Introduction
Welcome to the Well Being topic in the Commons Social Change Library. We have gathered a wide range of materials to inform the public in relation to well being. In the rush to address social injustice, environmental destruction, and a myriad of other pressing issues, our own health and wellbeing can be left on the backburner. These articles and tips will help you stay healthy and well while working to change the world.
Personal / Self Care
Personal sustainability for activists
Overcoming the Top 3 Challenges to Self-Care
Sustaining ourselves as activists
How to stay sane in an ‘always-on’ digital campaigning environment
Book Review of In the Tiger’s Mouth Empowerment Guide
Hope / Motivation
Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit Book Review
What motivates us to engage in activism
Setting goals and changing habits
Health / Wellbeing
Planning for aid workers to thrive
Impacts of activism on health and wellbeing
Burnout / Trauma
Stress Management and Burnout Prevention
Book Review of The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without burnout
Personal ‘traps’ that contribute to activist burnout
Surviving the ups and downs of social movements
Surviving the ups and downs Part 2
A Resource for Activists Working Through Trauma
Navigating Trauma in Disaster Relief
Groups
Holding our groups together in hard times
How to build a resilient culture of resistance in hard times
Maintaining Group Morale and Motivation
Activist Support and Debriefing
Group Strategies to Prevent Stress and Burnout
Reflection / Celebration
Celebration is an Activist Skill
Coronavirus / Covid-19
Staying Together While Keeping Apart
Love, community and campaigning in the time of Covid-19
Coronavirus and Community Care
Climate Change
Resources to Cope With Climate Anxiety and Grief
Climactic Podcasts On Climate Grief and Resilience
Handbook of Climate Psychology
Catastrophe or transformation? Climate psychology podcasts
Coping with climate change distress
The Climate Change Empowerment Handbook
Staying Engaged in the Climate & Bushfire Crisis
Emotional health and our response to a changing climate
Elections