Meet Laura. Following a serious back injury Laura sought medical support using alternative therapies. While many of them helped nothing really reduced the pain that much. Finally while in Thailand Laura found a Rolfing Practitioner and after 3 sessions was amazed at how little pain she had.

As a teacher working long, demanding hours the relief was so palpable Laura went on to pursue a career as a Rolfer. Continuing to teach it tool almost 10 years to save the money required for the course plus living expenses. And, finally she made the transition from teacher to Rolfer!

A married teaching couple Analia and Chris returned to Canada after many years teaching in schools in South Korea and the Middle East. During that time they spent out on upgrading their qualifications gaining teaching credentials and a Masters in Education.

But once back in Canada a future  in teaching no longer seemed such an enticing proposition. With a little money saved and the use of mums home out in Newfoundland they spent several months exploring all the possibilities and guess what - they eventually came up with an idea that could have broken many couples!

In today's episode we are in conversation with Maureen Ceresini and Brenda Martin and we're talking about the importance of safeguarding our health.

It was quite by 'accident' that Maureen discovered that she had suffered what's known as a 'silent heart attack' and learnt the importance of taking care of her health.

Brenda, whom we met in one of our early podcasts, tells about her experience and that of her colleagues as they navigated the emotional quagmire of a negative Ofsted.

Their stories are a reminder of just how important it is that we - as educators - take care of ourselves