Sierra Moore by Sierra Moore

Self-Care

smoore54_ — 2024-03-19 16:19:08 UTC

It is normal to experience burnout or high levels of stress occasionally throughout your career, it is what you do about it that is important. Taking the time to do things you enjoy, stepping away, decompressing, and conducting self-assessments are crucial to avoiding long-term burnout and ultimately continuing to be the best you, that you can be.

Take-Away

smoore54_ — 2024-03-19 16:24:01 UTC

While all educators are experiencing higher levels of stress and anxiety regarding their careers, school counselors are typically on the front line. They are the ones that usually have to jump in and help in the high-crisis situations. It is crucial to maintain self-care to avoid burnout or compassion fatigue.

Personal Self-Care Strategies

smoore54_ — 2024-03-19 16:35:23 UTC

Get enough sleep- Sleep is crucial to quality mental health, when you are physically tired you can become mentally tired much quicker.
Spend time with family- Spending time with family can help alleviate the stressors that occur at work and make you feel better naturally.

My self-care strategies can be done fairly easily but they are crucial to success. I do not function well with little sleep and when I am sleep-deprived, I can always tell my mental health is being affected. Ensuring I get 7-8 hours of sleep nightly at minimum will help make sure I am taking care of myself mentally and physically. Spending time with my family is easily my favorite thing to do, it doesn't matter what we do, as long as we're together it helps me feel tremendously better.

smoore54_ — 2024-03-19 16:45:37 UTC