Uplifting Preservation is my personal project of uplifting ideas on how to improve historic preservation professional practice informed by research from experts in psychology, business, and management. As a result, I hope to start conversations about how we can grow our professional practice by improving our personal perspective. New issues of Uplifting Preservation are delivered to your inbox via TinyLetter: Subscribe Here
Issue Index
January 2023 | Disrupting the dream job myth in preservation
October 2022 | Can preservation professionals practice quiet quitting?
April 2022 | Grief in historic preservation
February 2022 | Flexible Work in Historic Preservation | Out of Office
December 2021 | Developing great managers to prevent burnout
September 2021 | Onboarding in the Great Resignation
July 2021 | Toxic Positivity in Historic Preservation
May 2021 | Mental health awareness in historic preservation
April 2021 | Creating work-life balance in historic preservation
February 2021 | Imposter Syndrome | Own Your Greatness
January 2021 | Self-Care in Historic Preservation
November 2020 | Using human connection and rest to combat burnout in historic preservation | Burnout
October 2020 | Check in with your feelings + do things in chunks | How to Be Fine
August 2020 | Creating purpose in our preservation gatherings | The Art of Gathering
July 2020 | Signs of a Mentally Healthy Workplace | Burnout vs Depression
June 2020 | Reshaping our thought process in our historic preservation practice | Everyday Stress Relief
May 2020 | The time-based patterns of historic preservation professionals | When
April 2020 | Letting go of expectations during a pandemic | Off the Clock
March 2020 | Preserving Places from a Distance | My Age of Anxiety
February 2020 | Becoming mindful preservationists | How We Work
January 2020 | Bringing empathy to our historic preservation practice | The Empathy Effect
December 2019 | Preservationist resiliency in the midst of enduring failure | Brave, Not Perfect
November 2019 | On a quest for self-improvement | Daring Greatly
Additional Writings
The Burnout Crisis in Historic Preservation, Preservation Leadership Forum, September 2021
Building the Mental Resilience of Preservation Professionals, Preservation Leadership Forum, June 2020
Speaking Engagements
I am available to speak on the topic of burnout and mental health in historic preservation to a variety of audiences. Please contact me at raina.regan [at] gmail [dot] com to discuss your opportunity. Previous speaking engagements include audiences at Saving Places Conference (Boulder, CO, 2023), National Council on Public History Government Historians Committee (Virtual, 2022), Great Lakes Main Street Conference (Virtual, 2021), New York State Preservation Conference (Virtual, 2021), Dismantle Preservation Unconference (Virtual, 2020), and TICCO (Virtual, 2020).
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