{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leading for Impact with IPPN","title":"Saying No to Burnout: Sinead Kennedy on Wellbeing in Schools","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8c2faf9f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1132,"description":"Brian O’Doherty talks with accredited psychotherapist and mental health consultant Sinead Kennedy about the growing pressures on school communities. \nSinead shares her journey into psychotherapy, her insights on the surge in anxiety among students and staff, and why school leaders are at high risk of burnout. She introduces Be Well, Lead Well — a new 10-module digital series designed to help leaders prevent burnout through practical, evidence-based strategies. \nFrom setting boundaries without guilt to building supportive environments, this conversation offers both honest reflections and actionable tools for sustaining wellbeing in education.\nTHINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT\nWhy Sinead’s own life experiences drew her into psychotherapy and mental health work.\nThe role schools play in supporting both student wellbeing and staff mental health.\nWhy anxiety is rising among children — and how teachers can better understand and respond to it.\nBurnout in school leadership: the difference between stress and burnout, and why prevention matters.\nSetting boundaries without guilt — learning to say “no” to protect your ability to lead.\nPractical tools and strategies from the Be Well, Lead Well digital series for sustaining long-term wellbeing.\n\nGUEST DETAILS\nSinead is a deeply compassionate and fully accredited psychotherapist, coach, and mental health consultant with a special focus on anxiety. With a BA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy and certifications in CBT, mindfulness, EMDR, the Rewind Technique, suicide intervention (ASIST), substance use intervention (SAOR), Children First safeguarding, and more, she brings a rich, multi-disciplinary approach to every session. \nHer professional journey includes volunteering with Teenline Ireland and Bodywhys, providing support to teens and those affected by eating disorders, and serving as a Teaching Assistant at the Institute for Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy. \nMORE INFORMATION\nIPPN is the officially-recognised,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aJi42R4jdQBofPBLmW-b33-JKAUvRVBOY-VGg9-Wf_8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jZGUw/NjJmNjExYWFlODZm/OWNiYjQ0MzQyYjZi/OTE1ZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}