Self Care for Community Herbalists: Sustainable Practices for Mutual Aid and Relief Work

December 16 @ 5PM Eastern – LIVE 

Free for HWB Members | Suggested donation for non-members

Community herbalists and mutual aid workers often face burnout, compassion fatigue, and the impacts of secondary trauma. In this workshop, we will review the importance of self-care, explore how trauma affects those in helping roles, and share simple, sustainable self-care practices that can help you maintain resilience, balance, and well-being while continuing your work in the community.

Key Learning Objectives

Understand the role of self-care in sustaining community work.
Recognize signs of burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma.
Learn simple and accessible self-care practices for daily use.
Explore how to set boundaries and create sustainable frameworks.
Identify ways to build a personalized self-care plan.

Topics Covered

The impact of trauma on helpers and community herbalists
Burnout and mutual aid work: causes and prevention
Building a practical self-care toolkit
Sustainable work habits and realistic boundaries
Low-cost, accessible self-care options
Real-world examples of sustainable practices in relief work

All attendees receive a Certificate of Completion for 1 CEU hour.

Live 1-hour webinar
Downloadable webinar slides and handout
Self-Care Toolkit E-Guide
Journaling prompts for resilience
Self-Care Practice Checklist
Resource list for ongoing support and study

PRESENTER

Denise Cusack, MIFPA
Co-Executive Director, Herbalists With out Borders

Denise is a clinical herbalist, certified aromatherapist, medicinal herb grower & plant conservationist, writer, artist, designer and brand manager, and Permaculture and Advanced Social Systems Designer (PDC). Denise lives at Wholly Rooted Farm, a botanical sanctuary in the United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary Network, where she grows and donates medicinal plants for the HWB seed grants, free clinics, and community outreach. READ MORE…

Let’s get to the root of how simple, powerful tools can make a big difference.