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Activism Fatigue: Five Ways Parents of LGBTQ Kids Can Rest and Keep Showing Up

· 11 min · S2 E328

Episode Activism Fatigue: Five Ways Parents of LGBTQ Kids Can Rest and Keep Showing Up

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Is that bone-deep exhaustion you’re feeling activism fatigue, and what do you do about it a week before the election?

If you’ve spent this month learning, donating, volunteering, and having hard conversations at your dinner table, you may be running on empty. Heather names activism fatigue out loud, shares the moments she has asked herself what the point is, and draws on research from long-haul activists. She offers five practices that keep advocates going for years instead of months.

In this episode you’ll learn how to:

• Understand why this exhaustion is normal and what research says about activist burnout • Find your way back when you catch yourself asking what the point is, and why that motivation can’t only come from outside of you • Use everyday practices that keep advocates going, and apply them in the final week before the election

Press play to find out how to rest, come back into balance, and keep showing up long after November 3rd.

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