This interactive session offers executive directors a rare moment to pause, reflect, and reconnect with their own well-being beneath the weight of mission-driven leadership. Through a self-assessment burnout continuum, real-world reflections, and gentle journaling prompts, participants will begin to name hidden fatigue, explore the emotional toll of over functioning, and examine leadership myths that drive exhaustion. Rather than prescribing surface-level self-care, this session offers space to notice what’s actually happening—emotionally, mentally, and somatically. It creates a container for truth-telling, honors the intensity of executive leadership, and offers tools leaders can immediately use to assess their energy and boundaries. By validating the lived experiences of nonprofit leaders and gently challenging the culture of silent endurance, this offering supports the Center’s broader goals of leadership sustainability and equity. Participants leave with more language, permission, and self-awareness to prevent quiet burnout—and ultimately help reduce costly executive turnover in North Carolina’s nonprofit sector.
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