Subscribe to The Rest of Activism Blog Burnout Prevention & Recovery Strategies to Your Inbox Weekly exercises, research & resources to support sustainable activism. Email Address Sign Up Thank you! Featured July 31, 2025 Can’t Look, Can’t Look Away. July 31, 2025 Navigating the vicarious trauma of witnessing genocide. Read more → July 31, 2025 June 18, 2025 Wild & Working Horses June 18, 2025 Navigating Late Stage Capitalism with Dignity. Read more → June 18, 2025 May 1, 2023 A Trip to Vegas. May 1, 2023 Read more → May 1, 2023 October 23, 2022 Liz Truss, Lettuce & a Desperate Need to Face Communal Grief. October 23, 2022 Read more → October 23, 2022 October 6, 2022 On…Surviving Survival Mode October 6, 2022 Surviving Survival Mode - tips for surviving. Read more → October 6, 2022 June 7, 2022 On…Pilgrimage June 7, 2022 Is it really possible to find joy amid our climate sorrow? Read more → June 7, 2022 October 6, 2021 On…Holidays October 6, 2021 How do we Holiday well as a Climate Activist? Read more → October 6, 2021 July 4, 2021 On… Nature July 4, 2021 Does it help to feel bad about our part in the world's mess? Read more → July 4, 2021 May 3, 2021 On… Shame May 3, 2021 Does it help to feel bad about our part in the world's mess? Read more → May 3, 2021 March 5, 2021 On… Resilience March 5, 2021 How can we live well through tough times? Read more → March 5, 2021 February 7, 2021 On… Boundaries February 7, 2021 When can we say we’ve done enough for climate change? Read more → February 7, 2021 January 10, 2021 On… Resolutions January 10, 2021 In 2021, can we resolve to do better for the climate crisis? Read more → January 10, 2021 December 6, 2020 On… Story #3 December 6, 2020 Can stories remind us of who we really are? Read more → December 6, 2020 November 29, 2020 On… Story #2 November 29, 2020 What can climate activists learn from stories around the world? Read more → November 29, 2020 November 22, 2020 On… Story #1 November 22, 2020 Can the stories we tell ourselves make a better reality? Read more → November 22, 2020 November 15, 2020 On… Mortality #2 November 15, 2020 An Interview With a Covid Doctor. Read more → November 15, 2020 November 8, 2020 On… Anger November 8, 2020 Can we get too angry about the state of the world? Read more → November 8, 2020 October 29, 2020 On… Our Bodies October 29, 2020 Can caring for our bodies teach us how to care for the planet? Read more → October 29, 2020 October 18, 2020 On… Rest #2 October 18, 2020 Is rest the resistance of our times? Read more → October 18, 2020 October 11, 2020 On… Rest #1 October 11, 2020 How can we make time for rest when the planet is burning? Read more → October 11, 2020 October 4, 2020 On… Diversity October 4, 2020 What are we to do with privilege? Read more → October 4, 2020 September 26, 2020 On… Feelings September 26, 2020 Will they help or hinder our efforts? Read more → September 26, 2020 September 16, 2020 On… Politics September 16, 2020 Are our leaders suffering from eco-anxiety? Read more → September 16, 2020 September 9, 2020 On… Mortality September 9, 2020 Can facing death help us face climate change? Read more → September 9, 2020 September 4, 2020 On… Community #2 September 4, 2020 Why does it matter? Read more → September 4, 2020 August 30, 2020 On…Community #1 August 30, 2020 How can we foster more of it? Read more → August 30, 2020 August 23, 2020 On… Denial August 23, 2020 How can we move past climate denial? Read more → August 23, 2020 August 16, 2020 On… Money #2 August 16, 2020 Does it really motivate us? Read more → August 16, 2020 August 9, 2020 On… Money #1 August 9, 2020 Is there enough to go around? Read more → August 9, 2020 August 2, 2020 On… Hands and Hearts August 2, 2020 An activist and counsellor in conversation. Read more → August 2, 2020
Navigating the vicarious trauma of witnessing genocide.