93 | Ways to “Do the Work”: Your Own Care

Small Steps

Doing social justice work and learning can bring up a lot of feelings and trauma. As we continue to do this work for the long haul, it’s also important to also make our care and healing a priority. This episode covers how to also take care of yourself so you can continue to do social justice work, heal and not burn out. This is part four of five in a social-justice focused series.

Important Note: This series is not a substitute for any informal or formal social justice education. See the Mentioned in the Show section of episode 90 to see the people I’ve worked with and learned most of my social justice knowledge from.

Small Steps in the Show:

• Check in with yourself, perhaps more often
• Reflect on ways you’ve taken care of yourself
• Invest in your rest care and joy
• Investigate and get clear on what impacts your care and mental health
• Get support around your healing
• Extend yourself kindness and compassion as you do this

Mentioned in the Show:

Small Steps #32 with Dr. Tee Williams

Small Steps #33 “Doing the Work” Part 2

Small Steps #90 Ways to “Do the Work”: Setting Up

Small Steps #91 Ways to “Do the Work.”: Gathering Information

Small Steps #92: Ways to “Do the Work”: Media and Money Audits

Dr. Tee Williams

The Nap Ministry on Instagram

Small Steps #83 Noticing, Feeling and Creating Joy

Small Steps #88 with Melody Li

Inclusive Therapists

Therapy Den

Small Steps #60 with Yin Li

How to find a therapist from Asians Do Therapy

The Cosmos

The Mixed Space

Beyond Guilt, Beyond Shame: White People Processing Racism Facebook group

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Edited by Eilise Bonebright