As schools and programs embark on the varied Fall scenarios, I’ve fallen in step with other colleagues saying, “If we just had a little more information, we could at least make a plan.” In this post, we think about how navigating these unsettling times is like a dance.

You’ve been burning on both ends and if you don’t give yourself a minute to pause, you’ll burn out. Even outside the COVID-19 crisis, youth-serving leaders and staff suffer from burn out. Now, we’re five or six weeks into this isolated life with no clear end in sight and it’s time to take a break.