The Teacher Exhale

Could you do with a Teacher Exhale?

Are you finding that teaching is taking up more headspace than you'd like?

Do you struggle to switch off when you get home, even when you know the school day is over?

Are you carrying a difficult situation or conversation around with you?

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by everything that's on your plate?

Have you realised that you've been putting everyone else's needs before your own again?

Are you going through a particularly demanding point in the school year?

Or do you simply feel that you could do with someone to talk things through with?

You don't need to be at breaking point and you don't need to have a big problem. Sometimes, you simply know that you'd benefit from having someone pause with you, listen to what's going on and help you make sense of it.

You might leave with a clearer sense of what you need, a different perspective on something that's been worrying you or simply the relief of having said out loud what has been going round and round in your head.

Together, we'll think about how you can take some of that greater calm and clarity back into your everyday life.

You won't be expected to leave with a perfect plan for looking after yourself. The aim is simply that you finish your Exhale feeling a little lighter, more supported and more connected to what you need.

A space where someone is looking after you

I'm Kelly. Before becoming a qualified mindfulness teacher and coach, I spent many years teaching in primary schools, working across the primary age range and as part of a senior leadership team.

I know how much there is to love about teaching, but I also know how emotionally and mentally demanding it can be.

There is the constant decision making, the responsibility for other people's needs, the things that happen during the school day that you continue thinking about in the evening and that familiar feeling that there is always something else you should be doing.

I created The Teacher Exhale because I wanted to offer teachers something a little different.

Not another course to complete or another list of wellbeing activities to fit into an already busy life, but some genuinely personal support from someone who understands teaching.

For 48 hours, you get to have someone looking after you for a change.

How it Works

Before we Begin

Once you've booked, I'll contact you on WhatsApp and we'll arrange a time for your Exhale.

I'll also ask you to complete a short reflection questionnaire. This gives you a chance to think about what's been going on for you and helps me understand how you're arriving. You might reflect on what's been feeling difficult, what's taking up space in your mind, what you're proud of, what has gone well and what you feel you need at the moment.

Your Personalised Reflection

Once I've read your responses, I'll send you a thoughtful voice note reflecting on what you've shared.

We'll gently explore what's been weighing on you and consider one or two simple ways you might support yourself over the coming days.

The suggestions will be based on what you've told me, rather than being a collection of things I think every teacher ought to be doing.

Your 48-hour Exhale

For the following 48 hours, you'll have access to personalised WhatsApp support from me.

You can message me with a question, share something that's happened, talk through a thought that's been sitting with you or simply let me know how you're feeling

I will reply with personalised voice notes and text messages, offering support, reflection and gentle guidance based on what you need.

Your Closing Reflection

At the end of our 48 hours together, I'll send you a personalised closing voice note reflecting on what has come up during your Teacher Exhale.

We'll look back at what you've been carrying, what you've noticed and what feels different now that you've had some space to pause and talk things through.