you eat? Drink water? Exercise?
How long were you working? What are you doing?
When do you spend time with your family?
When do you do activities for meaning and enjoyment?
27. Andre Taissin on Unsplash
Did this deposit
energy, clarity, and
peace?
Did this withdraw
energy, clarity, and
peace?
LIFE AUDIT
PART #2
31. STEP 1
REVIEW YOUR VISION OR INSPIRATIONAL
MESSAGE DAILY
STEP 2 PRACTICE YOUR MORNING ROUTINE
STEP 3 CREATIVE DATE
STEP 4 ADDRESSING STRESSORS
COMPONENTS OF A SELF-CARE PLAN
34. SELF-CARE BILL OF RIGHTS
I have the right to:
● put my mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health above
everything and everyone else
● put self-love into action
● give to others and this world in a way that energizes me
● make decisions about my time without guilt
● adequate sleep
● focus on my physical body and outward appearance
● pamper myself
● define and leadership and success in a way that supports self-
love in action
● develop new habits that support my self-care
● speak the truth in all situations
35. GET SERIOUS ABOUT SELF-CARE
5 STEPS VISION
Strategies to change your
mindset that you have to do it
all in order to be successful or
of service
AWARENESS
A 4-step process to figure out
what's stressing you out
TIME
Find the time to take care of
yourself on daily basis. Get
organized, take control of
your schedule, and do the
things you care about.
ACTIVITIES
Identify self-care strategies
that work for you
BOUNDARIES
Learn to negotiate
and say no
