#AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans @nitya
@nitya
#AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans
HugOps For
Humans
From Self-Care
To Selfless-Care.
Nitya Narasimhan | #AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans | @nitya
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#AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans @nitya
Cloud + AI, Startups, ProDev
Developer Relations
Community Health
& Advocacy
PhD, Polymath
Parent
Personal Health
& Technology
Nitya Narasimhan | @nitya
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#AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans @nitya
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Have you experienced
stress or anxiety
recently?
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#AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans @nitya
Credit: Stress In America, Nov 2017
Credit: Stress In America, Gen Z, Oct 2018
Credit: New York Times, April 2019
You are not alone!
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#AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans @nitya
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Stress
transient
Anxiety
persistent
Depression
pervasive
Unchecked stress will lead to
bigger mental and physical
health issues ..
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Self Care
can help you manage
your stress better
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Community Care
is about sharing
the burdens together
#AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans @nitya
Know Your Enemy
Let’s talk about stress
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Acute Stress
Episodic Stress
Chronic Stress
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Allostatic Load
Cumulative Wear and Tear..
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..on the body can cause
permanent
changes to brain architecture and
reduce
ability to cope with future
uncertainity
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Stress
Our body’s response to
perceived threats to mental
or physical well-being
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Adaptive
Stress Response
our built-in surival instincts
adrenaline (fight or flight)
cortisol (alert, persistence)
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Learn
TRIGGERS
Manage
RESPONSES
Share
BURDENS
How can we effect change?
Refactor our
behaviors
Revitalize our
communities
Psychological
Environmental
Physiological
Social
Anger
Fear
Insecurity
Anxiety
Ask for Help
Offer Help
Share Stories
Give Feedback
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Learn Triggers
ENVIRONMENTAL
PHYSIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL
SOCIAL
Pollution
& Toxins
Food &
Drink
Illness &
Sleep
Injury &
Disability
Family &
Friends
Social
Media
Self Esteem
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Stress vs. Self-Esteem
A destructive cycle
Manage
STRESS
CONTROL
STRATEGIES
Mitigate
RESPONSES
COPING
STRATEGIES
Boost
SELF-ESTEEM
COMFORT
STRATEGIES
Manage Responses
#AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans @nitya
MITIGATE RESPONSES
Coping Strategies
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support systems
#Ally-Up
Run Interference
Collective Bargaining
Moral Support
Ask others to help!
#AsburyAgile19 #HugOps4Humans @nitya
BOOST ESTEEM
Comfort Strategies
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value yourself
#SelfAppreciation
Embrace achievements
Embrace failures
Champion yourself
Practice saying..
Thank You when complimented
I (not we) when you did the work
No thanks to emotional labor
Yes thanks when offered leadership roles
My turn when overlooked for opinions
Mine too when overlooked for rewards
It happens! on having failures
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BOOST ESTEEM
Comfort Strategies
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grow yourself
#SelfAppraisal
Focus
Feedback
Forgiveness
FOCUS
Set clear goals
Make concrete plans
FEEDBACK
Ask for help
Trust (but verify)
FORGIVENESS
Assess mistakes
Then move on
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Self-Care
Put on your
oxygen
mask first
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Self Care to
Self-less
Care
Self-care
cannot solve
systemic
issues!
Credit: Flare.com / April 2019
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We need to destigmatize
burdening others,
normalize asking for help, and
challenge ableism
“Beyond Self-Care Bubble Baths: A Vision for Community Care”
~ Abeni Jones (Jul 2017)
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Self-Care to Selfless-Care
Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Break the
Stress, Self
Esteem Cycle
CONTROL
30-Days
Declutter
Help yourself
Ask for help
Help others
COPE
Refocus
Ally-Up
COMFORT
Celebration
Self-Acceptance
Self-Appreciation
Self-Appraisal