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S09 E10: Improving Teacher Wellbeing through Professional Learning Communities, with guest host Ellie Huth
S09 E09: Your Bridge To Resilience and Wellbeing
S09 E08: Letting go of perfectionism and people pleasing for greater wellbeing: Emma’s teacher story
S09 E07: How self-awareness can improve our work, life and wellbeing, with Gail Swift
S09 E06: Overcoming the Martyr Syndrome in Education, with @EducatingLaura

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What lessons have you learned on your wellbeing jo

What lessons have you learned on your wellbeing journey?
I've been on a personal wellbeing journey for 14+ years now and I've learned a lot, and am continuing to learn.
These are the top 15 lessons I've learned so far.
Tell me in the comments whether any of these lessons are ones you've learned/are learning too?

Sometimes (often!) self-care is a chore.

Sometimes (often!) self-care is a chore.

Are you the teacher or staff member who is the "we

Are you the teacher or staff member who is the "wellbeing person" at your school?
Are you always advocating for more support for the adults in the school as well as the students?
Does your Principal want to address staff resilience but don't really know where to start?
Perhaps no such thing exists yet in your workplace but you like the sound of it and you want to be the "wellbeing person".
Maybe there's even a wellbeing committee or staff wellness club in your school already and you have learned a lot about what works and what doesn't work.
If any of the above sounds like you, then you're in the right place.
Come along to this virtual meetup to connect with wellbeing champions from schools around Australia and New Zealand.
The aim is to get to know each other, share a bit about what has worked or hasn't worked in your workplace, and connect with others who may be able to support you in your journey being a school wellbeing champion.
We'll meet on Zoom, have a cuppa and enjoy a spot of virtual networking!
Link in @selfcareforteachers bio for tickets

LAST CHANCE to join this round of the Resilient Te

LAST CHANCE to join this round of the Resilient Teacher Coaching Program  .
We start TOMORROW at 6pm QLD time (which is 7pm NSW/VIC/ACT/TAS)  
Sometimes one of the hardest things about making an investment in your personal wellbeing is feeling like it’s the right time to take the leap into action.
  You know there’s work involved.   
You know it’s going to be a bit of a commitment.  
You know I'm going to be holding you accountable to the goals you set for yourself, so you can no longer stay in your comfort zone of self-neglect.  
So maybe it's not the right time for you to join, and that's totally okay.   
There will be another round down the track.   
But if this year is the time that you finally focus on your wellbeing and you want my support to stop depleting yourself and start prioritising yourself?  
Then I invite you to join me in The Resilient Teacher Group Coaching Program. 
https://selfcareforteachers.com.au/resilientteacher
We start tomorrow. You in? Link in my bio

Gentle reminder that time is running out to join t

Gentle reminder that time is running out to join this round of the Resilient Teacher Group Coaching Program.
Here's what one of last year's participants, Jessica, said about it.
The Resilient Teacher is a 6-month Group Coaching Program for teachers who want to not just survive in this modern education system but learn to thrive and put themselves first.
If this is the year that you finally treat yourself like a person first and a teacher second, and develop those habits that sustain you throughout the term, not just on the school holidays, then I'd love to welcome you into the program.
We start Tuesday evening!
Enrol here: www.selfcareforteachers.com.au/resilientteacher
(live link in @selfcareforteachers bio)

What would more wellbeing and resilience look like

What would more wellbeing and resilience look like for you this year?
🍎 Having more energy for day to day life?
🍎 Feeling less stressed and overwhelmed, more calm and collected?
🍎 Having a life outside school?
🍎 Being able to actually switch off and sleep through the night?
🍎 Reigniting the joy you once felt in the classroom?
I know the last 2 years have been full on and extremely demanding on already tired teachers.
I know you are reading this full of uncertainty about what this term will look like for you professionally, let alone the rest of the year.
I know the end of the school holidays can loom large with a sense of the Sunday night blues on steroids.
I also know that this year can be different for you.
Not necessarily because anything external changes (after all, we can't control the external pressures on us), but because you make the shifts in your own life that make a difference day by day.
I know there is a way for you to build more resilience as a person first and a teacher second this term and beyond.
It doesn't happen overnight. There are no quick fixes or magic pills. It's a wicked problem after all. But with realistic and relevant strategies, it can happen.
Despite the huge challenges we face as a profession, when teachers are well and have fuel in their tank, they can do fricken anything.
Yes, it’s much easier to find time for you on the school holidays but it’s possible to incorporate it into your life during the term too.
My Resilient Teacher Framework offers you 5 areas to focus on to make big improvements in your wellbeing and resilience overall.
If that sounds like something you’d like to explore and if you’d like support with your wellbeing this year, I invite you to join me in the Resilient Teacher Group Coaching program, enrolling now.
Enrol today: www.selfcareforteachers.com.au/resilientteacher (link in my bio)

