{"podcast":{"title":"The School of Wellbeing with Meg Durham","slug":"the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714","podcast_index_feed_id":4350714,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/b2386019-0885-4669-b29e-af7c568ebc3a","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/5/19/0/2753795e-92e8-47b6-bdb0-adc3a6c88d53_he_school_of_wellbeing_podcast_artwork_v01__1_.jpg","author":"Meg Durham","episode_count":190,"summary":"Modern education is intense, fast paced and constantly changing. If you're feeling stretched, overwhelmed or running on empty, you're not the only one. The School of Wellbeing is for teachers, educators, school support staff and school leaders who want to move beyond survival and thrive by design. Hosted by wellbeing speaker and teacher wellbeing specialist Meg Durham, each episode features honest conversations with experienced educators and wellbeing experts who understand the realities of school life. You'll discover practical, evidence informed strategies and inspiring stories to help you navigate the challenges of education with more energy, clarity and confidence, so you can support others without losing yourself along the way.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T08:19:41.284584+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714"},"episode":{"title":"Bianca McLeish: Self-Preservation & How To Honour Our Limits At Work | Episode 160","slug":"bianca-mcleish-self-preservation-how-to-honour-our-limits-at-work-episode-160","published_at":"2026-03-05T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714/bianca-mcleish-self-preservation-how-to-honour-our-limits-at-work-episode-160","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714","url":"https://open-mind-education.mykajabi.com/podcasts/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham/episodes/2149173195","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/3a7309d5-b903-4b9f-bbef-7b0050d27294/stream.mp3","summary":"“Self-preservation is about intentional actions that protect ourselves.” - Bianca McLeish What if working harder isn’t the answer? In this powerful conversation, educator and school leader Bianca McLeish shares her personal journey from burnout to self-preservation, drawing on insights from her book, 'Teacher Wellbeing Transformed: Break Free From Survival Mode Before Burnout'. Together, Meg and Bianca explore the difference between self-care and self-preservation, why understanding our nervous system changes everything, and the subtle signs that dedication may be tipping into depletion. Bianca offers practical, school-day strategies to regulate stress, protect our energy and work within our limits. This episode reframes wellbeing as essential because learning to work within our limits allows us to stay in this profession longer and without losing ourselves in the process. ---- Chapter Markers: 00:00 Introduction 04:18 Bianca’s burnout story 12:02 Self-care vs self-preservation 19:45 Understanding the nervous system 28:10 Subtle signs of depletion 36:40 Practical strategies for the school day 47:25 Working within our limits 55:10 Final reflections ---- Deliberate Actions: List the three signs you're stretching beyond your capacity. Give one small nervous system regulation strategy a go. Say: \"I would love to help, but I am at capacity\" to the next request that exceeds your limits. Schedule a two-minute self check-in this week. ---- Episode 160 Shownotes - Click   here . ---- Bianca McLeish   Website  |   LinkedIn   |   Instagram ---- Meg Durham -   Website   |   LinkedIn   |   Instagram Weekly Newsletter - Subscribe   here Speaker Booking - Complete  the booking  form  to sta…","meta_description":"“Self-preservation is about intentional actions that protect ourselves.” - Bianca McLeish What if working harder isn’t the answer? In this powerful conver…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2209,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714/episodes/bianca-mcleish-self-preservation-how-to-honour-our-limits-at-work-episode-160/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714/bianca-mcleish-self-preservation-how-to-honour-our-limits-at-work-episode-160.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}