by Nancy Seibel | Jun 12, 2018 | Nonprofits Blog, Self-Care, Well-being
We feel guilty for napping when we’re exhausted. When we’re having a “hair’s on fire” day, as a friend just described her busy Monday, we feel bad for wishing we could just relax for a few minutes. We push ourselves to keep going, rarely...
by Nancy Seibel | May 16, 2018 | Nonprofits Blog, Well-being
Our work is often not confined to a 9-to-5…..Even when we aren’t at the office, we are thinking about work, worrying about clients and payroll and programs and reports. And we never feel that we are doing enough, that we ourselves are enough. ~Vu Lee Those of...
by Nancy Seibel | Jan 22, 2018 | Nonprofits Blog, Relationship-Based & Reflective Practice
Implementing reflective supervision can be a key step in strengthening a relationship-based, resilience-promoting culture. Reflective supervision is one way organizations can assure that all leaders and staff members get regular opportunities to reflect, thinking...
by Nancy Seibel | Jan 22, 2018 | Nonprofits Blog, Relationship-Based & Reflective Practice
Janice is a home visitor working with highly stressed parents and their young children. Her program’s mission, the prevention of child maltreatment, aligns with her sense of purpose, which is what made her decide to apply for this job four years ago. This is...
by Nancy Seibel | Jan 1, 2018 | Department of Hope, Nonprofits Blog
We are bringers of hope.This is why I am so passionate about nonprofits working to build a better world, one in which we can be better humans. To bring others hope, we ourselves must have hope. That means, in part taking compassionate care of ourselves. Take time to...
