Take Time for You

The key to thriving, as both a human and an educator, rests in mindfulness, reflection, and daily self-care activities. With Take Time for You, you will discover a clear path to well-being by working through Maslow's hierarchy of needs: (1) physiological, (2) safety, (3) belonging, (4) esteem, (5) self-actualization, and (6) transcendence. The author offers a range of manageable research-based strategies, self-care surveys, and reflective teaching questions that will guide you in developing an individualized self-care plan.

Embrace imperfection as you develop your own self-care plan: Understand the challenges to mindfulness for teachers and how Maslow's hierarchy of needs comes into play in your personal and professional life. Design action plans so you can meet your own physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, and self-actualization needs and, finally, transcend and connect with something greater than yourself. Take surveys and perform a daily time audit to determine how well you are meeting each of your needs. Use the journaling space and self-reflection questions provided throughout the book to reflect on your implementation efforts.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Understand the Framework

Chapter 2: Physiological Needs

Chapter 3: Safety Needs

Chapter 4: Belonging Needs

Chapter 5: Esteem Needs

Chapter 6: Self-Actualization Needs

Chapter 7: Transcendence Needs

Epilogue: Final Thoughts

Appendix: My Personalized Self-Care Plan

References and Resources

Index