Put Your Oxygen Mask on First:
Self-care strategies for educators
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Doreen Bonde,
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Doreen Bonde, M.A. Health Education
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Self Care for Educators: Teacher Burnout
→ About half a million of U.S. teachers leave the profession every year
→ 41% of teachers leave the profession within five years of starting
→ 66% of the nation’s best teachers continue to leave the profession for careers elsewhere
“Teaching is as stressful as an ER.”
46% of teachers report high daily stress during the school year.* That’s tied with nurses for the highest rate among all occupational groups.
* Gallup (2014). State of American Schools. Retrieved from http://www.gallup.com/ services/178709/state-america-schools-report.aspx.
Download the brief from “Teacher Stress and Health” for details
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The Promise of Sustainable Happiness
Julia K. Boehm and Sonja Lyubomirsky
The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology (2 ed.)
Edited by Shane J. Lopez and C.R. Snyder Print Publication Date: Jul 2009 Subject: Psychology, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology Online Publication Date: Sep 2012 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195187243.013.0063
What three things contribute to
chronic happiness?
PRACTICE
SELF
CARE
"12/2/16 - Funny Flight Attendant" by CubMelodic23 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
This is Bob from Southwest.
Bob says:
Put your own oxygen mask on first.
Should you become faint from lack of oxygen, you won't be much good to anyone at all.
How can we find time to make
self care a priority?
#just5minutes
$10.7 million dollars
or
$1 million dollars?
CLEAR, JAMES. ATOMIC HABITS: an Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones. RANDOM House BUSINESS, 2019.
How to Reduce Stress Like a Navy SEAL
Step 1: Find a comfortable chair or place to lie down.
Step 2: Inhale for 4 seconds (while the circle above is expanding).
Step 3: Hold air in your lungs for 4 seconds (while the circle is expanded).
Step 4: Exhale for 4 seconds, emptying all of the air in your lungs (as the circle contracts).
Step 5: Hold your lungs empty for 4 seconds (while the circle is contracted).
Step 6: Repeat for five minutes, or as long as is necessary to feel refocused and relaxed.
2.) Be mindful
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3.) Meditate
4.) Move your body
Dr. Levine’s
Magic
Underwear
5.) Sleep
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6.) Read for fun
7.) Play
1. It's apparently purposeless
2. Play is voluntary, done for its own sake
3. Play's attractive, because it feels good to play.
4: It gives you freedom from time constraints
5. Consciousness of self diminishes and you can even imagine a different self as you get into the flow of play
6. Play is improvisational by its very nature, so it provides an arena for trying out new behaviors, seeing things with new insight and creativity.
7. Play is fun, so the desire to keep experiencing the pleasure continues
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8.) Make it a habit
Thank you for taking the time to be here today and for taking care of yourself!
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