Teacher Mental Health: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Resilience for New Teacherswith Special Guest Helena Hains
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Picture this: a classroom filled with engaged and enthusiastic students, a teacher brimming with passion and energy, and an atmosphere radiating positivity and growth. It may sound like a dream, but the secret behind this transformative classroom experience lies within one crucial aspect: teacher mental health. As educators, we pour our hearts into nurturing the minds of our students, but often forget to tend to our own mind and our own well-being. In this episode, we open your eyes to the truth about teacher mental health. In this episode, Helena Hains and I share our personal journeys, offering practical strategies to prevent burnout, build resilience, and embrace self-compassion. This isn't just another self-help spiel; it's a wake-up call to all educators (new and veterans alike) to prioritize their mental health for a profound impact on their teaching journey. Get ready to unlock the power within and witness the magic that happens when teachers nurture themselves, as they do their students. Helena Hains is a New Elementary Coach, who empowers new elementary educators to go from being overwhelmed and feeling frazzled to being excited and confidently having a smoothly ran classroom. Helena knows the importance of systems and how they can make teaching a joyful and impactful profession. Also known as The Present Teacher, Helena has presented at over 10 other summits, and loves to share all the latest teacher tips on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and her Podcast. Helena graduated from Eastern Oregon University, with her Master's in Elementary Education and a Minor in ESL and Spanish. HEAD OVER TO THE SHOW NOTES: teachingmindbodyandsoul.com/episode65 👉Join the FREE Resilient Teacher Community on Facebook: http://www.teachingmindbodyandsoul.com/supportsquad 📝 Want a FREE personalized step-by-step guide to crushing teacher burnout? Take the Personalized Burnout Recovery Roadmap quiz here!  ❓Get your Questions Answered on the Resilient Teacher Podcast: Ask anything about burnout, recovery, self-care, simplification, and get your questions answered on the show. Head over to teachingmindbodyandsoul.com/ask ✨While this podcast is meant to be helpful for teachers and their mental health, it is not a replacement for therapy or medical care from a licensed professional. Head over to teachingmindbodyandsoul.com/talkspace to save $100 on your first month of accessible therapy from a licensed professional by using the code: SPACE! 🚨Get on the Waitlist for the Automate Your Classroom course & be the first to know how to simplify teacher tasks and create automations so that you can reduce time wasting tasks, set it and forget it, and have the time to do the things you actually want to do in teaching here! 👩🏻‍💻Get on the Individualized EduCare Program Waitlist and be the first to know when the doors open & special promotions a href="http://www.teachingmindbodyandsoul.com/individualizededucareprogram" rel="noopener...
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