Battling Burnout Through Life-Affirming Systems (Rachel Currie Triska, VolunteerNow)

“If you have one person in burnout, you can't address it by dealing directly with the symptoms of that person. It's the system that's making people burnout, not individuals.”

Rachel Currie Triska learned the hard way that driving at full speed eventually burns out the engine.

As a CEO, founder, and social change leader, Rachel’s default is high performance. But when burnout brought collapse, she was forced to build a new system: one where restoration is a prerequisite to performance.

At VolunteerNow, she’s uncovering how to make restoration a foundational part of their culture, so community members, volunteers, and nonprofit operators thrive and transform all at once.

In this episode, Rachel shares:

1. What severe burnout actually looked like at the height of her leadership role
2. How she maintains a life-affirming culture at VolunteerNow™
3. Why leaders need to be honest about nationwide economic constraints for nonprofits

Find links to resources mentioned and key takeaways in the show notes for this episode: https://www.futurenonprofit.com/rachel-currie-triska/