Healthy Teacher Happy Teacher

Healthy Teacher Happy Teacher

Teaching can be an emotionally and physically stressful career. Since becoming a teacher 7 years ago, I gained a lot of weight, felt depressed and started getting weekly migraines. This school year I decided to get my health in check. This podcast is dedicated to helping teachers like me feel better from the inside out! Every episode is full of whimsical antics and good times while dishing out the best health and wellness advice out there! :D

Episodes

February 18, 2023 32 mins

I think all teachers would love to feel like they are thriving instead of just surviving in their career.   I see a couple of ways to feel thriving and successful sometimes, and I share these ideas with you in this podcast! 

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On this episode, I dish on my international trips with Bookbag Tours  and share my big takeaways from visiting Egypt this last summer.  Egypt was nothing like I imagined!  It was so different and in this episode I attempt to share my experience! 


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I recently transferred from a 4th grade classroom position to a position in an elementary school library where I teach grades K-5 daily!  Here are the ups and downs of my journey so far as a licensed librarian. 

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This episode is all about why I left this podcast hanging for over a year!  Teaching is so hard and we all have a different story. This is mine. 

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There are so many problems in the teaching career right now.  Every source of media complains about the world of education constantly, and it can be hard to see any positive aspects to the teaching career right now. 

In this episode, Jess (the whimsical teacher) talks about how to identify problems and use 4 different activist- based pathways to living your best teacher life. 

So many avenues, so little time~!  Le...

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Show Outline:


How will I survive this school year!  Another pandemic year?!  EEEK 
My Self Care comes first


Daily self care

Meal Planning/shopping on weekends

Fixing my breakfast, and my lunch

Preplanning all my outfits for the week

Doing a toiletry/personal care check on the weekends

Spending time with my dogs and husband phone free

Practicing things that lower my blood pressure

Shoe check - because of gout/etc, 

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In this episode, I dish all about setting boundaries at school.

**Here are tips for speaking up for yourself**

Write down on paper why you need to do this. 

What are your feelings if you don't do it?  Will you be resentful? 

Honor these feelings as being valid.  They are real. They are yours. 


**Setting boundaries at any job**

Know your limits

Check in with your feelings

Give yourself permission

Consider the environment...

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August 15, 2021 39 mins

I did it!  I survived!  I hope my tricks and tips for surviving the first week will help you survive as well!  WE got this teachers! 

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August 15, 2021 32 mins

In this episode, Jess discusses the year of pandemic teaching and how it impacted her teaching and career. 

The episode is chalked full of insight, healing, and lessons learned. 

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Teacher Life is not for the faint of heart.  There are a lot of hard parts.  If you struggle, listen to this episode, and you might walk away with something that can help your daily routine! 

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March 21, 2021 28 mins

I am coming up on the one year anniversary of buying a house in Las Vegas, so I thought that I'd give an honest review of the city and my teaching situation.  

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March 11, 2021 34 mins

Listen to this episode for some hot tips about leaving the classroom.  

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January 2, 2021 17 mins

I'm back to podcasting after taking a one-year hiatus.  In this episode, I quickly review the year and what it was like being a pandemic teacher while balancing all the other duties of life. 

It's good to be back friendsies.  Thank you for listening. 

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This episode has practical tricks and tips for how to remain positive when everything around you sucks. :)   

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January 2, 2021 19 mins

Let's dish on how to recognize and leave a toxic work environment.  If you're contemplating leaving your job right now or very soon, listen to this episode!  

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Hello and welcome to episode 56.  This episode I look back on my podcast journey and health journey as a teacher. This year was full of health problems, but I'm on a new track and I'm not looking back. gahaha  I just wanted to rhyme.  Anyways, I hope I inspire you to go get a full health scan at the doctors this year, so we can both start out on the right foot. 

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Here are my best tips from the King of Kindness himself, Mr. Rogers.  Give the episode a listen and I promise it will give you some new things to think about to help get you through until winter break. 

Fill out my happy mail form! 
https://forms.gle/t63K1SzsJZVtQwwa6

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Well, the title said it best, I am a bit of a hoarder, and with plans to move next summer, I decided to start Marie Kondo-ing my life asap.  This is my story about how it's going so far. 

If you leave a review, please use my form to get on my happy mail list!  Thank you!

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In this episode I dish about what it's like being a teacher and constantly getting your feelings hurt because of the nature of our job.  It's okay to have hurt feelings.  Your feelings should be validate, but you should also have a game plan of action for when they are hurt. Self care is a top priority in this episode as I give you several ideas for how to heal after we've dealt with the person who has hurt us.  

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September 29, 2019 26 mins

If you've ever felt bad about the actions of another on social media, you should listen to this episode!  You will learn what really drives people to behave the way they do and what you should do about it.  

Please fill out my google form for happy mail if you've ever left a good review. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vi0Lop0DpB5wkd7-Rmt0_KEVJ4Wh14KXxeirTIyDhtg/edit

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