The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast - Life After Teaching

Send us Fan Mail Happiness. Sometimes allusive, wanted by everyone. But does it have to be a relentless pursuit? Happiness looks different for everyone. Even some of the most mean people who have set foot on this earth, may have justified that their actions made them happy. But, true happiness goes beyond the individual needs/wants or momentary pleasure. It caters for community, for the other and...

Send us Fan Mail Burnout is a biggie! Prevention is possible. Most people have experienced burnout at some time in their life, whether it be personally or professionally. This really is a massive recurring theme within education. Staff in schools have a vocational attitude towards their job, but giving their all, 100% of term time, often leads to crashing and burning during those holidays we have...

Send us Fan Mail It feels weird not be going back into school - and yet, teacher wellbeing still remains in my thoughts! This episode brings shares some teacher wellbeing tips to consider at the start of the year. I remember the feeling of 'I'm going to be better this year' or 'I'm really going to have a work/life balance this year.' Sound familiar? Before long, I&apo...

Send us Fan Mail There wasn't an episode last week...listen to my update to find out where I have been and what is coming next! I have still been writing in my diary everyday I promise :) Ashley

Send us Fan Mail The last few weeks have been wobbly but now, I'm settling into a place of HOPE and optimism for the future. This episode brings shares one of my go to Positive Psychology interventions called 'Best Possible Self' - that is definitely something I'm moving towards with hope in my heart and fire in my belly. This intervention is lovely for boosting hope and optimi...

Send us Fan Mail Imposter syndrome - we all know what it's like to feel like we don't deserve to be somewhere, or that we aren't actually equipped to do the job we are being paid for. I mean, even Meryl Streep has openly talked about feeling like an imposter when acting in a movie - madness right? In this episode, I share a little about why I've had Imposter Syndrome tapping my...

Send us Fan Mail I knew that making such a big career change would definitely cause me to have the odd wobble during the term I still had left at school. Well, there's been a good few! Am I doing the right thing? I must have asked myself that 100 times, even after my teacher position had already been filled! Feel down I knew/know it's right but I had to sit down and really reflect. I rea...

Send us Fan Mail I had to leave teaching, it was time. I'm so lucky to now to be able to try and pursue something I'm passionate about full time, as my daily bread and butter. This episode brings MEANING and PURPOSE into the conversation (I say the words meaning and purpose about 35,465 times, sorry not sorry!) I share why leaving teaching is making more space for me to find more MEANING...

Send us Fan Mail Well, here we go - the start of the journey to becoming an ex -teacher! In this episode I share some reflections about handing my notice in at school after 14 years in the classroom. It was an emotional rollercoaster to say the least and FEAR has been dancing around me the whole time. Like, literally spinning me around. I share some main points from a book about fear that did actu...

Send us Fan Mail Hi Lovely People! It really is so, so lovely to have you here! This is just a little trailer to introduce myself and explain why I have jumped on the podcast bandwagon - I basically want to document my career change journey from teacher to coach and wellbeing consultant in Dubai, where I live. Each week I will share my experiences from my diary and talk about a wellbeing theme. I&...