Why this room exists
This is the room we wished existed — when we were exhausted, overwhelmed, unheard, or simply needed someone to say I understand. So we built it for one another.
Shalini, founder
For teachers running on empty
Come as you are.
Leave a little lighter.
The room we needed.
A safe place to speak, reconnect, feel understood, and know you are not alone.
Share your story
Shalini went first, so no one has to walk into an empty room.
Shalini
Middle school science · 11 years
I used to sit in my car in the parking lot for twenty minutes before I could drive home. Not crying, not on the phone. Just sitting, because the day had asked for more than I had and I needed somewhere quiet before I walked in my own front door.
I thought that was a private failure for a long time. It wasn't. Tell me about your parking lot.
2 repliesPosted this spring
Maren
Grade 2 · 6 years
Mine is the staff bathroom, third stall, four minutes with the fan on. I have never said that out loud to another teacher. Thank you for going first.
Devon
High school English · 19 years
Nineteen years in and I still get the Sunday dread. Reading that you sat in the car helped more than any PD day I have been sent to.
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Tips for getting through it
Small things that have held.Small things that have held, from teachers who tried them.
Feet flat on the floor, breathe out longer than you breathe in. Four counts in, seven out, three times. It will not fix the day. It gives your body the signal that you are not being chased, which is usually enough to get you through the door.