These are urgent tasks that absolutely have to be done, such as getting the car MOT sorted on the day it is due. Put an “A” next those tasks that have to be completed today or there will be a negative consequence. Start by writing your list of things you need to do. One solution is to look each day at this wellbeing checklist. I hear teachers telling me all the time how they will be marking or lesson planning late into the evening, wake up early to prepare for class, teach all day and come home to more work, leaving them feeling exhausted. So what are some of the biggest issues that teachers face? And how can they tackle them? Problem one: Poor work-life balance Teacher mental health: The benefits of doodles I have identified key triggers, unhelpful thinking styles and behaviours that many teachers typically struggle with and created doodles that illustrate coping strategies for overcoming these. One of the tools in that toolkit is a series of simple therapy doodles - I call them “ Tidy mind doodles” - which serve as simple, bitesize reminders of how to look after our wellbeing in manageable ways. I work with people to build up their own “first-aid toolkit” to help them feel more in control of their wellbeing. I am trained in guided self-help-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which looks at how our thoughts and actions can keep us in a vicious cycle of low mood, anxiety, panic or stress. Teachers may not be able to change the nature of their profession, but there are things they can do to help themselves with the mental health problems they face. Teaching is a stressful job: heavy workload, high levels of accountability and the unpredictable nature of working with young people all combine to have a detrimental effect on teachers’ wellbeing. As a mental health therapist for the NHS, I have worked with many teachers.
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