Providing insights, ideas, strategies and compassion, this book offers a new way of looking at self-care for educators experiencing exhaustion and stress, or who may simply be feeling more tired than they should be.

Introduction: To my colleagues 1. A 'toolbox' for self-care 2. Self-care and me, time to become closer 3. Developing your self-care muscle 4. Cultivating your self-compassion 5. Empowerment and tuning in to your own self-care 6. Being mindfully aware 7. Habits, boundaries and you 8. The elusiveness of time 9. What gift are you able to give yourself?

Narelle Lemon is a VC Professorial Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia, and an interdisciplinary scholar specialising in arts, education and positive psychology. Her research focuses on enhancing wellbeing literacy in K-12 schools, teacher education, higher education and community settings, emphasising evidence-based practices for proactive flourishing.