Audrey BatterhamThe Pedagogy of BurnoutHow We Learn the Hard Way After Burnout·3 min read·Jan 16, 2024--1--1
Audrey BatterhamThe Relentlessness of “Meh” DatesWe read about great dates and we read about dating misadventures, but what about the medium dating experiences?·3 min read·Mar 26, 2023----
Audrey BatterhamWere You Looking for Dopamine and Got Cortisol Instead?If you’ve tried a reward system to maintain motivation yet find yourself to be even more stressed, then I think I know where you went wrong…·5 min read·Feb 24, 2023----
Audrey BatterhamFive Acts to Resist Burnout Today“Fixing” workplace stress is not a simple task. But we do have personal agency.·2 min read·Mar 5, 2022----
Audrey BatterhamDo You Invest in Yourself like You Do Your Clients?In this third piece arguing against the idea that it’s possible to “care too much” in care work, I suggest that you keep caring for others…·3 min read·Apr 1, 2021--1--1
Audrey BatterhamDo You Prioritize Work Ethic Above Other Ethics?In my first reflection on whether it’s possible that care workers could “care too much,” I argued that it’s not the feeling of care that’s…·3 min read·Mar 31, 2021--1--1
Audrey BatterhamCare Workers: Is There Such Thing as Caring Too Much?There’s a thing care workers say in our field sometimes, whispered with a grave shake of the head behind a colleague’s back: “Oh…·3 min read·Mar 29, 2021----
Audrey BatterhamHow I Found Compassion for Others through Self-CompassionI was worrying and projecting. Now I’m better at staying in my boundaries.·4 min read·Sep 9, 2020----