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Edit Your Life Ep. 86: Managing Political Stress

in: Advocacy

It’s been 7 months since the presidential election and, yup, everything is still super-stressful. In Episode 86 of Edit Your Life, Christine and I share our perspectives on the ups and downs of activism and offer ideas for how to manage the intense, persistent stress of the current political climate.

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Resources mentioned in this episode

  • Minimalist Parenting
  • Parent Hacks
  • Edit Your Life Episode 62: A Post-Election Action Plan
  • Edit Your Life Episode 82: Mother’s Day Reflections
  • Brave New World Designs (Etsy shop) + Instagram account (where you can see lots of great customer photos)
  • A recent sewer-level heading that triggered Christine into a spiral (via Forbes)
  • Dan Rather’s Facebook page (and also News and Guts)
  • R. Eric Thomas of ELLE (whose Maxine Waters article inspired Christine’s Maxine Waters design…and also see this Justin Trudeau/Barack Obama article)
  • Christine’s photo of the Zakim Bridge
  • The flowers Asha sent (that made Christine cry like a baby)
  • Edit Your Life Episode 38: Prioritizing “Me” Time
  • Resistbot (activism made crazy easy)
  • Capitol Switchboard phone number: 202-224-3121

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What helps you manage political stress? Join the discussion on the Edit Your Life Facebook page (look for the Question Of The Week post)!

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