Nedra Tawwab

1 month ago | espaciologopedico.com | Nedra Tawwab

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué de repente el autocuidado se ha vuelto un concepto tan popular? La respuesta podemos encontrarla en la ausencia de límites, en la incapacidad que a menudo tenemos de comunicar a los demás nuestras necesidades de forma asertiva. La falta de límites nos conduce a una cultura del burnout y a una sociedad exhausta y sobrepasada. Necesitamos cambiar esta tendencia, y saber trazar límites saludables es la clave.

1 month ago | pacificu.edu | Stephanie Foo |Nedra Tawwab |Robin Wall Kimmerer

Body At Pacific, we believe that mental health matters. Prioritizing our mental and emotional well-being is essential — not only for navigating life’s challenges, but to help us show up as our best, most authentic selves. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, our dedicated team at the Counseling Center put together a list of their top five book recommendations that offer insight, comfort, and support — many of which are available for our students in the Counseling Center office.

1 month ago | boredteachers.com | Nedra Tawwab |Emily Nagoski |Amelia Nagoski |Madeleine Dore

Let’s face it—teaching is 90% heart, 10% caffeine, and 100% exhausting. Between the lesson plans, endless emails, staff meetings, and trying to remember where you put your copies, it’s easy to put yourself at the very bottom of the priority list. This book list is here to change that. Below, you’ll find 30 self care books sorted into categories that support the whole teacher—yes, even the one hiding snacks in their desk drawer and forgetting what day it is.

1 month ago | nedratawwab.substack.com | Nedra Tawwab

I led a six-week course centered around finding your voice and protecting your peace, and one recurring theme was discerning the difference between what we’re obligated to do and what we choose to do. When it comes to family relationships, in particular, there seems to be an unspoken contract that says because we are family, we are obligated to step in if:Thanks for reading Nedra Nuggets! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Someone gets sick and needs care.

1 month ago | nedratawwab.substack.com | Nedra Tawwab

My acts of discipline started as New Year's resolutions. This is no way an encouragement to live by the code of creating annual resolutions—after all, we're already a few months into the year. However, as a teenager, resolutions were the only path I knew to self-discipline in a way others wouldn't question. I was not yet brave, and I needed people not to ask too many questions. If you said a change was due to a resolution, people understood. One year, I gave up candy.