Remember To Breathe
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Educators need to make sure that we are healthy by creating limits of what we can accomplish in a day. We need to take time for wellness as the foundation of our professional practice.
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Getting Started
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I am sitting at the kitchen table, facing the temptation to stay in my comfort zone instead of moving forward. How can I move away from my comfort zone and into new areas of learning and growth filled with possibilities?
Read MoreThe Role of Self Care in Early Childhood Education
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Our most significant vulnerabilities originate from the traits valued in our field, caring, compassion, and self-sacrifice. These traits are hard-wired into who we are and the attributes that keep us from self-care.
Read MoreEmbracing Play for Educator Wellbeing
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As an educator, we give time to others. We give selflessly to our schools, community, and children. The demands of serving others often take precedent over developing a rejuvenating self-care practice. Incorporating more play into our lives will support our growth and well-being.
Read MoreBoundaries
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Children are always searching for the limit of their current potential and are motivated to push that potential to achieve a goal. Adults can learn a fresh perspective from children about risk and reward.
Read MoreEngaging in Self Compassion
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Each year I promise myself that winter will be my quiet season – a time for rest and reflection and to revisit my thoughts. As we start March, I realize that another winter season has passed by and my plans for renewal were buried once again under a to-do list that is without end.
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