Avoiding Burnout

NEW! Benefits of Meditation in the Workplace from Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management (November, 2022)

“Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue in Higher Education” by Justin Zackal. HigherEdJobs.com. Jan. 9, 2020.

“The Problem of Self-Care in Higher Education” by Douglas Dowland. InsiderHigherEd.com. Jan. 10, 2020.

“Academics ‘face higher mental health risk’ than other professions” by Holly Else. Times Higher Education. Aug. 22, 2017.

“How to Advocate for your mental health in a difficult work environment” by Amanda Chatel. The Bustle. Jan. 17, 2019.

“Mental Health: A University Crisis.” On-going series by The Guardian (UK).

“The Failing First Line of Defense” by Jessica Lahey. Part of a three-part series in The Atlantic. Oct. 18, 2016.

Aspen Pointe. Free and affordable mental health care in Colorado Springs:

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Psychology Today’s Find a Therapist function

Americans With Disabilities Act facts regarding mental illness (yes, this is a protected class)

Yoga

Cambio is an entirely donation-based yoga studio (suggested sliding scale starts at $7/class)

Yoga with Adriene offers several once-a-day, month-long free videos

Meditation

There are a lot of meditation apps, so, of course, Oprah has rounded up the best ones

Advocacy and Mindfulness

The National Education Association’s Advocate, which publishes a yearly salary issue to help you advocate for yourself

Free coloring pages, if that’s your thing

Getting started with mindfulness

Podcasts: A plethora. Fear-Based Life, Where shall we start?, The hilarious World of Depression, Mental Illness Happy Hour, Meditation Minis, Throwing Shade, The Happiness Lab. Here’s another good list.