{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The People Saving the Ocean Are Burning Out","description":"Ocean conservation is often framed as hopeful, inspiring, and mission-driven. But behind the scenes, many scientists, advocates, educators, and communicators are dealing with burnout, financial instability, emotional exhaustion, and the pressure to stay optimistic while ocean problems keep getting worse. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, we look at the emotional cost of trying to save the ocean. From temporary contracts and unstable funding to social media pressure and the personal grief of watching ecosystems decline, conservation work can take a serious toll on the people doing it. This episode asks an important question: if protecting the ocean is long-term work, why are so many of the people doing that work still forced into unsustainable careers? Support Independent Podcasts: https:\/\/www.speakupforblue.com\/patreon Need help with your ocean non-profit, company, or project? Get the help you need with Pisces Oceans Inc.: https:\/\/www.piscesoceans.ca Connect with Speak Up For Blue Website: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3fOF3Wf Instagram: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rIaJSG TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@speakupforblue Twitter: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rHZxpc YouTube: www.speakupforblue.com\/youtube   ","author_name":"How To Protect The Ocean","author_url":"https:\/\/www.speakupforblue.com\/show\/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue\/","html":"