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Between Deadlines and Downtime: A Guide to Writer Wellness

  • Fachvortrag
  • Education and Career Development
  • 24. September
  • 13:50 - 14:30 PM (CEST)
  • Christina Ausley

    Christina Ausley

    • Camunda

Contents

Technical writing demands clarity, precision, and deadlines—often at the expense of the writer’s own well-being. In this talk, we’ll explore practical strategies for maintaining mental health and achieving work/life balance as a technical writer. From setting boundaries and managing workload to recognizing burnout and building supportive habits, we’ll look at real-world tips tailored to the unique pressures of the role. Whether you’re freelance, in-house, or somewhere in between, this session offers tools to help you protect your peace, stay grounded, and write sustainably—without sacrificing your sanity.

Takeaways

Learn practical strategies to manage burnout, set boundaries, and protect your well-being as a tech writer—so you can thrive at work without sacrificing your mental health.

Prior knowledge

No prior knowledge required.

Speaker

Christina Ausley

Christina Ausley

  • Camunda
Biography

A former digital producer with an extensive editorial background, now an experienced technical writer and certified full-stack web developer with 6+ years of technical writing/editing experience and 3+ years of web development experience. Passionate about combining creativity and problem solving to develop user-friendly applications and clean documentation. Christina largely loves working as a liaison between engineers and users to ensure a phenomenal developer experience.

Christina graduated with degrees in communication and information sciences and psychology. A week later, she drove 2,300 miles across the United States, where she worked with numerous digital and print publications on editorial, digital and web content alongside some of the country's leading communication companies. She also spent a stint in London, England, where she wrote, edited and researched professionally for various publications. Following this work she officially kickstarted her technical writing work with Microsoft before joining the process automation company of Camunda.

Christina is particularly interested in great technical communication and digital content, web development, technical writing, travel writing and food writing. She has additional passions for aviation, marathons, learning new foreign and technical languages, and traveling the world.

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