Quality Time Over Crisis Management: Escaping the Stress Cycle

About this episode

Sarah shares her transformative journey from teaching to a fulfilling role in the not-for-profit sector.

"There is another side, and it's life-changing." Former Head of School, Sarah spent 13 years in teaching before deciding to listen to her inner voice and pivot towards a completely different path. Now an Employer Engagement Manager working in the not-for-profit sector, Sarah has found a role that utilises her communication and engagement skills across different audiences whilst offering the work-life balance and well-being she was missing in education. She's no longer in constant "crisis mode...

People in this episode

Host: Joanne Howard

Guest: Sarah

Topics covered

• career change
• work-life balance
• stress management
• communication skills
• well-being

Keywords

• career pivot
• education
• employer engagement
• stress cycle
• life-changing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: not-for-profit sector, The Adventures After Teaching Podcast

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