Hi Marta! I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for writing this. I feel I see myself in every word.. and that's on one hand a relief (I'm not the only one!) and on the other hand an alarm sign (I need to do something about it!).
Would love to know how did you deal with "closing" the spaces of voluntary work... I struggle a lot with "ending" those, specially because I love them even though I feel I'm starting to give more than I have.
Hello there ! Another busy human 😅 thank you for your reply… it’s interesting to come back to this article almost one year later and from a different point of view.
I also closed my voluntary spaces… in fact, I closed pretty much everything. Now trying to give myself the space, time and pause to feel what’s right and what actually feels better. I can’t believe the only way through is from burnout to burnout… so trying to find a softer way of being.
Hello Paz! I am sorry I missed your comment last May - probably was too busy recovering from burnout haha. Closing of the voluntary-run spaces was definitely tricky and there have been many things I wrestled with over the years. Most difficult was dealing with people's disappointment when it was expressed!
Hi Marta! I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for writing this. I feel I see myself in every word.. and that's on one hand a relief (I'm not the only one!) and on the other hand an alarm sign (I need to do something about it!).
Would love to know how did you deal with "closing" the spaces of voluntary work... I struggle a lot with "ending" those, specially because I love them even though I feel I'm starting to give more than I have.
Thank you!!
Hello there ! Another busy human 😅 thank you for your reply… it’s interesting to come back to this article almost one year later and from a different point of view.
I also closed my voluntary spaces… in fact, I closed pretty much everything. Now trying to give myself the space, time and pause to feel what’s right and what actually feels better. I can’t believe the only way through is from burnout to burnout… so trying to find a softer way of being.
Thank you again for your work and your words 🤍
Hi! Good for me to revisit this too, a year later... Thanks for writing this comment and all the best on your quest for finding more space <3
Hello Paz! I am sorry I missed your comment last May - probably was too busy recovering from burnout haha. Closing of the voluntary-run spaces was definitely tricky and there have been many things I wrestled with over the years. Most difficult was dealing with people's disappointment when it was expressed!
What about you?