Burned Out and Still Showing Up: Sustainable Practices When You Can’t Reduce the Load

Overview:

This is a live webinar on June 24, 2026, from 12 – 1:30 pm ET. Participants will use Zoom to join.

The reality is that most folks in public health can’t take a sabbatical, reduce their caseload, or quickly lower the stress of their jobs.  Thus, typical burnout advice often lands flat.  This training could focus on what’s actually available to someone who has to keep going (micro-recovery practices, shifting your relationship with the work without leaving the work), understanding burnout as a nervous system issue, and more. Participants will leave with concrete tools designed for the conditions they’re actually working in.

Presenter:

Lacy Alana, LCSW, RSW, MSSW, is a trainer, psychotherapist, interpersonal neurobiology specialist, and multidisciplinary artist.  Lacy uniquely fuses knowledge from brain science, applied improvisation, communication science, and psychology to offer one-of-a-kind trainings, consulting, and 1:1 services.   

Whether working in the corporate world, providing trainings and keynotes, running circus and improv theatre programs for neurodivergent and at-risk youth, teaching adults, working in the non-profit sector, training medical and helping professionals, or working as a psychotherapist – Lacy’s work focuses on teaching others how to effectively connect, create, communicate, and move through the world with the nervous system and communication science in mind. 

Lacy holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social work, and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the US, and Registered Social Worker in Canada.  She has a degree in Creative Advertising and is the founder and director of Yes And Brain, a company that blends brain science, applied improvisation, communication, and psychology to offer one-of-a-kind experiential trainings, consulting, and courses. 

Learning Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify nervous system signs of chronic stress and burnout.

• Apply at least three micro-recovery practices that can be integrated into a typical workday.

• Describe approaches for shifting one’s relationship to high-demand work in ways that support sustainability.

• Develop an understanding of burnout as a nervous system response in order to reduce self-blame and sustain meaningful engagement in work.

CERTIFICATE: The course contains two modules: a module to access the webinar and an evaluation module. After accessing these modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. 

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.