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A Baptism, a Funeral, & a Wedding
Meaningful events are worthwhile - just keep in mind the toll of the emotional labor as well.
Strong Ones Need Support Too
One of the hardest paradoxes of leadership is the loneliness that it can create.
You Can’t Take It with You
There’s nothing quite like a funeral to make you ponder the meaning of life.
“Change is Loss”
Learning how to adjourn with grace is teaching me how to make change a little less scary.
Mindful Photography
We were assigned to do some mindful photography this week. Here are my takeaways.
Finding Joy in the Rain
Dealing with unmet expectations can take an emotional toll. However, sometimes the unexpected is exactly what we need.
Free Haircuts!
Research shows that positive affect can co-occur with distress.
This means, some of our hardest experiences can also be filled with incredible amounts of meaning.
Beating Burnout… Or at least trying to…
Burnout and grief suck…
I’ve been on a pretty good upswing for a while, but last week those emotions hit me again. I’m not even 100% sure what triggered them…
All I know is I woke up exhausted and that is the symptom that alerts me to a burnout relapse.
Emotional Labor and Vulnerability
As one of my wise classmates once said, “our focus should be on the human being, not the human doing.”