Supporting the Supporters: Promoting Educators’ Mental Health
If we do not take care of our teachers, we risk losing them, or worse, leaving them in classrooms too burned out to do their
Shellon Samuels-White
October 20, 2025
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Being the Nurse in the Family: Balancing Caregiving and Self-Care Amidst Grief and Stress
Editor’s Note: While this article comes from a nurse’s perspective, the heart of it—caring deeply for others while trying to care for yourself—will resonate with
Angie Timm, MSN, RN, and Maureen Hermann, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN
July 23, 2025
A Call to Educators for Stress Management and Self-Care
Dear Fellow Educators, As we near the end of another semester, I sense a rise in activity and busyness across campus. The stress is starting
Dunja Trunk, PhD
April 12, 2024
Care for Faculty in Challenging Times: Considerations for Exploring Hope and Healing
As higher education professionals, we are still struggling to process the convergence of crises, fear, and violence we have witnessed since the start of the
Chinasa Elue, PhD, and Laura Howard, PhD
May 19, 2023
Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester
If you have taught before, then you are familiar with the grumpy time of the semester. This is when the semester starts to feel long.
Donald A. Saucier, PhD, Noah D. Renken, and Ashley A. Schiffer
November 28, 2022
You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup: Nurturing Ourselves to Support our Students
Lalah Delia, writer, teacher, advocate for holistic living and wellbeing, is credited with saying, “Focusing on taking care of yourself and doing the best you
Patty Kohler-Evans, EdD
April 20, 2022
Reimagining Classroom Community, Assessment, and Our Own Self-Care
As I reflect on my teaching since last year and review the pedagogical lessons learned, I have started to reimagine my teaching practices and shift
Julie Sochacki, JD
April 30, 2021
