{"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":"Sue Langley: Burnout Iceberg & The Invisible Forces Driving Staff Burnout in Schools | Episode 162","slug":"sue-langley-burnout-iceberg-the-invisible-forces-driving-staff-burnout-in-schools-episode-162","published_at":"2026-04-02T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714/sue-langley-burnout-iceberg-the-invisible-forces-driving-staff-burnout-in-schools-episode-162","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/2149187341","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/7943b5d8-6f80-4925-99c1-66b323c7c307/stream.mp3","summary":"“Burnout is a sense of feeling overwhelmed by stuff. There is more coming at us than we have the ability currently to handle.” – Sue Langley What’s really driving burnout in schools? In this episode, Meg Durham sits down with Sue Langley to explore burnout through a systems lens. Together, they unpack why focusing on behaviour alone is rarely enough. Because burnout isn’t just about time management or resilience. It’s shaped by patterns that become normal, structures that influence workload, and beliefs about dedication, sacrifice, service and success that contribute to the way we work. This conversation widens the lens without dismissing personal responsibility. Individual habits matter. Boundaries matter. Deliberate action matters. But behaviour does not exist in isolation, it exist with a context. If burnout has ever felt like a personal shortcoming, this episode offers a different perspective. One that replaces self-criticism with curiosity and opens the door to wiser, more sustainable action. ---- Chapter Markers: 02:05 – What burnout really is 09:10 – Why behaviour change isn’t enough 16:40 – The Systems Iceberg explained 27:30 – Patterns that quietly become normal 38:20 – Structures shaping workload 47:15 – Mental models about sacrifice and success 56:50 – Moving from blame to curiosity ---- Reflection Prompts: A pattern of behaviour that is not serving me is... I feel pressure to… Being a \"good\" teacher/leader/colleague means... A small deliberate action I can take is... ---- Episode 162 Shownotes - Click   here ---- Sue Langley  Website  |  LinkedIn  | YouTube ---- Meg Durham -   Website   |   LinkedIn   |   Instagram Weekly Newsletter - Subscribe   here Speaker Booking - Complete  the booking&nb…","meta_description":"“Burnout is a sense of feeling overwhelmed by stuff. There is more coming at us than we have the ability currently to handle.” – Sue Langley What’s really…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2699,"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/sue-langley-burnout-iceberg-the-invisible-forces-driving-staff-burnout-in-schools-episode-162/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/sue-langley-burnout-iceberg-the-invisible-forces-driving-staff-burnout-in-schools-episode-162.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}