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Healthy Email Boundaries for a More Balanced School Year for Educators and Children back-to-school self-care social emotional learning teaching whole system Sep 04, 2024

by Katie Raher, PhD

As the school year kicks off, it’s important to set boundaries that prevent burnout and protect your well-being and ultimately the well-being of the children you support.

In general, boundaries serve to protect your energy and give you time and space for more of what you...

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Whatā€™s Really on Educatorsā€™ Wish Lists This Year educator well-being gratitude self-care teaching whole system Dec 08, 2023

by Katie Raher, PhD

“What would you recommend as gifts for educators?”

…a common question I get asked and a common question I reflect upon myself.

Now down below I’ve got a list of potential gifts or gift certificates that can be wrapped up with a nice package and bow, ...

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Radical Educator Self-Care for Radical Change + 5 Simple Strategies back-to-school educator well-being end of school self-care teaching whole system Jun 10, 2020

by Katie Raher, PhD

As much as the end of this very different school year filled me with sadness, I was looking forward to some of my workload lifting – both in terms of work and in terms of homeschooling my own kids. And then, fortunately, a revolution began to fight the 400 years of...

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Prioritizing Well-being Support for Educators during the Pandemic: 6 Practices and Powerful Ripple Effects educator well-being feelings relationships self-care whole system Apr 20, 2020

By Katie Raher, PhD

Nurturing teams of educators with well-being practices is an important part of the puzzle as we work to support children and families. This is always true, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever. In this blog, I share 6 practices I used with my own...

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