As a teacher, are you wavering between drowning and burning out with all the demands on your time and energy? Do you think more self-care might help you but don't know how to start approaching it?  

In this conversation, award-winning DCPS World Language teacher Chiara Monticelli shares about a period of overwhelm in her life and how this difficult time helped her begin recognizing and acting from her self-care needs.   

We also discuss: 

- The particular "human giver" demands on teachers who are parents and how flexible scheduling can help.  

- How "breaking the rules" by having a deskless classroom and using more non-evaluative feedback with students can give teachers more energy. 

- Perfectionism and how it causes more stress for teachers.  

- And much more.  

We hope this conversation gives you new energy and permission to focus on your self-care as we enter this new year!

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