What’s going on in the ‘international development’ sector when charities are found to have toxic cultures? And organisations which claim to be working to end poverty get embroiled in scandals about sexual abuse? Beyond the obvious need to address specific individuals and instances of abuse, what, as leaders, can we do to limit toxic cultures in our organisations more widely? In a 2010 … [Read more...] about How can we transform toxic culture in the International Development sector?
What do I mean by Wellbeing? And why do I connect it to Impact and Collective Care?
I'll be honest and share with you that in the beginning, I didn't make all of these connections. I started thinking I wanted to help women replenish themselves. For almost seven years up until 2011 was the Director of an International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) and I got burned out doing all the things. I didn't know how to take care of myself, and eventually left my job to take … [Read more...] about What do I mean by Wellbeing? And why do I connect it to Impact and Collective Care?
Change Making Voices: Gemma Houldey
Avoiding burnout and keeping ourselves replenished doesn't just mean taking a break when it all gets too much. We need to to take care of ourselves and honour our own wellbeing every day – so that we can root our work in practices that help us thrive. It's the only way we can make sure the change we want to see is one that we can sustain over the long term. Today, Gemma Houldey is sharing her … [Read more...] about Change Making Voices: Gemma Houldey
Change Making Voices: Desiree Adaway
Avoiding burnout and keeping ourselves replenished doesn't just mean taking a break when it all gets too much. It's our duty as change makers to take care of ourselves and honour our own wellbeing every day – so that we can root our work in practices that help us thrive. It's the only way we can make sure the change we want to see is one that we can sustain over the long term. Today, we're … [Read more...] about Change Making Voices: Desiree Adaway
Resisting the commoditisation of self-care & building our capacity for collective care
I see some of what is happening, in particular online, around ‘self-care’ as a commodification and the development of a kind of ‘self-care’ industry that sells us stuff so that we can meet a need that the ‘do-it-all’ culture around us is creating. To me this is a capitalistic notion of self-care in which we buy something to fill a gap. In this model looking after ourselves is yet another thing we … [Read more...] about Resisting the commoditisation of self-care & building our capacity for collective care