Many teachers experience a shift in their professional career from joy to burnout, and often are unprepared to address it. Author Mandy Froehlich takes readers on her search to uncover educators' emotional disengagement. In her findings, she provides practical strategies and research-backed guidance for teachers to heal and reengage in the profession, rediscovering self-care, well-being, and healing in their purposeful work.

Educators will:

Investigate various factors that contribute to educator burnout, disengagement, and attrition

Consult the continuum of educator engagement

Explore research and science that validate the importance of educator engagement

Gain many strategies for healing professionally and pursuing the process of reengagement

Access worksheets, checklists, and detailed instructions to help them implement the book's strategies

Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Extinguished
Chapter 1: Defining Emotional Engagement and Disengagement
Chapter 2: Identifying Reasons for Disengagement
Chapter 3: Understanding the Brain and Nervous System
Part II: Ignite
Chapter 4: Recovering Through Self-Healing
Chapter 5: Reengaging Through Self-Care
Chapter 6: Rewiring the Brain With Positivity
Chapter 7: Reconnecting With Your Profession
Chapter 8: Creating Cultures of Support
Conclusion
Appendix
References and Resources
Index