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Next up on the live stage is Emptying the Ocean with a Teaspoon, a session on burnout and recovery with @librarianishly. #OLASC
. @librarianishly says running on empty at work can only work for a little while before it starts to seep into your regular life. She quotes this tweet from @drthema: https://twitter.com/drthema/status/1330372631325917184?s=20
Burnout is exhausting, deceptive, and persistent. It doesn't respond well to being ignored. It is consuming. A time comes when we realize something has to change. #OLASC
The burnout recovery journey looked like:
1. Understanding underlying issues.
2. Creating space to reflect and recover.
3. Being patient with oneself.
4. Prioritizing yourself.
This takes time, and a lot of this work was undertaken with a counsellor. #OLASC
1. Understanding underlying issues.
2. Creating space to reflect and recover.
3. Being patient with oneself.
4. Prioritizing yourself.
This takes time, and a lot of this work was undertaken with a counsellor. #OLASC
It's not selfish to want to be healthy and feel fulfilled. It's okay to say no to commitments because you want to focus on your health and wellbeing. #OLASC
If it was a long trip in to burnout, it might be a long trip out. Sometimes you might get big wins along the way, but the stress, thought patterns, and reactions are still there under the surface. #OLASC
Breaking down and processing your stress reactions are key. Small, incremental changes. The wins are small, but they are still wins, and they build over time. #OLASC
Recovering from burnout isn't the end of your journey. If you stop taking care of yourself after you've recovered, you risk ending up right back where you've started. We need to learn how to recognize the signs early, and how to mitigate. #OLASC
If you can't swim - float. Use your tools and whatever is available to you when things get hard so that you can mitigate your stress. Keep an eye on your own feelings and reactions to challenges. #OLASC
Skills include:
- mindfulness
- emotional regulation
- prioritization and goal setting
- communication
- self care
#OLASC
- mindfulness
- emotional regulation
- prioritization and goal setting
- communication
- self care
#OLASC
Tools include:
- therapy or counselling
- time management tools
- using leave
- activity / movement
- general health
#OLASC
- therapy or counselling
- time management tools
- using leave
- activity / movement
- general health
#OLASC
Being able to articulate our problems is key to being able to solve them. Do you know what is stressing you out? Can you name it? That is half the challenge sometimes. #OLASC
If you can't float, find a life jacket.
- Ask for help from a friend, family member, colleague, therapist, etc.
- Change your situation. You are more important than the title of 'librarian.'
- Set your priorities. What can be let go? What do you like but not need?
#OLASC
- Ask for help from a friend, family member, colleague, therapist, etc.
- Change your situation. You are more important than the title of 'librarian.'
- Set your priorities. What can be let go? What do you like but not need?
#OLASC
