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Attention all educators! In this ep., Shannon sits down with Rowena, a career teacher turned burnout coach. Drawing from her experiences with burnout & compassion fatigue, as well as over 30 yrs in the education industry, Rowena shares invaluable insights & wisdom. This ep. tackles critical questions, including:

  1. What causes teacher burnout? We explore individual factors like the rescuer mindset, perfectionism, & the tendency to overextend oneself. Additionally, we examine systemic issues, such as communication styles of leaders that often leave educators feeling unseen & unvalued.
  2. What helps prevent & recover from teacher burnout? We discuss setting boundaries, building a supportive community, & making lasting changes to one's approach to work & life from a systemic and individual lens.


Blending Rowena's personal experiences with her professional expertise, this ep. offers practical advice for teachers & valuable insights for anyone experiencing burnout, regardless of their professional background. Tune in to discover how to beat teacher burnout.


Guest Bio

Rowena has been a teacher & leader for over 30 yrs and her passion is to build teams who value themselves & each other, for them to be the most effective, productive & creative teams possible. Rowena started as a class teacher, then worked in schools & orphanages abroad, before returning to the UK where she worked in schools as a special needs coordinator, trainer, specialist & deputy headteacher. She completed her masters in inclusion & was a tutor for SENCOs completing their National Award. After a burnout in 2022, she wrote a book for school staff (Teach Flourish Thrive: Beat Teacher Burnout) & now trains teachers & leaders in areas such as developing effective teams, building self-awareness, sharing commitments to goals & valuing each member of the team with their different strengths & areas of confidence.


Contact:

Rowena Hicks, rowenaphicks@gmail.com, 07816975130. For more information visit www.rowenahicks.com where you will find her book purchase link, YouTube videos, & training courses for individuals & groups.


Host Bio

Shannon Swales is driven by a deep passion to empower individuals with the essential mental health knowledge & skills needed to flourish. She guides them through a transformative journey from chronically stressed, burnt-out states to overall wellness. Her commitment to this cause is rooted in personal experience, having traversed the challenging terrain of burnout, compassion fatigue, & vicarious trauma. Her odyssey has imbued her with a renewed perspective, enabling her to approach her career & the care of others with a more balanced & empathetic mindset.


Contact:

Directly via www.burnoutpsychologysupport.com/contact, by reading her burnout memoir - Nothing Left to Give: A Psychologist's Path Back www.burnoutpsychologysupport.com/buy-my-book, exploring her blog - 'Lessons From a Burnt Out Psychologist' - www.burnoutpsychologysupport.com/blog, or social media pages @burnoutpsychologysupport.


Share Your Story/Expertise: If you’d like to share your burnout experience or expertise on the pod, please email shannonswales@burnoutpsychologysupport.com.


Disclaimer: The views, knowledge, strategies, etc., shared in this podcast by Shannon's guests or by her are not a replacement for personalised therapy. As she has done for herself, she encourages those suffering to seek professional help. In case of emergency contact your national emergency line-Australia 000. For counselling contact your local doctor or national counselling service, in Australia Life Line 13 1114 or 13 YARN (13 9276) for First Nations People.

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