The Deep Listening Path

Advocates as empathetic allies experience the pressure to outperform themselves while representing marginalized identities and taking in other people’s experiences, writes Jennifer Brown, the Inclusion Advocate, suggesting that advocates need to strategize their advocacy energy to prevent burnout and a systematic process to overcome burnout once identified. In this masterclass, the Artist Changemaker, Shumaila Hemani, Ph.D. will offer three essential strategies to overcome burnout based on how legendary changemakers avoid burnout. Combining deep listening practices with mindfulness meditation practice and wellness, Hemani will propose we shift our approach from considering burnout as an individual-centric issue to addressing it as a systemic issue that is a by-product of the hustle culture and needs systems thinking to build resources and support within our cultural ecology. The participants will receive free resources, including an ebook and audio meditation to support their recovery. This masterclass is relevant for any advocate who has experienced burnout during their advocacy journey.