Historical Reminiscents Podcast EP 71: Making Space Between Work And Home

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In today's episode I'm chatting about boundaries between work and home life and the struggle to maintain those boundaries during the pandemic. I talk about my home office, strategies for disconnecting and challenges of the work at home life. Mentioned in this episode: - Wladislaw Rivkin, Working from home? Why detachment is crucial for mental … Continue reading Historical Reminiscents Podcast EP 71: Making Space Between Work And Home

Mental Health Awareness and Support

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In the nine years I've had this blog I've started and deleted variations of a post on mental health many times.  I've written about self-care, historical trauma, or emotional labour in heritage fields.  These topics all relate to mental health but they also dance around some of the harder hitting closer to home issues associated … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness and Support

Self Care Revisited

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A few months ago I wrote about working in a field that involves historical trauma and the need for self care.  The topic of self care and the mental toll of working on emotionally charged topics came to the forefront for me earlier this week.  I spent a few hours digitizing records and cross referencing … Continue reading Self Care Revisited

Historical Trauma and Self Care

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During the month of December I am participating in #reverb14 as a means of getting my writing habits back on track. I will be altering the prompts as needed to fit within the scope of this blog. Prompt: Energy.  What gave you energy this year? What took away your energy?Recently on twitter a few historians were discussing … Continue reading Historical Trauma and Self Care