Sustaining the Changemakers: Practical Ways Nonprofit Leaders Can Prioritize Mental Well-being - Dacia Moore, Second Wind Counseling and Consulting

<p>Dacia Moore says nonprofit leader burnout is too late. A licensed professional counselor and Founder of Second Wind Counseling and Consulting, she helps people build sustainable mental wellness and challenges leaders to stop treating themselves like machines.</p><p>Mission-driven work can make it easy to ignore the indicators and push through. Dacia explains that strength includes asking for help, taking basic care of yourself, and recognizing that leaders are interdependent. The nature of the work may not change, but what leaders do to manage it can.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li><p>Why Dacia cites 95% of nonprofit leaders as worried about staff, while one third are worried about themselves</p></li><li><p>The 1-to-10 exhaustion check leaders can use to compare how they feel now with last year</p></li><li><p>Why a client who went to bed at midnight and got up at 3 a.m. to work needed a different approach</p></li><li><p>How lunch outside the office at least three days a week can create space away from the pressure</p></li><li><p>Dacia&#39;s 15-minute focus and 10-minute break version of the Pomodoro method</p></li></ul><p>You will leave with small, sustainable ways to notice burnout sooner, protect time, and build a culture where counseling, coaching, and an EAP can be used without shame. Start now. Little things matter.</p><p>Episode highlights: (0:00) When mission work makes self-care feel optional (1:26) Why leader well-being cannot wait (4:58) What leaders carry behind the scenes (10:24) Early warning signs leaders miss (13:17) How burnout changes culture and retention (15:20) Well-being practices that fit mission work (20:31) Small habits that protect your capacity (25:33) A culture that makes support usable (34:04) Boundaries in mission-driven work (39:37) Little things matter</p><p>Guest: Dacia Moore, Founder, Second Wind Counseling and Consulting</p><p>Full transcript and show notes: <a href="https://www.anedot.com/blog/nonprofit-pulse-nonprofit-leaders-mental-well-being"><u>https://www.anedot.com/blog/nonprofit-pulse-nonprofit-leaders-mental-well-being</u></a> </p><p>More episodes and the monthly newsletter: <a href="https://www.nonprofitpulse.com/"><u>https://www.nonprofitpulse.com/</u></a></p><p>If this was useful, follow Nonprofit Pulse wherever you listen.</p><p>Nonprofit Pulse is a podcast by Anedot that explores trends, insights, and resources that help nonprofits accomplish their mission. Hosted by Josh Breland.</p>