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Sustainability

When you hear sustainability, you may think of recycling or climate change. Of course, those are important, we need to take care of our Earth for human survival.

Today I want to talk about sustaining ourselves in our careers of mental health. There is a lot to say; however, I've promised you, dear reader, a short newsletter. I'll keep it brief with a few thoughts:
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​Short-Term: How to get through between weekends, time off, vacations, and/or holidays​
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1) Find ways to stay in the moment-often our future thinking/planning too far ahead can be taxing
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2) Find things to look forward to during the workday and/or at the end of the workday- small breaks, a delicious meal, a fun coffee, chatting with a colleague, or goof around on Twitter (not me, lol)
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3) Keep the basics of caring for yourself a priority - identify what absolutely needs to be done and see what you can let go of for now in terms of other chores, errands, etc.
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​Long-Term: How to get through the months, years, decades

Okay, first- don't panic when I mention decades! They do go by fast. I'm about to enter decade #3 soon. (Yikes!)
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​Change: You can change your job, but also you can change the type of work you're doing. I've talked about the importance of variety in a past recent edition. Many of us have been taught to think our career is linear with steps that involve, "progress." When I was in a Leadership role, I was worried I would miss direct clinical care (I did). Someone reminded me, "You can always go back to that someday." (I have). Private practice has been great, but for me, may not be the end all/pinnacle of my career. Options are good.

Compassion: Find ways to hold extra compassion for yourself. Any way you can, as often as you can. You're doing your best, you won't be perfect, and that's okay!
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Exclusive Announcement to my subscribers: Stay tuned for my Reassuring Self-Talk Journal - it's 100% digital/printable and I'll be offering it to you at a special price!
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Take care of yourself today,

​Elizabeth 💙

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