Patient Leader Certification: Balance and Burnout
What's one strategy for managing balance and burnout that you can use right away? Why did you choose it?
That's a huge question! Over the course of my Lupus journey, I've developed different strategies to sustain myself while supporting/lifting others. This can be so challenging. I try to use detachment methods to reduce the stressful times with advocacy commitments. I get over stimulated and the physical and mental health issues can become severe. Taking moments to just stop along the way with prayer, family and great therapist, keep me encouraged.
I have to remember to take breaks for myself and to rest.
I have too many passion projects. As a creative empath, I have a hard time focusing on just one effort, and find for myself that "seasons" work best for me. I can bounce from one project to another and get reinvigorated.
I encounter the same vibes. Struggling at times with mental health issues with Lupus, makes it hard. I try to remind myself, to always look for the rainbow after the storm.
I make lists, limit myself to 3 moderately intensive tasks or 1 highly intensive take in a day, give myself guiltless permission to skip out on any or all of them if I physically do not feel I have the capability. All of this is determined after stretching and 5-15 minutes of quiet meditation, i.e. kicking ALL thoughts out of my mind.
