Teachers in Transition: Career Change and Real Talk for Burned-Out Teachers

Send us Fan Mail Many people underestimate the importance of sleep in their lives. They have been lulled into thinking that sleep can be delayed and deferred. It can't. At least not if you wish to be well and operate at your optimal level. Our bodies are designed to sleep a certain number of hours each night. While it is true that each one of us has a set point where we need sleep that may di...

Send us Fan Mail When you decide it is time to change your job or career track, you may think that the first question to consider is "What are you 'qualified' to do?" I contend that that is the wrong question, however. Instead, consider what you want to do, and then consider what you might need to do to make yourself qualified to do that. Do you need to take some courses or get...

Send us Fan Mail You may not have thought of eating for proper nutrition as a stress management strategy, but it is. To keep your body and mind in optimum shape, you need to maintain your health. A healthy body is a resilient body, and resilience is what you want to have when you get hit with a stressful event. If you are resilient, you will bounce back more quickly. If not, you may find yourself...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is about a key element in making a career transition from one career lane to another. It is based on a recent blog post that Kitty wrote by the same title, "When Changing Careers, Seek Clarity Over Confusion.   The blog post is available at  https://teachersintransition.com/changing-careers-in-mid-life/changing-careers-in-mid-life. The free ebook that was referen...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I chat with Melissa Wolf, the founder of Balance Health and Wellness .  Melissa is a School Psychologist, so she has seen up close and personally how teachers are stressed, and she has experienced her own sense of burnout. She started Balance Health and Wellness because of her own passion for fitness and wellness. She has helped her clients manage their we...

Send us Fan Mail Changing jobs represents a unique set of challenges, but changing a career can feel like a daunting task depending on the level of education you may have invested in or the amount of experience you have racked up. In spite of those challenges, however, the time does come for some when the writing is on the wall. You realize you aren’t happy anymore in the career of your first choi...

Send us Fan Mail Learn why it is so important to stay hydrated if you want to stay on top of your game at home and at work. When you are mildly to severely dehydrated, your body goes into a stress response. Your brain drains water from your other organs, causing them to slow down and be sluggish. Your decision-making capacity is compromised. You will be more irritable, and your emotions will feel...

Send us Fan Mail Teachers in Transition – Episode 5 – Career Change Roadmap – Download Your Free Copy Before starting any job search or career change, you should undertake a thoughtful approach. Think about your strengths, gifts, and talents, and prioritize what it is you want to do in your next job. Then set up some Discovery Conversations with people who are working in the industry that you are...

Send us Fan Mail The "Teachers in Transition" Podcast offers advice, counsel, and information about teacher burnout, stress, and stress management strategies for burnt-out teachers (or anyone feeling stressed and overwhelmed) along with career advice for those who want to leave the teaching profession. Dr. Kitty Boitnott, NBCT, RScP , has been working with burnt-out teachers as a Heart-C...

Send us Fan Mail Stress is a fact of life for everyone, but sometimes, we may feel more stressed out and overwhelmed than other times. Even happy events like planning a wedding or preparing for a new baby can create stress. And then there are the sad events like loss of a loved one, a broken relationship, and financial problems that can cause us to feel stressed out, too. There is a continuum that...

Send us Fan Mail Starting a job search can be a daunting process for anyone. It is especially complex if you are leaving one career and need to undertake another. This podcast and this episode in particular is addressed to teachers who are experiencing burnout and are thinking of leaving the profession in pursuit of something new. The trouble is that most teachers don't know what they might b...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone is stressed out. It's a part of life, and as long as you live, you will experience stress to some degree. Good stress--eustress--leads to peak performance. Bad stress --distress--can make you sick if you don't learn to manage it and relieve it. This episode of Teachers in Transition offers what stress is and how to start managing it proactively with a new mindse...