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The Ripple Effect of Teacher Wellness: Taking Time Out for Your Wellbeing

Joyce Sunada

Overview

In this webinar, Wellness Coach Joyce Sunada shares the consequences of ignoring her own wellness and the ripple effect this had on her students and school community. She will also share three strategies you can embed into your daily practice to help you take care of your wellbeing.

An educator for over 30 years, Joyce Sunada is a wellness coach and speaker. After ignoring her own wellness, Joyce was forced to take a medical leave from teaching. She definitely realizes, "If you don't take time for your wellness, you will be forced to take time for your illness". Joyce has journeyed back to get well and stay well. Her mission is to inspire, empower and ignite educators to live joyful and fulfilling lives.

Part I: The signs


Outlining what the "ripple effect" is, how and why it develops and the effects it has on your personal wellbeing. (09:25)

Part II: The journey


Wellness coach Joyce Sunada details how she fell into the "ripple effect." (11:56)

Part III: Strategies


Outlining the strategies that help maintain a healthy sense of wellness and wellbeing. (23:00)

Lunch n' Learn Discussion Questions

Before watching the webinar...

  1. How often do you check in with yourself, mentally? Physically? Emotionally?
  2. As an educator what kind of impact do you think you have on your students?
  3. Think of a teacher/professor from your past who had a positive impact on your life — what do you see as the key to their success?

After watching the webinar...

  1. Should there be more regulations in place to ensure teachers mental health and wellbeing is being looked after?
  2. What are some strategies from the webinar you can begin to implement immediately?
  3. In what ways can taking time out to assess your wellbeing help improve you as an educator?