2021: Rejecting Burnout, Taking Care of Ourselves and Leading the Necessary Way

Wow! What a wild 6 months! Not only because we have a growing podcast (sweet!) but because…education in the post-not post pandemic reality. Everyone uses this break in different ways: disconnect completely (good for you!), planning for January (don’t go too wild with that!) and holistically visualizing what they want January through May/June to look like (this is always me). If you’re in major prep mode, let me recommend Season 1, Episodes 2-4, lol. Here are the top 5 most downloaded episodes:

S1 Ep 2: Burnout: Not our badge of honor

S2 Ep 3: Superintendent and Chief Problem Solver, Mr. Cloyd Garth, Jr. on prioritizing the mental, physical and spiritual needs of his entire staff

S1 EP 3: Workplace Burnout pt. 2: Roundtable with educators, administrators and business leaders

S1 Ep 4: Workplace Burnout pt. 3: Roundtable Conclusion

S1 Ep 5: Career Coach Jackie Ross on Career Development, Dealing with Overwhelm and Job Crafting to Improve our Job Satisfaction

Here is an episode guide based on what you might be reflecting on and planning for:

Season 1 focuses on saying “no” to things that cause burnout, unpacking how specifically to prevent it, how to deal with overwhelm once it sets in, how to take care of our health when it feels impossible to focus on it and how we can actually CREATE job satisfaction for ourselves.

Season 2 focuses on the specific challenges and needs of teachers and school leaders this school year (this can be validating if you’re experiencing it). It also hones in on the specific leadership practices that are essential to meeting the needs of educators. If you’re a leader hoping to better meet those needs during the 2nd half of this school year, then these episodes are a must-listen, because there are leaders out there doing it, and they share very practical and useful strategies to do this.

Thank you for tuning in as we kicked off DissectEd Podcast, and here’s to continued growth and impact in 2022!