Episode Details

In this episode, let’s chat about what it means to be thriving, surviving, struggling, or in crisis mode. These four categories can apply to any aspect of your life, and it’s important to make space and reflect on where you’re at and where you want to be. In this episode, Sandy talks about what it means to be in these categories, because so many teachers are working in the survive/struggling category right now which is awful because you absolutely deserve to be thriving everyday. 

KEY POINTS

• There are four things you can do if you’re in survive/struggle/crisis mode to move you back towards thrive mode. 

• No matter how you’re feeling right now, it’s valid and legit and okay. 

• You have the power to take action and make decisions based on 

• Think about who you need to BE in order to move forward and get into thrive mode. 

QUOTEABLES 

“Oftentimes some of the things that are causing the stress and anxiety are things that are out of our control. We cannot control these things. And if they are out of our control, there’s work we can do to release and let go of it so that it can no longer cause that stress and anxiety.” 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 

Suicide Prevention Hotline (988) 

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Episode 7 | Four Ways to Enforce Boundaries   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-classroom-a-podcast-with-sandy-patterson/id1669088317?i=1000603945009

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