I have a question for you. Have you ever been stressed? I know that seems like a silly question, because obviously being an educator, we get stressed ALL the time! But in order to find stress management for teachers, the first step is to acknowledge that we ARE stressed.

I have a follow up question for you. Do you know there's such thing as a stress cycle and that it more than likely affect YOU as a teacher or homeschool parent? That's what we're talking all about on today's episode with my very special guest, Brittany Blackwell host of "The Resilient Teacher Podcast"

Brittany Blackwell, M.Ed. is an award-winning special educator, podcast host of "The Resilient Teacher Podcast", and teacher resilience strategist from South Carolina with over ten years of experience working with elementary and middle school classrooms.  Brittany is no stranger to teacher burnout and has a passion for empowering teachers and educational leaders to prioritize their mental health and develop stress management for teachers.

Brittany is incredibly experienced when it comes to understanding stress and the stress cycle, as well as educating teachers about the stress we take on as educators and techniques we can use to manage our stress. We dive into books and resources that teach about stress management, breathing techniques, the origins of the stress cycle and SO MUCH MORE!

if you're ever feeling stressed out with planning lessons or balancing teaching and everyday life and other roles-- this episode on stress management for teachers is for you!

Head to the show notes: https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/stress-management-for-teachers

In this episode on stress management for teachers we discuss:

• What the stress cycle is
• How stress is a response to fight or flight
• How teachers can determine the best ways to end the stress cycle so they don’t burnout
• Why understanding the stress cycle is such an important topic for teachers to be aware of
• How the stress cycle impacts teachers and how it is the catalyst to burnout!
• Different resources and books that discuss the topic of stress management for teachers
• A simple and easy way to learn stress management for teachers!

Resources mentioned:

• Wife Teacher Mommy Club
• Teaching Mind Body and Soul
• The Resilient Teacher Podcast
• Teaching Mind Body and Soul Instagram
• Breath Work Freebie
• Vision Board Freebie
• The Self Coaching Model
• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
• Come as You Are
• Atlas of the Heart
• Wife Teacher Mommy: Mentioned on Podcast Amazon List 

Related episodes and blog posts:

• How To Be An Effective Teacher By Taking Care of Yourself with Lizzie Langston [episode 43]
• Cultivating Gratitude with Kids feat. Elle Rowley, Author of Agnes and the Sheep [episode 36]
• How to Build Mental Toughness for Teachers (AND students!) with Jon Osborn [episode 30]
• Real Teacher Talk with Gaspare Randazzo [episode 51]
• Honest Teacher Vibes [Episode 14]
• How to Achieve Work Life Balance as a Wife Teacher Mommy with Sarah Snider [episode 47]
• Teacher Mindset: The 5 Step Framework That Will Change the Way You Think About Teaching and Life [Episode 39]

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