Wellness Wednesday

May is Mental Health Month! We also just packed up the entire school and are trying to teach/work/survive/love/laugh/clean...well pretty much everything at the same time. Sounds like a perfect time to focus on our wellness and mental health. I'll share some resources and something to make us laugh. Thinking of you all and see you Friday for the graduation drive-through.

Much love,

Kristin

Check out #Tools2Thrive

Visit www.mhanational.org/may and learn more information about: recognizing and owning your feelings; being an effective caregiver; supporting others; connecting with others; eliminating toxic influences and creating healthy routines. Once you click the link, look at the left hand column. Lots to check out there!

"We have to own our story and share it with someone who has earned the right to hear it, someone whom we can count on to respond with compassion." -Brene' Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

Check out "My Bad"-The Podcast--Where extraordinary educators talk about how and what they learn from sharing their own mistakes. Hosted by Jon Harper

https://www.bamradionetwork.com/genre/my-bad/

Five Strategies for Teacher Self-Care

Being Our Best Self During Challenging Times by Marc Brackett

Click on the items in her "room" and take some time to relax! Once the slide opens, click on "Present" in the upper right corner to see her room in full screen mode.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zVSVjatNyobR5QmEK32TgCDkuycRUedFb0sH9HOsMxs/edit?ts=5ec2c455#slide=id.g782e008244_0_17

Click on the video to check out how she turns her frown upside down.): :)

Kristin Bearden MA, LCMHCA

Email: kristin.bearden@mcdowell.k12.nc.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/mcdowell.k12.nc.us/ofeschoolcounseling/home
Phone: 828-668-7646