[MUSIC PLAYING]
INTERVIEWER: What
are some of the ways
that you practice self-care?
JESSICA DAVIS: I don't.
[LAUGHS]
HANNAH GADD-ARDREY: [LAUGHS]
KIMBERLY
PIPER-STODDARD: Oh, boy.
LYNETTE STANT: That's
definitely a skill
I need to get better at.
[CHUCKLES]
JESSICA DAVIS: Self-care
is hard, especially
in this profession.
LYNETTE STANT: However, my focus
has been to get outside more,
do more engagement
with our environment.
KIMBERLY PIPER-STODDARD:
Cranking up the tunes
in the kitchen and
cooking something
delicious for my family.
TABATHA ROSPROY:
There is more to life
than just work, even if you
really enjoy your career a lot,
like we do.
ERIN BALL: I don't
grade papers at home.
I don't check my email
very much at home.
And I'm a better
teacher when I have
established healthy boundaries
with work and leave work
at work.
MERCEDES MUNOZ:
So one of the ways
that I practice self-care
is being able to say no.
Sometimes you have to be able
to take a step back and refresh
before going on to
that next project.
TAKERU NAGAYOSHI:
One-minute meditations.
I just close my eyes,
take a deep breath,
and try not to think too
much about what happens.
And when I open my eyes,
I feel much better.
KIMBERLY DICKSTEIN HUGHES: Try
to turn your brain off and let
it be quiet sometimes.
KAREN SAMS: Disconnecting from
technology and distractions
and spending time with the
people that I love the most.
SARA MEDALEN: Before you assist
others with the oxygen mask,
assist yourself first.
I like to exercise
and be with my family.
But yeah, assist yourself
before assisting others.
ERIN MCCARTHY: I think it's
really important to give myself
the time to be creative.
Even actually really
digging in and researching
is creative for me.
KATIE POURCHO: I play
piano in the evenings.
I read a book.
I try to take time that
is both being still
and also being active.
ANALYN PALUGOD: Spending time
in prayer, practicing yoga,
or even spending time
outdoors, going boonie stomping
around the jungles of Guam.
BIBBA KAHN: Fresh
air and movement
are key to restoring my
sanity and perspective.
BECKY OGLESBY: I get up
before anybody in my family
when it's still dark outside.
And I go to the gym
on some mornings,
or I go and just sit and have
some quiet time to myself.
RACHEL MURAT: Or I am going for
a walk, or I'm reading a book,
or I'm taking a
nap on the weekend.
ANTOINE SHARPE: I practice
self-care by traveling.
Sometimes it's good to
get out of our bubble.
SEAN BUI: My best
mode of self-care
is to learn from my students.
I've learned patience.
I've learned empathy.
I've learned the
latest dance move.
TERESA BEILSTEIN: To reach
out to other teachers, share
experiences, and have somebody
to bounce ideas off of.
It rejuvenates you
and helps you reignite
that passion for teaching.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
