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Self-help, personal development & practical advice

RADICAL SELF-CARE FOR HELPERS, HEALERS, AND CHANGEMAKERS

Nicole Steward

Solutions for tackling the deeply-rooted causes of burnout.

Radical Self-Care for Helpers, Healers, and Changemakers addresses the constant exposure to heartbreak and injustice that can take a toll on the mental and physical health of those in the helping professions. After more than twenty years as a social worker, author Nicole Steward shares her own challenges with burnout and offers practical solutions to tackle the deeply-rooted causes of overwhelm that helpers face, which include compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and moral injury. Steward's solutions go beyond mere stress-reduction techniques; rather, she offers a framework for engaging in radical self-care.

Here readers will discover a way of being that prioritizes helpers and healers, so they can better serve others without sacrificing their own health and wellness. This book offers foundational strategies that challenge the current systems that contribute to the high rates of burnout and turnover in the human and social service professions. By taking radical care of themselves, helpers can take a more effective and resilient approach to their work, ultimately leading to liberation for both themselves and those they serve.

Nicole Steward, MSW, is a social worker, homeless and foster youth liaison, former CASA and foster parent, certified yoga instructor, and trauma-informed sound healer with a focus on public education and social justice. She lives in San Jose, California.

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Book Published 2025-02-25 by Norton Professional Books

Comments

An incredibly useful resource for those who have committed their lives and professions to helping and healing others, especially those furthest from justice. Recognizing the immense importance of helping and healing others, individually and collectively, Nicole Steward highlights the need for self-care among those doing this important work and outlines skills and tools to make this a reality. Each chapter culminates with a list of cultural and ancestral practices readers may consider for their self-care. This book is a gem of a resource brimming with practical tools and ideas.

Steward draws from her years of experience as a social worker to lay the foundation for her book on radical self-care. She introduces the reader to the [defines] of radical self-care, discusses historical and societal influences around it, and shares her personal journey with examples from her own lived experiences and self-reflections. Her book serves as an instruction on how and why to embark on a journey of deep and meaningful self-reflection, and provides the reader with the next steps and tools in achieving more impactful and workable self-care practices. This book emphasizes the important balance of taking care of selfand why and how we can do soas we continue to care for and serve others within our professional capacities.

Nicole Steward translates her gifts to the book we have all been waiting for. It's a rare gem when you come across a book that helps you feel deeply seen amid the throes of burnout. Every page is written with undeniable compassion and points to the systemic structures that keep us in cycles of overwhelm. Instead of offering a checklist of quick tips, Steward instead is a close companion, holding up the mirror and allowing us to finally see the truth and return home to ourselves with deep care. A true recalibration for the spirit. You won't be the same when you finish this book.