The School Mentor Podcast: Episode One - Defining Well-being
Podcast Transcript: Today is my first ever attempt at recording a podcast, and a video solo. So here goes. Thank you very much for...
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Miff Martinek
- Sep 3
- 3 min
3 Things You Need To Manage Anxiety
This morning I felt completely overwhelmed. I could feel the panic crackling in my chest like loud radio static. I cried in the gym. I...
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Miff Martinek
- Aug 20
- 3 min
Why being a role model is your most important job
My husband and I have been working hard to develop good manners and ‘speaking kindly’ with our toddler. For the most part this has gone...
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Miff Martinek
- Aug 13
- 4 min
Why does mentoring actually work?
When I first speak to someone about the work that I do, I will introduce mentoring as a vehicle for wellbeing. I will share how the...
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Miff Martinek
- Aug 5
- 5 min
Sticky Labels - Limiting self beliefs and what to do about them
This week I have had a lot of conversations about overcoming negative self beliefs. It is something that mentors are so brilliantly...
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Miff Martinek
- Jul 29
- 5 min
Why Your Mentoring Programme is Mediocre...and how to fix it.
“The single, consistent Achilles Heel of organisational mentoring is mediocre mentoring.” - Harvard Business Review I am yet to speak to...
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Miff Martinek
- Jul 20
- 4 min
How to have a difficult conversation in 5 easy steps
It feels like this year I have been asked more about having difficult conversations than I ever have been. A hangover from lockdowns,...
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Miff Martinek
- Dec 10, 2021
- 4 min
How to promote wellbeing in schools
Taking on the task of finding out how to promote wellbeing in schools can seem like a daunting undertaking. While it certainly shouldn’t...
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Miff Martinek
- Dec 3, 2021
- 4 min
Why is mental health awareness important in schools?
We’ve all been through a lot in the last year and a half, and unfortunately, it shows in the declining mental wellbeing of many young...
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Miff Martinek
- Nov 26, 2021
- 4 min
How to embed teacher wellbeing at your school
When we think about wellbeing in schools, it’s essential to consider more than just the mental wellness of pupils. Here's how to embed...
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Miff Martinek
- Nov 19, 2021
- 4 min
A whole school approach to mental health
Every year, more and more schools recognise how large of a part they can play in the mental wellness of their pupils. It's worth...
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Miff Martinek
- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
What is Peer Mentoring in Schools?
Mentoring has been an enormously helpful tool for many years now. There have been numerous youth mentoring programmes for decades. Peer...
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Miff Martinek
- Oct 29, 2021
- 4 min
How can you improve mental health awareness in schools?
Mental health awareness is a continuously growing concern across the globe, but it is especially important in schools. Teachers and...
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Miff Martinek
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
What is pupil wellbeing?
Some might believe that the term wellbeing just means a state of constant happiness. While that would be nice, it’s not realistic. The...
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Miff Martinek
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
What is mental health awareness training for teachers?
Mental health awareness has been growing for over twenty years now, and it continues to become a significant focus for schools. The...
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Miff Martinek
- Sep 24, 2021
- 5 min
Who is Miff Martinek
About five or six years ago, I started volunteering with the Samaritans. It was something that I thought I would do on the side to make...
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