The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast - Life After Teaching

Send us Fan Mail What if the way we structure work was never designed with human wellbeing in mind? In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast , I explore work and leadership through a matriarchal lens — not as a political argument, but as a systems reflection. We look at: Linear productivity vs cyclical human rhythm Relational labour and invisible emotional work Performance culture vs c...

Send us Fan Mail Wellbeing is now firmly part of the conversation in education. Schools are investing time, energy and intention into supporting staff and students. So why do so many initiatives struggle to create lasting impact? In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I explore the deeper, systemic reasons wellbeing efforts often fall short — even when leaders...

Send us Fan Mail Wellbeing language is everywhere now. We know the terms, the research headlines, and the importance of “doing wellbeing.” But knowing about wellbeing isn’t the same as holding the responsibility for it. In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I explore the gap between awareness and application through a positive psychology and coaching psycholog...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I explore an important question in education today: should wellbeing be developed in-house, or supported by specialist expertise? Wellbeing has become a familiar word in schools, but effective wellbeing is more than good intentions, theme weeks, or one-off sessions. I reflect on what meaningful wellbeing p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I explore why more families are questioning traditional schooling and turning towards alternative education, homeschooling, and unschooling. This isn’t an anti-school conversation. It’s a thoughtful look at what’s changing in education, what families are noticing in their children, and why different learni...

Send us Fan Mail This is one of the topics I’m asked about most: leaving teaching. In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I talk honestly about what people often underestimate when they consider stepping away from the classroom — the loss of identity, the fear, the decision paralysis, and the practical overwhelm that can come with change. I also share how coach...

Send us Fan Mail In this short episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I’m easing back in with a midwinter reflection and sharing my word for the year: awareness . January can come with a lot of pressure to rush, reset, and move faster. This episode offers a quieter alternative. I reflect on midwinter as a season of noticing rather than forcing, and why awareness feels...

Send us Fan Mail When I left teaching, one of my biggest fears wasn’t just about identity or burnout — it was about money. After 14 years of a reliable monthly salary, how was I going to pay my bills through my own company? In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I get honest about the financial side of starting a wellbeing business. I share what it’s really lik...

Send us Fan Mail Over the first six episodes of this podcast, I’ve shared a lot about life after teaching, the ups and downs of starting a business, and what wellbeing in schools often gets wrong. In this episode, I’m responding to some of the questions and comments that listeners often have after those conversations. I talk about how to know when it might be time to leave teaching, the identity s...

Send us Fan Mail When schools say they’re “doing wellbeing,” it too often means donuts in the staffroom, a yoga day, or a mindfulness app. Lovely gestures meant with kindess, but they don’t fix burnout. In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I explore why surface-level wellbeing isn’t enough, and share what meaningful wellbeing looks like when it’s embedded in...

Send us Fan Mail When I left the classroom after 14 years, I thought starting a business would be the natural next step. I imagined freedom, balance, and meaningful work. The reality has been much more of a rollercoaster. In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I get honest about the challenges of building a wellbeing business after teaching — from the gap betwe...

Send us Fan Mail (24 Mins Long!) Leaving teaching is never an easy decision, but there are signs that can help you know if it’s time. In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I share five clear indicators that it might be time to step away from the classroom — from burnout and misaligned values, to losing the joy in teaching, noticing the impact on your health an...

Send us Fan Mail When I was in the classroom, a huge part of education was all about academics, data, and assessment results. Since leaving teaching after 14 years, my perspective has shifted completely. In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I share what education looks like for me now. It’s less about grades and more about building the skills children and adu...

Send us Fan Mail When I left the classroom after 14 years, I thought I knew what life after teaching would look like. The reality was very different. In this episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching , I share five things I wish I’d known before leaving teaching — from the surprise of having too much freedom, to the importance of getting your finances in order, and how isol...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the very first episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching — formerly known as Diary of an Ex-Teacher: Navigating the World of Wellbeing . After 14 years in the classroom (12 of them in Dubai), I stepped out of teaching to follow my passion for wellbeing. In this episode, I share how I planted the first seeds of Green Heart Wellbeing and how it’s g...

Send us Fan Mail What does Continuing Personal Development look like in your life? Do you learn vaulable things to support you professionally or even personally? Very often, CPD can feel forced. But, what if you flip the narrative and choose what feels important to you to learn. Here are some links to the sites of the ladies I mention in the show. Dr. Robyn Walser Dr. Louise Hayes

Send us Fan Mail Following on from some insta reels I made, teachers, this episode is for you. I know you know this stuff...but sometimes a wee reminder helps you to take action!

Send us Fan Mail As promised, I'm sharing about some of the learning and self discovery that's been happening over the last year. The Divine Feminine is such a blessing for me: my world has changed since reawakening to the understanding of DF. I respond to a listener message to start with and update you one the happenings of the week! What does Divine Feminine mean to you?

Send us Fan Mail These episodes are waaaay more unstructured than the first series. Perhaps, that is because now that I'm not teaching, my life isn't timetabled to the n'th degree! But, it has taken some getting used to... This episode focuses on chat about mentoring vs. coaching, some reflections on the start of the academic year and which steps I've taken towards starting my...

Send us Fan Mail So - the last episode (a year and a half ago...) was the most popular download. It was called 'Thinking of leaving teaching" and then...I fell off the face of the earth lol! But, I'm back again with updates, where I've been, what I've been doing and what I'm going to do next! As always, the upcoming episodes will be about you and your wellbeing. I als...

Send us Fan Mail If you live in the UAE, contract time is looming. Schools are awash with whispers of 'Who will stay?  Who will go?' as teachers pass each other in corridors and grab a mere moment of adult conversation. In all seriousness, many people would love to try something new but, the reality is, that monthly salary is what keeps us surviving. What would you do if money wasn'...

Send us Fan Mail I always feel like I try and squeeze really big topics into twenty minute episodes and today is no different lol! So let's say it is a bit of a starter on the topic. I talk a bit about my own self care, self love, self worth journey. They are all different things, hence this episode being more introductory into my thoughts on these areas. I share some of the ways you can care...

Send us Fan Mail Although the clue is in the title -  'balance' - I know from experience, listening to friends, nosying on social media etc, the scales often tip in the favour of work. So, does it change our perspective if we think of it as life/work balance? There is nobody on this planet that can tell me the main reason we are here is to work day in day out. We are expressive, creative...

Send us Fan Mail Even saying the word 'procrastination', even thinking it, writing it, gives that feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach - why do we do this to ourselves? I've been procrastinating over a big thing I have to do. I will share more about it once it is finished lol! So, this episode is basically my personal plan of how I'm going to battle the procrastination and...

Send us Fan Mail Coaching. It's my new day job! I love being a Wellbeing Coach and like teaching, it is an occupation where you never stop learning and the more experience you gain, the better. In this episode, I want to chat a bit about how coaching has helped me in different aspects of life and what I am enjoying about being a coach. I also share some tips on what to look out for when you a...