Lately, I’ve been feeling like my nervous system is out of whack. I’ve been spending more time in the sympathetic nervous system—fight or flight mode—and not enough time tapping into the parasympathetic side (rest & digest/ stay & play mode). I’ve realized I haven’t been giving myself the chance to slow down and truly restore.…

Teacher burnout is a significant issue in education, and while we often focus on the overwhelming bureaucracy and lack of autonomy, there’s another underlying factor that rarely gets discussed: the fact that most teachers are women, yet the structure of education hasn’t evolved to accommodate their unique physiological needs. Schools today are still operating on…