I am busy, stressed, perhaps feeling the first prickles of burnout. I feel tension may be getting between me and my students, colleagues, family, and others I
One of the unexpected gifts of the pandemic was the clarity it brought. We need to care for ourselves in more substantial and intentional ways if
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If we do not take care of our teachers, we risk losing them, or worse, leaving them in classrooms too burned out to do their
Editor’s Note: While this article comes from a nurse’s perspective, the heart of it—caring deeply for others while trying to care for yourself—will resonate with
Dear Fellow Educators, As we near the end of another semester, I sense a rise in activity and busyness across campus. The stress is starting
As higher education professionals, we are still struggling to process the convergence of crises, fear, and violence we have witnessed since the start of the
If you have taught before, then you are familiar with the grumpy time of the semester. This is when the semester starts to feel long.
Lalah Delia, writer, teacher, advocate for holistic living and wellbeing, is credited with saying, “Focusing on taking care of yourself and doing the best you
As I reflect on my teaching since last year and review the pedagogical lessons learned, I have started to reimagine my teaching practices and shift
