Happy Teacher Revolution - by Danna Thomas (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Preserve your mental health while meeting the demands of the education profession using proven tools and research

Happy Teacher Revolution helps educators address burnout and jumpstart their own practices to claim joy. Using the latest developments in neuroscience and her experience as a teacher, author Danna Thomas introduces you to self-care practices that help you prioritize your wellbeing while handling the difficulties of a demanding profession. This research and evidence-based handbook amplifies the voices of a wide range of changemakers, providing data and deliberate action steps to support well-being on both an individual and systemic level in order to enact transformational change. Realize increased self-worth and learn to decrease prolonged stress by pushing back on expectations of time, money, and emotional capacity.

You will:

• Access tools and videos that explore caregiver burnout, vicarious trauma, and the importance of self-care in the field of education
• Understand why it's essential to claim happiness as your own "best practice" to help students
• Discover practical techniques for identifying your limits and authentically setting boundaries
• Learn to support peers in your community and work together to address the social-emotional and intellectual demands of teaching

Educators, including both teachers and school leaders, will appreciate the practical and person-centered approach in Happy Teacher Revolution. With the techniques in this book, you can build a more resilient classroom, a more resilient community, and, most importantly, a happier you.

From the Back Cover

"It's tough to be an educator these days. And you can't take care of the kids unless you take care of yourself. This joyful, optimistic, realistic book will help you do it. Please read it!"
--ROSS W. GREENE, Ph.D., author of The Explosive Child and Lost at School and Founding Director, Lives in the Balance

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR PERSONAL WELL-BEING

Happy Teacher Revolution by Danna Thomas aims to transform burnout culture into a culture where teachers support and encourage each other in pursuing personal well-being. This transformation starts with you.

Happy Teacher Revolution empowers you with information and techniques on how to care for yourself, nurture your working relationships, and stand up for yourself in a system that isn't designed to prioritize you. As you work through this compassionate, conversational book, you will:

• Integrate your self-knowledge to show up more authentically for students and colleagues
• Set boundaries with colleagues, administration, and other stakeholders while fulfilling your duties
• Support students who have experienced trauma while addressing vicarious trauma in yourself
• Model and build diverse communities of educators who make personal well-being a priority

As your own journey of mental health and well-being progresses, you will want to come back to this book's many tools and insights again and again.

About the Author

DANNA THOMAS, a former Baltimore City Public School teacher, is founder of Happy Teacher Revolution--a global initiative to support the mental health and wellness of educators. The organization has supported the social-emotional welfare of thousands of teachers across the United States, Canada, Nigeria, Brazil, and Senegal.