Caring for Yourself and Your Team

05/12/2021

Caring for Yourself and Your Team

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come.
Nelson Mandela

A new Exchange Essentials article collection, "Caring for Yourself and Your Team," is now available to provide support after a very challenging year. We hope you’ll find it rejuvenating, realistic, relatable, and a helpful resource. As Meghan Davidson, one of the article authors writes: "Research has indicated that the most common psychological and physical health effects from the stressors and consequences of the pandemic include anxiety, depression and headaches…Mental health is as important as physical health. If you encountered a colleague or employee who had the sniffles or a cough, you would likely inquire if they were feeling ok. The same should be true for mental health. There is no shame, nor should there be a stigma…"

Here are the articles included in the new Exchange Essentials:

Self Compassion by Tamar Jacobsen
Strategies for Preventing Teacher Burnout by Ellen Drolette
Combating Director Burnout: One Director’s Story by Heidi LaBounty
No Shame in Addressing Mental Health: How Can I Support my Colleagues? by Meghan Davidson
Enhancing our Work Through Playful Professional Practice by Glory Ressler
Getting and Keeping Your Groove: Building Resilience in Adults by Rachel Robertson and Helen Zarba
Strategies for Preventing Child Care Director Burnout by Syretha Storey
Modeling Mindfulness by Practicing Presence by Lisa J. Lucas
Broken into Wholeness by Holly Elissa Bruno

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