HEARTcare Educators

11/18/2025

What is compassion and compassion fatigue?

https://heartcareeducators.ca/2025/11/18/heartcare-podcast-episode-1-what-is-compassion-and-compassion-fatigue/

03/25/2025

Meet Jenn MacNeil! Hello Educators, My name is Jenn MacNeil. I am a former teacher of 13 years, I have been a Registered Clinical Counsellor since 2022, and a Ph.D. student since July 2024. Read my earlier blog post on co-regulation! I am passionate about working with educators who are struggling with work-life-balance, compassion fatigue, and burnout which can impact their lives outside the classroom....

https://heartcareeducators.ca/2025/03/25/looking-for-a-registered-psychologist-in-canada/

01/24/2025

Check out the new podcast series, available at

Want to learn more about moving through burnout and compassion fatigue to a better sense of wellbeing? Check out this podcast series!

01/23/2025

Written by Aimee Calayo (CCC) who provides mental health support to education workers across Alberta, virtually and in-person in Edmonton. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, as well as a Master of Education. Learn more about her 1:1 counseling sessions and group support at Ordinary Living. As educators, we often strive to be accepting in how we relate to others, but practicing acceptance when it comes to our work-life balance can often be far more challenging....

12/20/2024

Check out this new blog post to deal with resentment by Edmonton therapist, Aimee.

11/30/2024

What’s new in HEARTcare? Check out this podcast series to help support your occupational wellbeing.

Source:https://www.spreaker.com/episode/heartcare-episode-1-what-is-compassion-and-compassion-fatigue--61058256What is compassion and how does trauma and cri...

11/05/2024

Learn one way to manage your frustration at work from this blog post by therapist, Aimee.

10/12/2024

Teaching is a job where the to-do list never ends, but I encourage you to try the iCALM strategies to invest in yourself, which will ultimately benefit your students.

06/28/2024

Coming soon - the HEARTcare app with Wellnify! A combination of information, fitness videos, and mindful activities to help you be well at work.

06/19/2024

06/18/2024

Reflections by Astrid Kendrick, EdD Like many other people, I have heard of the anecdote of the starfish, but at a recent leadership training course, a fellow trainee told me the rest of the story. The story begins with a young boy (or sometimes a girl), walking along a beach. He notices that hundreds of starfish have become stranded by the tide in the heat of the sandy beach, and concerned about their well-being, he begins to pick them up and throw them into the surf....

03/28/2024

How can you adapt your daily routines to include practices that support your wellbeing?

Submitted by: Dr. Astrid Kendrick, PHE Canada HPEC Liaison Representative As a part of my research into compassion fatigue and burnout , I...