As part of the research for our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit:  Strategies for Impact without Burnout, Aliza Sherman and I have been reading, interviewing, and researching self-care practices both for the individual and how nonprofit organizations can support it.     We've come across examples of how nonprofit abuse self-care. You might be wondering how does an organization or an individual "abuses" self-care.  There are three ways.  The first is when you ignore it all together, thinking you … [Read more...]

  Register for Free!  Aliza Sherman and I have been very busy these last few months working on our new book "The Happy Healthy Nonprofit."   We've been researching, interviewing, and writing, plus testing out a lot of our ideas.   Since New Year's is a great time to establish better habits that make you happy and healthy, we're doing a one-hour free webinar hosted by Wild Apricot on January 14th at 3 pm EST to share some of what we're learning, get feedback, and identify additional people … [Read more...]

Happy New Year!   I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection.   How about you? Last year, I decided that I didn’t need to wait until New Year’s to establish happy, healthy habits in my life.  For example, just a few weeks ago I decided to kick a bad habit to curb: sleeping with my mobile phone which was disrupting my sleep.   I did it!  I'm now am feeling refreshed and recharged for a new year. I also have New Year’s rituals that help me … [Read more...]

I've been working on my next book,  The Happy Healthy Nonprofit, with Aliza Sherman.   As an individual, to become happier, healthier, it partially rests with your ability to create and stick to new personal habits around self-care.   We've done a deep scan of the literature on personal habit change, like Gretchen Rubin's Better Than Before and BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits and have tested their approaches on ourselves. But as we all know, changing personal habits isn't easy for a lot of people.   And, … [Read more...]

As part of the research for my next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit, with Aliza Sherman,  I'm not just reading, but actually testing out some of the techniques suggested for mindfulness. One of the most popular: coloring books.  Coloring isn't just for kids anymore.   Adult coloring books, filled with mesmerizing designs and even swear words are a hit, not just because it is fun to color.     Adult coloring books can help you de-stress. According to clinical psychologist Scott M. Bea, Psy.D., … [Read more...]