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10 principles to help aid workers thrive

(Cross-posted from Satori Worldwide) After years of working in overseas development and seeing many well-intentioned work-life balance policies fall flat, it’s not surprising that many of us became...

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4 ways to survive (and enjoy!) your next leave

A guest blog by Marco Yuri Jiménez. As I am writing this, I am riding a train crossing the Alps between Austria and Italy. I have been in three countries in about ten hours. I have been in six...

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For the disruptors

Here’s to the ones who ask “why” openly in meetings because they just can’t tolerate the façade of “doing good.” Here’s to the ones who ask “why” and are peppered with reactionary questions that reveal...

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Did I…?

There are years that ask questions, and years that answer. ~Zora Neale Hurston This holiday break is a welcome change from a whirlwind year of both questions and answers for me. So I’m sharing the...

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My struggles with self care

This is possibly one of the most personal things I have ever written for how-matters.org. Sometimes…often…it’s hard to choose me. It’s much easier to focus on getting things done at work. How many...

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How we treat ourselves

A guest post by Mary Ann Clements I wonder how I got here. I’m the Director of a small nonprofit and I am absolutely exhausted. Close to burnt out. It started with a deep commitment to creating...

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What I (happily) missed

I decided to start 2018 off very differently – not working and not on social media, with no active news consumption. So happened while I was away? Here’s some highlights I pulled together. Adrienne...

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A pause (for when it all seems too much)

Let me rest in my overwhelm. Let me shift these thought patterns. There is enough. Enough time. Enough resources. Enough creativity. Enough joy. For me. For us. I am not diminished by the enormity of...

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