Are you sick and tired of the surface level? When we hide below the surface, we are masking, avoiding, and ultimately perpetuating stress and burnout. Keeping things at a surface level is NOT healthier, safer, more professional, or more appropriate. It is time for all of us to GO DEEPER. And it is possible with The 4 Pillar Mindset.

How do we know? We are living proof. We have used the 4 Pillar Mindset to help us completely overcome burnout in the classroom and do our healing work from trauma. It has also helped us create better relationships with our colleagues and our teenagers at home.

Based on the research and our own stories throughout this book, you will see how suppression makes you very sick, and ignorance is certainly not bliss. When combined and practiced daily, you will learn how 4 concepts will inspire you, help you find peace within yourself, connect better with others, feel more blessed, and find every opportunity for growth. It's an empowering journey, and we are ready to get vulnerable to model the transformation.

The 4 Pillar Mindset is a guide for ultimate Social Emotional Wellness. We accomplish that by keeping Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, a Growth Mindset, and Gratitude at the top of our minds. In a society where more and more kids, teens, and adults are becoming anxious, depressed, and feeling burnout, it is time to flip the script. If you grew up like we did, shamed for your mistakes, punished for being too emotional, and judged or bullied for being different, we see you, hear you, and write this book for you!

We need to help the adults who were not taught social-emotional learning as children. At the same time, we must model wellness and teach it to the next generation in school and at home. We need to do better. The 4 Pillar Mindset is how we get there.