Description
Create change without losing yourself In a world of urgency and overwhelm, award-winning youth activist Katie Hodgetts calls for a new kind of contemporary activism - one built on resilience, reflection and renewal rather than firefighting. She invites us to reimagine activism not as a sprint, but as a cycle of acting, resting, resetting and repeating. Rooted in lived experience, research and stories from The Resilience Project, Katie offers a transformative framework for changemaking through eight guideposts, including: Humans First, Changemakers Second: Reclaim the self beneath the struggle so the changemaker can thrive. The Wisdom of Burnout: Recognize the early signs and come back stronger. Your Resilience Rucksack: Build practical tools and habits that keep you grounded. Let Your Feelings Eat: Befriend emotions like rage and guilt, so they become companions, not distractions. This book redefines activism for an anxious generation, giving us the tools to transform passion into lasting impact - to recover, grow and act with resilience.
About the Author
Katie Hodgetts is an award-winning youth climate activist. She founded of Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate and has coordinated 12+ mass-climate mobilizations. She has delivered speeches to crowds alongside Greta Thunberg, and delivered workshops at the Inner Development Goals Summit. Derailed by burnout aged 24, she founded The Resilience Project to empower young people to become resilient changemakers. In 2022 she was one of the SouthWest's 30 under 30, and was named the Conduit's Young Climate Innovator in 2023. She has sat on IKEA's Young Global Leaders Board since 2021 and written extensively for The Ecologist.
Find out more: theresilienceproject.org.uk
Reviews
"Act, Rest, Reset, Repeat feels like a meaningful embrace with someone who truly gets what it means to care this much. Katie Hodgetts offers powerful learnings, showing that we can fight for the world we need without abandoning the parts of ourselves that make us human, hopeful and alive."
- Tori Tsui, activist and author of It's Not Just You
"Too many campaigners burn bright and burn out. This book reframes activism as something rooted in joy, connection and human capacity. It's a much-needed handbook for sustaining ourselves so we can sustain the work."
- Kajal Odedra, author of Do Something: Activism for Everyone and Hair/ Power; Essays on Control and Freedom
"We don't have to choose between exhaustion and defeat. We can burn brightly without burning out. Act, Rest, Reset, Repeat is a life path combining deeper personal satisfaction with more effective contribution to our world"
- Chris Johnstone, co-author of Active Hope
"A brilliant support for all those involved in this great work."
- Sir Jonathon Porritt, campaigner and author of Love, Anger & Betrayal: Just Stop Oil's Young Climate Campaigners
"A practical blueprint for a generation that cares deeply - and is exhausted."
- Seyi Akiwowo, award-winning founder and author of How to Stay Safe Online
Book Information
ISBN 9781836810254
Author Katie Hodgetts
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Watkins Publishing
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
About the Author
Katie Hodgetts is an award-winning youth climate activist. She founded of Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate and has coordinated 12+ mass-climate mobilizations. She has delivered speeches to crowds alongside Greta Thunberg, and delivered workshops at the Inner Development Goals Summit. Derailed by burnout aged 24, she founded The Resilience Project to empower young people to become resilient changemakers. In 2022 she was one of the SouthWest's 30 under 30, and was named the Conduit's Young Climate Innovator in 2023. She has sat on IKEA's Young Global Leaders Board since 2021 and written extensively for The Ecologist.
Find out more: theresilienceproject.org.uk
Reviews
"Act, Rest, Reset, Repeat feels like a meaningful embrace with someone who truly gets what it means to care this much. Katie Hodgetts offers powerful learnings, showing that we can fight for the world we need without abandoning the parts of ourselves that make us human, hopeful and alive."
- Tori Tsui, activist and author of It's Not Just You
"Too many campaigners burn bright and burn out. This book reframes activism as something rooted in joy, connection and human capacity. It's a much-needed handbook for sustaining ourselves so we can sustain the work."
- Kajal Odedra, author of Do Something: Activism for Everyone and Hair/ Power; Essays on Control and Freedom
"We don't have to choose between exhaustion and defeat. We can burn brightly without burning out. Act, Rest, Reset, Repeat is a life path combining deeper personal satisfaction with more effective contribution to our world"
- Chris Johnstone, co-author of Active Hope
"A brilliant support for all those involved in this great work."
- Sir Jonathon Porritt, campaigner and author of Love, Anger & Betrayal: Just Stop Oil's Young Climate Campaigners
"A practical blueprint for a generation that cares deeply - and is exhausted."
- Seyi Akiwowo, award-winning founder and author of How to Stay Safe Online
Book Information
ISBN 9781836810254
Author Katie Hodgetts
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Watkins Publishing
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
