Not Another Workshop: What School Leaders Actually Need
School leaders are often asked to attend one more training, one more initiative, one more workshop—while already running on empty. This is different. A restorative, practical experience designed to help school leaders exhale, reconnect with themselves, and leave feeling lighter than they arrived. Through reflection, nervous system reset tools, meaningful connection, and realistic strategies for boundaries and sustainability, participants receive what they rarely get: support.
No endless slides. No performative participation. No added burden. Just something genuinely helpful.
No charge, no honorarium, no mileage costs. This guest speaker is free to groups in Chicago!
Susan Close, LCPC, LMHC
Owner | Psychotherapist, Susan Close Psychotherapy & Wellness
Self-Improvement SpeakerSusan Close is a speaker and licensed therapist who helps audiences understand what is really happening beneath stress, burnout, emotional...
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