Ep 173: Navigating Teacher Overwhelm: Optimizing Your Capacity and Well-being

Hey there, fellow secondary teachers! Are you juggling multiple preps and feeling overwhelmed?

Trust me, I've been there.

But guess what? In this episode of The Secondary Teacher Podcast, we're diving deep into the topic of capacity and self-care.

We'll discuss how being realistic about how much you can do is a form of self-care and share strategies to help you set boundaries, maintain them, and reduce overwhelm.

Plus, I'll give you some tips on recognizing when you're reaching your max and how to prevent burnout.

Too many preps and not enough time? Let’s make your planning period actually work for you.

Get the Planning Period Reset Toolkit—a free set of quick-start tools to help you protect your time, focus faster, and finally finish something… even during chaotic school days. https://khristenmassic.com/reset 

Ready to stop doing it all yourself? Grab the free Make AI Your Teaching Assistant PD and see how AI can actually help. https://khristenmassic.com/ta

Take the overwhelm out of multi-prep teaching—your free support system, the Simplify Your Preps Collective, is waiting: https://khristenmassic.com/collective

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Listen to Ep 161: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/605587cb-c535-4226-be36-9d3a23d0d21e

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