Discussion

Before class time, please be sure to complete the self-care activity and read the following articles:

• American Psychological Association. (2018, November 1). Stress effects on the body.https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/body

• Lepore, J. (2021, May 12). Burnout: Modern affliction or human condition? The New Yorker. Retrieved from https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/24/burnout-modern-affliction-or-human-condition

In small groups, discuss the following questions. Please offer suggestions for your classmates or share similar experiences.

1. How was your experience with the writing self-care activity? Share which prompt you did and your general thoughts about the prompt, your experience, or any other thoughts.

2. What was easy or challenging about the self-care practice?

3. Can you think of any ways to adapt the activity or prompt to better serve you? Be creative! Or is there a self-care practice that you know already works better for you?

4. Discuss the idea that self-care is not “one-size-fits-all”.

5. Discuss the articles about burnout and stress. Here are some questions to consider: Do you see burnout being a concern of yours? Or do you see how one can become burnout? Connect self-care to burnout.