Reviewed by Ben Thrash
Burnout. Stress. Exhaustion dragging at your best intentions.
School leaders entering 2022 face both their personal overwhelm and the significant challenges of those in their care. An uphill climb at best, it’s expected that one feels bouts of disempowerment. I candidly relate. However, in the wise words of sisters Emily and Amelia Nagoski, authors of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, “Stress is not bad for you; being stuck is bad for you.” Though published pre-pandemic, their 2019 book serves as a prescient manual for navigating our collective sense that we are not quite enough.
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