Beyond Burnout: Understanding Workplace Trauma
Stress and Burnout, Workplace Trauma and Mental Health, Healing and Recovery, Capitalism and Labor, Identity and Self-Acceptance, Rest and Resistance, Bianca Shaw LMSW CPC Bianca Shaw, LMSW, CPC Stress and Burnout, Workplace Trauma and Mental Health, Healing and Recovery, Capitalism and Labor, Identity and Self-Acceptance, Rest and Resistance, Bianca Shaw LMSW CPC Bianca Shaw, LMSW, CPC

Beyond Burnout: Understanding Workplace Trauma

We recognize burnout when we can no longer function as quickly or effectively as we once did. When we find ourselves disconnected, brain fogged, or constantly feeling stressed. The physical and emotional effects are damaging and they can impact our personal lives and relationships. 

When navigating burnout, self-care and rest are often viewed as the remedy. It is placed on the individual to push through their depleted state and somehow reignite their passion. 

The issue with this though is that for some, self-care alone isn’t enough to recover.

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Honoring Nikki Giovanni’s Legacy of Growth and Humanity
Mental Health and Self-Compassion, Black Arts and Cultural Legacy, Identity and Self-Acceptance, Personal Growth and Reflection, Nikki Giovanni, Tanisha Christie LCSW Tanisha Christie Mental Health and Self-Compassion, Black Arts and Cultural Legacy, Identity and Self-Acceptance, Personal Growth and Reflection, Nikki Giovanni, Tanisha Christie LCSW Tanisha Christie

Honoring Nikki Giovanni’s Legacy of Growth and Humanity

Nikki Giovanni, a poet whose words and presence moved mountains. Born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr. in 1943, she became a leading voice in Black Arts and Black Power movements. Her poems like Ego-Tripping and Knoxville, Tennessee captured the richness of Black life and imagination, blending sharp societal critique with deep personal insight. Giovanni’s book Love Poems won the NAACP Image Award, and her collection The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni is a testament to her range and brilliance. She wrote about love, justice, and everything in between with an honesty that resonates across generations. Nikki was also unapologetically queer, an aspect of her identity that enriched her work and underscored her courage to live authentically.

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