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You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup: Radical Self and Collective Care

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Justice work can be emotionally and physically taxing—especially within systems rooted in urgency, overwork, and toxic productivity. You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup reframes the idea of self-care as a radical, community-centered commitment rather than a solitary task. By blending bodywork, mindfulness, and mutual support structures, this workshop empowers activists, educators, and organizational leaders to nurture resilience, prevent burnout, and cultivate communal well-being. Participants will learn how to build sustainable networks of care, reclaim their bodies from the demands of oppressive systems, and affirm that rest is an act of resistance.

Justice work can be emotionally and physically taxing—especially within systems rooted in urgency, overwork, and toxic productivity. You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup reframes the idea of self-care as a radical, community-centered commitment rather than a solitary task. By blending bodywork, mindfulness, and mutual support structures, this workshop empowers activists, educators, and organizational leaders to nurture resilience, prevent burnout, and cultivate communal well-being. Participants will learn how to build sustainable networks of care, reclaim their bodies from the demands of oppressive systems, and affirm that rest is an act of resistance.

Key Focus Areas

  1. Bodywork & Embodied Healing

    • Discover holistic practices—like gentle movement, breathwork, and rest rituals—that center the body as a site of healing and autonomy.

  2. Collective Care & Mutual Support

    • Explore strategies for building care collectives within workplaces, activist groups, or communities, ensuring rest and rejuvenation are shared responsibilities.

  3. Divesting from Toxic Productivity

    • Investigate how relentless urgency, perfectionism, and competition undermine long-term justice work—and learn how to cultivate healthier, more sustainable rhythms.

Who Should Attend?

  • Activists & Community Organizers
    Looking to sustain passionate engagement without sacrificing physical or emotional wellness.

  • Educators, Counselors & Social Workers
    Committed to embracing rest and renewal as essential components of teaching, counseling, and support roles.

  • Nonprofit & Mission-Driven Staff
    Seeking to disrupt internal cultures of overwork, burnout, and self-sacrifice in service of equity and social change.

  • HR & DEI Leaders
    Ready to implement policies and resources that prioritize collective well-being and dismantle toxic productivity norms.

Learning Objectives

  1. Recenter the Body in Justice Work

    • Integrate physical awareness practices and mindful scheduling to maintain presence, reduce stress, and honor personal limits.

  2. Create Sustainable Communities of Care

    • Learn to form small circles or networks that share resources, emotional labor, and restorative practices, ensuring no one shoulders the load alone.

  3. Shift from Exploitation to Liberation

    • Challenge cultural norms that devalue rest, strategize around capacity-building, and embody justice in how we treat ourselves and each other.

Why It Matters

When individuals and communities treat rest as expendable, movements fracture, and the most vulnerable among us bear the brunt of burnout. Embedding radical care into everyday life not only supports personal well-being but also fortifies collective resilience. By actively resisting toxic productivity culture, justice workers can sustain their efforts over the long haul, fostering deeper solidarity, compassion, and transformative impact.

Is This Workshop For You?

  • Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or on the brink of burnout from your mission-driven work?
    We’ll explore body-centered techniques and communal support structures that restore balance and hope.

  • Noticing that “self-care” advice feels isolating or insufficient when your entire team is stretched thin?
    Learn collaborative models of care that treat rest and rejuvenation as shared values rather than individual responsibilities.

  • Concerned that workplace or movement spaces prioritize endless output over well-being?
    We’ll help you confront internalized notions of constant productivity, advocating for rest as a collective right.

  • Ready to incorporate tangible, day-to-day practices that reinforce resilience and mutual accountability?
    This session provides guidance on implementing circle check-ins, rotating labor, and body-mind care as standard procedures.

If these points resonate, You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup: Radical Self and Collective Care offers concrete tools, affirming insights, and collaborative frameworks for weaving rest and renewal into every facet of justice work.