→ How can we learn to recognize our body’s stress signals as data?
→ What is a daily micro-move educators can practice to regulate themselves?
→ How can prioritizing our own wellness directly impact our students and create generational change?
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Dr. Jen Rafferty is an educator, author, and speaker
2:14 - A turning point from burnout to wellbeing
3:20 - Writing The Empowered Educator
5:45 - The body's stress signals as data
7:29 - Other stress signals
12:47 - Emotional intelligence
15:26 - Increasing our self-awareness
19:11 - Categorizing repetitive tasks
23:07 - Generational change
27:42 - A path to sustainability
30:38 - Recovering personal identity
35:13 - How and where to connect with Dr. Rafferty
ABOUT THIS GUEST, Dr. JEN RAFFERTY
Dr. Rafferty is an educator, author, TEDx speaker, and the founder of Empowered Educator, an organization transforming the culture of education by placing educator well-being at the center of school success. She holds a PhD in educational psychology, degrees in music education, and certifications in Emotional Intelligence and Neuro-Identity Evolution. As a former middle school music teacher, Jen knows firsthand the challenges and joys of life in the classroom, and the toll it can take when personal well-being comes last. Her own journey from burnout to balance ignited her mission to help educators reconnect with their purpose, restore their energy, and feel empowered as leaders both in and out of the classroom.
Dr. Rafferty is the author of a brand new book, The Empowered Educator: 10 Lessons to Prevent Burnout, Reclaim Your Joy, and Unlock Your Teaching Potential.
CONNECT with Dr. RAFFERTY
on Facebook and LinkedIn,
on Instagram @jenrafferty_,
and on her website, empowerededucator.com.
Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.
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