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[managing during the pandemic](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/managing-during-the-pandemic) - [inspiration](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/inspiration) - [healthy choir](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/topic/healthy-choir) ### [Let's Talk About Burnout](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/lets-talk-about-burnout) [Learn many practical ways to lower stress levels in your choir - for your Choral Director, Staff, Singers, and Board Members.](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/lets-talk-about-burnout) [Stephanie Helleckson](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/stephanie-helleckson) Apr 19, 2022 [Read Article \>](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/lets-talk-about-burnout) [Stephanie Helleckson](https://blog.chorusconnection.com/author/stephanie-helleckson) [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20new%20post%20from%20Chorus%20Connection:%20Learning%20From%20Rural%20Choirs:%20Defining%20Your%20Place%20in%20Your%20Community&body=https://blog.chorusconnection.com/learning-from-rural-choirs-defining-your-place-in-your-community](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20new%20post%20from%20Chorus%20Connection:%20Learning%20From%20Rural%20Choirs:%20Defining%20Your%20Place%20in%20Your%20Community&body=https://blog.chorusconnection.com/learning-from-rural-choirs-defining-your-place-in-your-community) - 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