Sustaining yourself while doing the work that matters – Not doing more. Not coping better. Just something more useful.

About this workshop

As we move into the summer holidays, the last thing most sustainability professionals need is another workshop telling them to be more resilient, manage their time better, or add another wellbeing practice to an already overflowing list.

This session takes a different approach.

For those working to create positive change, there can be a constant tension between the urgency of the challenges we face and the reality of our own human capacity. When progress feels slow and the problems feel immense, it's easy to wonder whether you're doing enough, coping well enough, or somehow falling short.

In this honest, practical, and evidence-based workshop, Kim Croasdale explores why this experience is so common and why the difficulty is real. Together, we'll look beyond individual solutions to examine the wider systems and pressures that contribute to burnout, overwhelm, and exhaustion in meaningful work.

This is not a session about doing more. It's a space to understand what's really going on, without judgement, and to leave with a clearer perspective on how to sustain yourself while continuing to contribute to the work that matters most.

What you’ll learn

In this workshop, you will:

• Develop a clearer understanding of why sustainability and purpose-driven work can feel uniquely demanding.
• Explore the systemic pressures that sit beneath burnout, overwhelm, and chronic stress.
• Understand why struggling in the face of complex global challenges is not a personal failing.
• Examine what resilience actually means in the context of meaningful work, and what the evidence tells us about sustaining ourselves over the long term.
• Reflect on the gap between the urgency of the work and the reality of human capacity.
• Leave with practical insights and a more helpful framework for understanding where pressure is really coming from.

You'll come away with greater clarity, self-compassion, and a deeper understanding of how to navigate the realities of doing meaningful work in a world that often feels like it's not changing fast enough.

Who is this for?

This workshop is for anyone working in sustainability, climate, impact, or systems change who has ever felt overwhelmed by the scale of the challenges they are trying to address. If you've found yourself caught between caring deeply and feeling depleted, frustrated by the pace of change, or questioning whether you're doing enough, this session offers a thoughtful and supportive space to explore those experiences and find a more sustainable way forward.

Your Expert Trainer

Kim Croasdale

Kim Croasdale spent 15 years working in climate and sustainability, and almost a decade in NHS leadership. After having two children and returning to demanding work, she felt the gap between what organisations say they support, and what people actually experience. She founded Entela to help women navigate the transitions that shape a career, and to help organisations build the conditions that allow them to stay.

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