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The Stress Prescription: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease (The Seven Days Series)
This fantastic book provides concrete strategies for managing stress. This is a great companion to journaling practice since it allows you to engage in daily activities.
Sanctuaries: Self-Care Secrets for Stressed-Out Teachers
Are you struggling with finding time for self-care? This is the book for you! The author shares strategies to help you make space for wellness practices.
Are you looking for an inspiring book to read? We are grateful for Brene Brown's work, which reminded us that we are imperfect AND brilliant! "The wholehearted journey is not the path of least resistance. It is a path of consciousness and choice." (Brown, 2020)
A Year of Self-Care: Daily Practices and Inspiration for Caring for Yourself (A Year of Daily Reflections) - We love books like this! Simple, daily doses of self-care tips and strategies to support creating an effective work-life balance. This book is a great companion to journaling practice.
A Year of Positive Thinking: Daily Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage (A Year of Daily Reflections)
We love books like this! Simple, daily doses of inspiration, wisdom, and courage to support reflective practice. This book is a great companion to journaling practice.
Educator Bandwidth: How to Reclaim Your Energy, Passion, and Time
This is a GREAT book! There are several essential nuggets in this book; one we think is important is, "Adults can't guide students in social and emotional learning if the adults are burned out, disengaged, and ineffective!" (Kise and Holm, 2022)
Developing inner strength and resilience takes self-compassion. Being kind to ourselves is critical to achieving a fulfilling work-life balance. We highly recommend reading the collection of books that support developing self-compassion to have a compassionate relationship with self and others.
Kindle Paperwhite (16 G.B.) – Now with a 6.8" display and adjustable warm light, have you ever wanted certain books with you but forgot them in the classroom or at home? Our favorite way to carry around all those teacher books we want to refer to is on our Kindle.
Also, with a library membership, many books can be borrowed and loaded on your Kindle. You can even load a PDF to read there later or to have. The best part for me is that I read in bed at night with the lights off; it doesn't affect your eyes or your partner.
Here is one version, but there are many others. Check them out on Amazon.