Self-Care Hack for Teachers: Is Your Mental Diet Harming You?

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Teachers, have you ever considered how your mental diet could be harming you?

Would your outlook improve if you could train your mind to think you live in a friendly, not hostile, universe?

Then don't miss this episode of THE podcast just for teachers' well-being and true teacher self-care.

In this episode of Balance Your Teacher Life, host Grace Stevens dives deep into the concept of a "mental health diet." She explains how what we consume mentally—through books, movies, podcasts, TV shows, social media, and the news cycle—impacts our well-being. Grace shares personal anecdotes and provides a practical exercise to help teachers evaluate and improve their mental diet for a more peaceful and fulfilling life.

Key Points:

• Introduction: Emphasis on taking care of yourself this summer.
• The importance of a healthy mental diet.
• How what you are watching, listening, and planting in your mind affects your worldview and nervous system.
• Six areas of media consumption to evaluate: books, movies, podcasts, TV shows, social media, and the news cycle.
• Practical exercise to assess your mental diet.
• Personal stories highlighting the impact of media on mental health.
• Encouragement to create a peaceful mental environment.

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