As a teacher, you make over 1,500 educational decisions every single day. By the time 9 pm rolls around, you are exhausted and ready to enjoy a restful night’s sleep. If you fall asleep immediately (hello, sleep deprivation) or you toss and turn into the wee hours of the night, you are not alone. Many teachers struggle to get the night’s rest they need and deserve. Get started down the right path by forming a bedtime self-care routine and sticking to it. Here are a few ideas to get you on your way to a great night’s sleep.

Imagine a world in which you get to school early and feel completely calm and centered. A world in which you start every morning putting yourself FIRST and leaving the house with a positive and grateful heart.

As a teacher, you can easily feel drained, sleep too late and rush through the morning in order to get to school on time. We collaborated with Erin Bracco from Buddha Belly Kids Yoga to create a super simple teacher morning challenge that promises to leave you feeling positive and grateful every morning.

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Why is it that so many teachers have a hard time taking good care of themselves? In this episode, I interview teacher productivity expert Angela Watson about the reasons we struggle to make time for self-care and four specific things we can do to change that.

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I don't want to be cheesy and tell you to go take a bubble bath and drink some hot cocoa in order to wash away your winter blues.  Being depressed during winter is a serious matter, so I looked into 4 new ideas that might set you free:

1. Evaluating Yourself as a Helper
2. Applauding the Achievements of Others
3. Skipping the Snooze
4. Giving up the News

These are some big life changing ideas that I read a lot about this week, and I wanted to share them with you.  I hope they help a bit as this time can be stressful for so many and I don't ever want you to feel like you're alone!

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I usually think of manis, pedis, massages, and trips to the salon when I think of self care, and then I get stressed thinking about the money that all those things cost.  I thought it might be fun to research FREE self care ideas.  I was surprised at some of the things I came up with and that are so many easy tips that are also good for the teacher soul at the same time! 

Who: Dr. Zoe Shaw

What We Talked About: How to fit self-care into a busy life! During this interview, licensed psychotherapist, motivational speaker, and coach, Dr. Zoe Shaw about how to find time for self-care so you can be happier, perform better and live your best life. Dr. Zoe talked about why self-care is important and revealed some easy tips for making self-care a priority, so that you can start a daily practice of "filling your own cup." At the end of this interview, she surprised us with a powerhouse idea for parents of teenagers. I know you'll love it, and find a way to apply it to your life, even if you don't have teenagers!

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www.drzoeshaw.com

http://www.themindawareshow.com

This episode is for all teachers who put everyone else's needs before their own, never have enough time or energy for everything, and know they need to prioritize self-care but can't stick to any self-care habits long-term.

A lack of time and energy is one of the biggest problems teachers are facing. Day in and day out, I see how much work teachers are having to do with so few resources and so little support. We always hear, "Do it for the kids..." but what about taking care of teachers?

Join me today for a message that is passionately on my heart: There is no direct correlation between the number of hours you work and your effectiveness as a teacher.

I'll explore how self-care can be as simple as 5-minute habits embedded into your day, and not another time-consuming thing to make your life more complicated — just simple habits dispersed throughout your day.

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If you want help planning self-care habits, I have a free guide which I created that I can give you. Click here to access it immediately and have a copy sent to your email inbox for reference.