Taking a break from saving the world : a conservation activist's journey from burnout to balance /

"A veteran of burnout himself, Legault looks at the culture of self-sacrifice that permeates the work done by volunteers and paid staff in the environmental conservation movement, and dissects how to manage our own time, energy, and commitment to our causes. Following a river-running metaphor,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Legault, Stephen, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd., [2020]
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Burn out (Psychology)
Burn out (Psychology) > Prevention.
Job stress.
Job stress > Prevention.
Environmentalists > Mental health.
Environmentalists > Psychology.
Conservationists > Mental health.
Conservationists > Psychology.
Nonprofit organizations > Employees > Mental health.
Nonprofit organizations > Employees > Psychology.
Social reformers > Mental health.
Social reformers > Psychology.
Mental health.
Nature conservation.
Environmentalists.
Nonprofit organizations.
Social reformers.
Conservationists.
Burnout, Professional
Mental Health
Organizations, Nonprofit
Épuisement professionnel.
Stress dû au travail.
Environnementalistes.
Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement)
Associations sans but lucratif.
Réformateurs sociaux.
Santé mentale.
Nature > Conservation.
Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement) > Santé mentale.
Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement) > Psychologie.
Associations sans but lucratif > Personnel > Santé mentale.
Associations sans but lucratif > Personnel > Psychologie.
Réformateurs sociaux > Santé mentale.
Réformateurs sociaux > Psychologie.
mental health.
conservationists.
nonprofit organizations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Author's Caution
  • Preface
  • The Cost of Capsizing
  • Notes on Technique
  • Chapter 1: Paddling Heavy Water
  • Learning from Rivers
  • Notes on Technique: Paddling Heavy Water
  • Chapter 2: The High Brace
  • Why and How to Stay in Your Boat
  • Making a Plan
  • Enlisting Help
  • When to Throw the High Brace, and When to Eddy Out
  • Notes on Technique: The High Brace
  • Chapter 3: When to Eddy Out
  • Looking for Flat Water
  • Solo or Tandem Paddling
  • Options When Cutting the Eddy Fence
  • Notes on Technique: When to Eddy Out
  • Chapter 4: How to Cut the Eddy Fence
  • Dealing with Anger
  • Storytelling
  • How to Meditate
  • Back to Waterton
  • Math and Nightmares
  • Notes on Technique: How to Cut the Eddy Fence
  • Chapter 5: Forward Ferry
  • Taking Responsibility
  • Notes on Technique: Forward Ferry
  • Chapter 6: Thrown Overboard
  • Notes on Technique: Thrown Overboard
  • Chapter 7: Reading the River
  • When Reading the River
  • FOMO
  • What I Read in the River
  • The Power of Myth
  • Notes on Technique: Reading the River
  • Chapter 8: Bow-In and Pointing Downstream
  • Bow-In
  • The Role of Creativity
  • Emotions and Passions
  • Low Brace to Maintain Balance
  • This Is Not a Holiday
  • Notes on Technique: Bow-In and Pointing Downstream
  • Chapter 9: Rescue Mid-River
  • Creating a Culture of Resilience
  • NGO Leaders
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • NGO Funders
  • Notes on Technique: Rescue Mid-River
  • Chapter 10: Eddy Back In
  • Notes on Technique: Eddy Back In
  • Gratitude
  • Notes
  • Bookshelf
  • About the Author

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