How To Increase Your Election Impact When You’re Exhausted
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The upcoming 2020 U.S. election is a turning point for our future. But when your mind and heart is already breaking under the weight of today’s news, how do you find the energy—or even the willingness—to do more? Christine and Asha acknowledge the political overwhelm most of us feel, and share small, simple, and even silent things you can do (beyond voting) to increase your election impact. This is an open-hearted and practical conversation about how to express your values through your political engagement, with options for everyone, no matter what your time, experience, or personality.
Resources mentioned in this episode
- Minimalist Parenting (our book)
- Parent Hacks (Asha’s book)
- Edit Your Life Episode 184: The Mechanics + Emotions of Food Edits (when Asha interviewed Christine)
- Here’s What to Do if You Hate the Democratic Nominee (Buzzfeed)
- Related episodes: Episode 86: Managing Political Stress, Episode 103: Interview with Amy McGrath
- Start a Democracy Club (Asha’s book club model for political participation)
- Swing Left (donate/volunteer to support an election strategy for flipping state legislatures, the US Senate and the Presidency)
- Sister District Project (similar to Swing Left, but focused on state legislatures)
- Postcards to Voters (write personal, handwritten postcards to voters in other states to inspire them to vote)
- Vote Forward (similar to Postcards to Voters, but writing personalized template letters)
- Extrovert Christine’s favorite shirt: Smash The Patriarchy + Introvert Christine’s Favorite Shirt: Humans Exhaust Me
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