voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Third Sector Podcast: Self-care for Overworked Charity Professionals
Created: 05/05/2025A recent episode of the Third Sector Podcast explores the mental health challenges facing charity leaders.
Acting Deputy Editor, Lucinda Rouse, and Senior Reporter, Emily Harle, are joined by Claire Goodwin-Fee, Chief Executive of Frontline 19 - a psychological support organisation.
They discuss recent research by Fair Collective, in which 85% of participating small-charity leaders said their mental health had been negatively affected by their work.
Claire describes her own experiences of burnout in Frontline19’s early days and shares some of the approaches she took to recover.
She suggests ways of separating professional and personal life in order to manage the stresses of a demanding charity role, and calls for the sector to come together to help solve some of the systemic problems.