CHAT - Mental Health Matters - Stop Burnout and Move Forward in Healing Ð 5/1/23

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: Arlington, TX

From Lannette Burlingame to Everyone: Good afternoon from Kilgore, TX!

From Lannette Burlingame to Everyone: Hi Kate!

From Linda Brown to Everyone: New Caney, texas

From Emily Coleman to Everyone: Hello from Austin! Holding down the fort for you, Kate.

From Robin Dinerstein to Everyone: Robin from Long Island New York

From Robin Dinerstein to Everyone: Sufflok county

From Debra Fournier-Pursel to Everyone: Hi from Spring, TX

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: So relaxing! Love that!

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: Education consultant for Deafblind Education

From Liz to Everyone: Healthcare

From Joyce Lopez to Everyone: Vocational Rehabilitation Teacher for Blind Adults

From Tara Mullen to Everyone: TVI

From Linda Brown to Everyone: Braillist,

From Emily Coleman to Everyone: Superintendent

From Lannette Burlingame to Everyone: TSVI/Special Education Specialist

From Eileen Donahue to Everyone: Orientation and mobility specialist

From Scherilyn Johnson to Everyone: Teacher of students with Visual Impairments

From Robin Dinerstein to Everyone: TVI and Vision Rehab Therapist

From Alex Driver to Everyone: TSVI/ AT coordinator/ in home trainer..... ( the list keeps growing )

From Kathy Schneider to Everyone: TSVI and o&M

From Linda Brown to Everyone: Others people not doing there part of planning lesson plans

From Eileen Donahue to Everyone: Understaffing

From Scherilyn Johnson to Everyone: time constraints, ARDS

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: Trying to support so many different needs all over the state

From Emily Coleman to Everyone: Outside forces like you said: policies, budget, etc.

From Joyce Lopez to Everyone: Changing job positions

From Joyce Lopez to Everyone: dealing with aging parents on top of everything too!

From Liz to Everyone: Not getting to bring my puppies to work

From Karen Borg to Everyone: Everyone has it!

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: There's a lot of it!

From Joyce Lopez to Everyone: we need more teachers out in the field

From Debra Fournier-Pursel to Everyone: People are retiring faster than they can be replaced

From Joyce Lopez to Everyone: we are often the lone ranger out there with no one that understands what we do.

From Amanda Guerrero to Everyone: Being stretched too thin and not enough support from above

From Joyce Lopez to Everyone: I agree that this is not a job but a very different adventure everyday. I try to leave "stress" in my car and not let it enter my house!

From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: I have often told people to take care of themselves! ….and then not eaten lunch

From Joyce Lopez to Everyone: Do what I say and not what I do is what I would say to them.

From Robin Dinerstein to Everyone: take their vacation time

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: To take care of themselves! (and then I don't haha)

From Scherilyn Johnson to Everyone: Advise them on self-care and remind them of the oxygen mask scenario

From Emily Coleman to Everyone: IÕd say, ÒBe sure to take care of yourself.Ó Also a leaders responsibility to not expect those things of their employees.

From Lannette Burlingame to Everyone: You can't take care of anyone else if you aren't caring for yourself.

From Amanda Guerrero to Host and Panelists: IÕd be having a little chit chat with my friend about taking care of themselves lol !  I struggle with the skipping meals and hydration for sure !

From Debra Fournier-Pursel to Everyone: Be careful

From Joyce Lopez to Everyone: Lets both go to lunch!

From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: I LOVE the Window of Tolerance!! This is so much like instructional readiness and makes total sense

From Kaycee Bennett to Everyone: This is SO great!!!

From Liz to Everyone: I need that fiery brain in an emoji.

From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: The handout has all of this information

From Debra Fournier-Pursel to Everyone: Thank you

From Linda Brown to Everyone: Thank you !

From Joyce Lopez to Everyone: I enjoyed this session...please bring Amelia back for another session.

From Penni Houser to Everyone: Very helpful information

From Amanda Guerrero to Host and Panelists: The window of tolerance and the hypo- and hyper- range was helpful to get a better understanding of.

From Lannette Burlingame to Everyone: Thank you for sharing all of this great information and these reminders to take care of ourselves!

From Liz to Everyone: No sheÕs MY sister!

From Emily Coleman to Everyone: Great information!  Needed new ideas for Òexpanding my window.Ó