Teachers OFF DUTY!

MARINA HARDIMAN
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Teachers Off Duty is the podcast for female teachers who are brilliant at looking after everyone else but somewhere along the way stopped looking after themselves. Hosted by former teacher and coach Marina Hardiman, we talk honestly about what teaching can do to your health, energy, confidence and habits, from surviving the school day on coffee and good intentions to promising yourself you’ll sort everything out during the next holiday. Expect real conversations about fat loss, food, strength, exercise, boundaries, confidence and building a life that works during term time, not just when school is out. Because you’re a teacher. But that was never supposed to become your entire life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2d ago

    BONUS EP #109: Show Up for the Energy You’ve Got

    You don’t wake up at 100% every morning and you don’t have to. In this Monday morning bonus episode, I’m sharing how I approach a 60% day, adjust my plans and still show up for myself. We’re talking about the everyday habits that support your energy, from protecting your sleep and fuelling your body to moving in small ways and saying no when your plate is already full. This is your reminder to step out of the all-or-nothing trap. One late night or missed habit doesn’t write off your week. You can always choose the next best thing. Because showing up for yourself includes knowing when to rest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    BONUS EP #109: Show Up for the Energy You’ve Got

  2. 5d ago

    When Did I Stop Feeling Like Me? #108

    You’re still showing up for everyone, getting through the school day and keeping things going. But somewhere along the way, you’ve stopped feeling quite like yourself. In the first episode of my new six-part series, More Than the Teacher, Miss Hardiman, I’m talking about the changes that can creep up on you: feeling uncomfortable in your clothes, losing interest in making plans, and constantly putting your own needs off until things calm down. I gained 30kg and lost it again during my 13 years in teaching. I understand how personal this can feel, and why another promise to “sort yourself out” doesn’t give you much of a starting point. We’ll explore what you actually miss about how you used to feel, how much you’ve put on hold until you lose weight, and one manageable way to make room for yourself this week. If you’d like support putting this into practice, message me CHANGE on Instagram at coachmarinahardiman for details of my 4 week coaching programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    When Did I Stop Feeling Like Me? #108

  3. Sep 28

    BONUS EP #107: Stop Carrying Someone Else’s Story

    How many of the things you believe about yourself are actually true and how many have simply been repeated for so long that you stopped questioning them? In this bonus Monday Mindset episode, I'm looking at self-limiting beliefs, where they come from and how they quietly influence your health, confidence, work and the choices you make every day. I also talk about stress, boundaries, people pleasing and why looking after yourself cannot continually come second to your job. It’s time to question the stories you’ve been carrying and decide which ones you’re no longer willing to live by. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    BONUS EP #107: Stop Carrying Someone Else’s Story

  4. Sep 24

    Half Marathon Race Review-Vulnerable Me #106

    I share my raw and emotional experience of running a half marathon in Copenhagen, highlighting lessons on resilience, mindset, and self-compassion. I reflect on my training, race day challenges, and future plans to pivot into powerlifting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Half Marathon Race Review-Vulnerable Me #106

  5. Sep 21

    BONUS EP # 105-The Story Behind Your Actions

    You can have the right calories, training plan and step goal, but what are you telling yourself when things don’t go to plan? In this bonus Monday Mindset episode, I’m sharing a simple mindset audit to help you notice the thoughts driving your actions, especially when a difficult day starts turning into “I’ve ruined it” or “I’ll start again Monday.” We’ll look at how to catch the thoughts that are working against you, change the language you’re using and learn to adapt your plan without treating it as failure. Remember to make sure you are following my instagram page @coachmarinahardiman for lots more teacher related content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Aug 31

    Teachers...Your Year Is Just Starting #104

    If Instagram has reminded you there are “only four months left of the year” approximately fifty million times already, this episode is for you. Because if you're a teacher, your year isn't ending. It's just beginning. September has always been our January: a new class, new routines and another opportunity to tell ourselves, “This year will be different.” We'll meal prep, exercise, drink more water, lose the weight and finally stop putting ourselves last. Then teaching gets busy and those promises slowly disappear. In this episode, we're changing the September conversation. I'm talking about why putting yourself last is a habit you've probably spent years practising, why your routine needs to work for the exhausted version of you in November rather than the enthusiastic version of you in September, and the practical steps you can take now to make this school year genuinely different. Because four months isn't your deadline. You have a whole school year ahead of you. Let's build something you're still doing next summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Teachers...Your Year Is Just Starting #104

  7. Aug 24

    Cake Fridays Are Staff Wellbeing… Really? #103

    Cake Fridays are often called “staff wellbeing” in schools, but are they really? In this episode I’m talking about the culture we’ve created around food in staff rooms: Friday cakes as a reward for surviving the week, being told you’re “good” for saying no, the judgement that comes with bringing nutritious food from home, and why women in particular seem to have so much to say about what other women are eating. I also share what people didn’t see when I was the teacher turning up with my Tupperware and salads. From the outside, it looked like I had nutrition figured out, while behind closed doors I was restricting, binge eating and constantly trying to get smaller. This isn’t about taking away the f*****g cake. It’s about questioning why food has become so connected to guilt, reward and comparison, and what teacher wellbeing could look like if we actually started talking about fuelling teachers instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Cake Fridays Are Staff Wellbeing… Really? #103

  8. Aug 18

    Another Year of Saying You’ll Do It? #102

    This week I’m joined by Ronan Kennedy, host of Both Sides of It, for a conversation about the things we keep saying we want to change, while another month, year or sometimes several years pass without us actually doing it. Ronan and I have both lost significant amounts of weight, and we’ve both experienced the cycle of knowing what we should be doing, starting again, falling away from it and promising ourselves we’ll do better next time. Now, as coaches, we see the same patterns playing out with the people we work with every day. We talk about what repeatedly breaking promises to yourself does to your confidence, when being busy becomes a reason to keep putting yourself off, why consuming more advice doesn’t necessarily lead to more action, the fear of trying again after previous attempts haven’t worked, and why waiting until life calms down can quietly turn into years of waiting. But we don’t just talk about why it happens. For every topic, we share practical ways to start approaching it differently in your own life, so you finish this episode with something you can actually do rather than another hour of information you agree with and never use. Ronan Kennedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronan_kennedy88?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Both Sides Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/033LWf4LMjGUiEiRL2pL3f?si=d32b6bd532744a24 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Another Year of Saying You’ll Do It? #102
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Teachers Off Duty is the podcast for female teachers who are brilliant at looking after everyone else but somewhere along the way stopped looking after themselves. Hosted by former teacher and coach Marina Hardiman, we talk honestly about what teaching can do to your health, energy, confidence and habits, from surviving the school day on coffee and good intentions to promising yourself you’ll sort everything out during the next holiday. Expect real conversations about fat loss, food, strength, exercise, boundaries, confidence and building a life that works during term time, not just when school is out. Because you’re a teacher. But that was never supposed to become your entire life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    MARINA HARDIMAN
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    109
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © MARINA HARDIMAN
  • Show Website
    Teachers OFF DUTY!