Education
I’ve been gone. I had to take a few weeks off just to wrap my mind around everything that is changing. Teaching virtually. Working from home. All the due process paperwork that needed to be completed. Connecting with all my families took so much energy. I felt like I was working from sunup to sundown.I know you feel the same. I know you are doing your best. We care so much and it shows. I work with the most dedicated colleagues that all want what is best for our families and students. We lead with our heart. We work tirelessly with compassion in our hearts. But it’s hard. It’s overwhelming. We are exhausted. We miss our students. We miss our classrooms. I know how hard you are working. I see it in all of my colleagues. I see it on facebook in groups. I see it everywhere in our community. Last time I recorded a podcast I talked of compassion. I talked about how important it is to consider everyone is doing the best they can based on their own knowledge and skills and experiences. I talked about how beneficial compassion is for you physically and mentally and how it changes in your body. We also talked about self compassion. We are not alone. Today I'm talking about compassion fatigue. Listen in to learn about compassion fatigue and how a type of meditation called compassion meditation has shown to improve measures of burnout and increase measures of emotional wellness is a short amount of time.