The Resilient Teacher Coaching Program starts on S

The Resilient Teacher Coaching Program starts on Saturday. ⁠⁠
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I know you might feel like it’s not the best time to start. You've just come back from school holidays, you're feeling relatively refreshed, and there's just so much schoolwork to do.⁠⁠
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But let's not delude ourselves that any other part of the year is any less busy, or that there is a mythical 'perfect time' to begin a program like this. ⁠⁠
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If not now, when? ⁠⁠
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Do you need to wait until the end of next term, or the end of the year, until you're fully depleted again, to decide that it's time to make a change?⁠⁠
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Are you SO ready for this to be the time you get off the Depletion Spiral once and for all, and become the Resilient Teacher you long to be? ⁠⁠
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It's not easy, I know. ⁠⁠
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There are no quick fixes and I won't promise you any overnight transformations. That's now how this works. ⁠⁠
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All the info you need to get started is in the webinar (replay available until 31st Jan), but building resilience takes more than just information. ⁠⁠
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You have to take action. ⁠⁠
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With the right support around you, you can finally keep you and your needs on the to-do list, stick to your healthy habits, nourish your body, nurture your mind, maintain your support networks, design your life and feed your soul.⁠⁠
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Heading into this school year, it is not the time to be complacent about your personal wellbeing and resilience.⁠⁠
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You are a PERSON first and a teacher second.⁠⁠
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It's time to be proactive and solutions-focused, and I want to help you do so.⁠⁠
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The Resilient Teacher is a 6-month Group Coaching Program for teachers who want to not just survive in this modern education system, but actually enjoy work and life again.⁠⁠
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And if this year is the time that you finally prioritise your health and wellbeing, stop falling down The Depletion Spiral and wind your way up the Resilience Spiral?⁠⁠
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Then I invite you to join me in The Resilient Teacher Group Coaching Program.⁠⁠
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We start on Saturday (or Tuesday 1st Feb if you choose that cohort). Are you in?⁠⁠
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Enrol here: www.selfcareforteachers.com.au/resilientteacher⁠⁠
(live link in @selfcareforteachers bio)

We all know what day it is. I'm of the belief that

We all know what day it is. I'm of the belief that if it's causing pain to an important part of our population, then as an inclusive society, we should listen and do something about that. ⁠
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Unfortunately, whether or not Australia is an inclusive society generally depends on who you are (which means it's not really inclusive at all). ⁠
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Anyway, I don't want to centre myself in this conversation. Plenty of First Nations voices to listen to on this matter. I do, however, want to make my values very clear to anyone following. ⁠
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Inclusion. Equity. Justice. Believing people when they share their lived experiences and explain how things impact them.⁠
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These are things I value deeply and for everyone, not just for a select few. ⁠
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I live and work on the land of the Giabal people in Toowoomba. I pay my respects to their elders, past, present and emerging. ⁠
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I acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, always will be Aboriginal land, and today is #notthedatetocelebrate

One thing I want you to remember is that this term

One thing I want you to remember is that this term, whatever it ends up being, will not be the 'be all, end all' of education for your students.
There are some messages flying around, perpetuated by politicians, media personalities and regular folk in comment sections, expecting teachers to sacrifice even more than usual.
And yes, sure, it's going to be tough and you'll need to rise to the occasion, as you always do.
But there is gaslighting going on about this back to school being 'make or break' for Australian students.
In case you don't know, gaslighting is defined as "presenting a false narrative to another group or person which leads them to doubt their perceptions and become misled, disoriented or distressed (generally for the gaslighters' own benefit)."
Eg, when politicians (who run education systems and control your job) make comments about students' education being disrupted and how schools being closed tanks the entire country's economy, therefore needing teachers to "step up".
As if that isn't what you'd already been doing for the last 2 years (and before too!)
As if letting the virus run rampant through the community wasn't already tanking the economy.
As if the economy is more important that people's health and safety, than people's lives.
As if the politicians haven't utterly failed in dealing with Omicron and blaming teachers for asking questions about schools reopening wasn't a perfectly good distraction technique.
Don't let their gaslighting make you feel guilty for taking extreme care of you this term, dear Teacher.
Teaching is always a marathon not a sprint, but this year is shaping up to be even more that way, before it's even begun.
Now is the time to get some really good boundaries in place with work.
Now is the time to take proactive action to support your wellbeing as a person first and a teacher second so that you make it to the next school holidays with something left in the tank.
Speaking of taking action, if you'd like my support with the actions you take to protect your wellbeing this term, the Resilient Teacher Group Coaching Program is open for enrolment right now (link in bio)

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Acknowledgement

Self-Care for Teachers and Ellen Ronalds Keene acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work, the Giabal people of the Toowoomba area in QLD.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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