Self-Care Resources

​What is self care? What ISN’T self care?
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“Self-care is often a very unbeautiful thing….True self-care is not salt baths and chocolate cake, it is making the choice to build a life you don’t need to regularly escape from. And that often takes doing the thing you least want to do.” -Brianna Wiest

Early signs of burnout:

• Do you find yourself dreading going to work?
• Are you regularly experiencing fatigue and low energy?
• Are you easily bored with your job?
• Do work activities you once found enjoyable now feel like drudgery?
• Are you depressed on Sunday afternoons thinking about Monday and the coming week?
• If you could choose between being sick enough to stay home and going to work, would you choose to be sick?
• Have you become more cynical or bitter about your job...your principal...your school?
• Do you find yourself easily annoyed or irritated by our coworkers?
• Are non-work relationships affected by your work feelings?
• Do you find yourself envious of individuals who are happy in their work?
• Do you now care less than you used to about doing a “good job” at work?

DISCLAIMER: These documents were created by a group of Michigan music teachers. We recommend contacting your local mental health professionals for advice that will address your specific needs.

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Self-Care Resources
Online groups, podcasts, links, and associations to contact if you are seeking self-care.