CARE WITHOUT CARRYING
A new conversation about the future of care, healing, and sustainable service.
We know more about trauma than ever before.
We understand the impact of chronic stress, disconnection, grief, and adversity on our bodies, relationships, and communities. But for those of us who spend our lives caring for others, another question remains:
How do we care deeply without losing ourselves in the process?
I’m Nicole Steward—social worker, author, educator, and longtime advocate for the people who do the work of caring. For more than 25 years, I have worked alongside students, families, educators, social workers, foster youth, caregivers, and community leaders.
I have seen the cost of caring up close: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Moral Injury, Disenfranchised Grief, etc. Helpers are leaving the profession(s) at alarming rates and we're still having the debates about self-care...
I believe there is another way.
Radical Self-Care is what we need.
We can care without carrying.
Join me for an ongoing conversation in a series of podcasts. We'll delve deeper into the questions about Care Work and Radical Self-Care.
Radical
Self-Care
for Helpers, Healers
& Changemakers
RADICAL: affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough; forming the root.
Those of us in the human services fields (social workers, nurses, therapists, educators, etc.) often tend to disregard/minimize our own care in relation to those we serve. Sometimes we care so much about other people that we sacrifice our own needs without even noticing. And we can do this for quite some time, until the lack of care we've given ourselves shows up negatively in our health, well-being, or professional choices. This is called burn-out (caused by compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, or moral injury); The antidote is SELF-CARE. By cultivating deep, courageous self-care practices (what I call RADICAL TENDENCIES) we can stay healthy, whole, and grounded in this challenging work long enough to see our efforts make a positive impact in the world.
Radical Tendencies
Yoga & Mindfulness Education™
In order to effectively do work with other human beings, we must cultivate deep, courageous self-care practices, or Radical Tendencies, to keep ourselves sustained in the change-making work this world needs. Allow RTYME™ to share trauma-informed, mindfulness-based workshops and professional development with your school district, yoga studio, or organization! Together, we can cultivate an understanding of trauma, self-care, mindfulness and create compassionate, more healed systems of care for everyone.
Contact Me
"If you've come here to help me,
you're wasting your time.
But if you've come because
your liberation is bound up with mine,
then let us work together."
-Lilla watson
If your school, district, or organization is interested in trauma-informed, mindfulness-based staff development, let's connect! Send me a quick message and I'll get back to you to discuss your specific needs. Looking forward to working together!
San Jose, CA 95110
