Healing Burnout
Date: February 4, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00pm UTC
About this webinar
Healing Burnout with a Wise and Tender Heart
As international school counselors, you hold so much—emotions, stories, transitions, and the invisible weight of care. In a world that asks us to give endlessly, burnout has become an all-too-familiar reality. But what if healing burnout isn’t about pushing through exhaustion, but learning to meet ourselves with wisdom and tenderness?
In this compassionate keynote, Meena Srinivasan explores burnout not only as personal depletion, but as a systemic issue shaped by unsustainable expectations, perfectionism, and disconnection. She invites participants to reframe how we view rest, resilience, and care—not as luxuries, but as essential practices for longevity in our work.
Drawing on research, lived experience, and mindfulness-based strategies, Meena offers gentle yet powerful tools for nurturing emotional well-being, reconnecting to purpose, and cultivating community care—especially in the unique, high-demand environments of international schools.
Participants will leave with:
- Practical strategies to restore balance and well-being
- A deeper understanding of burnout’s root causes
- Mindful tools for self-compassion, boundary-setting, and sustainable service
This session is an invitation to pause, reflect, and realign—because the world doesn’t just need us to keep going; it needs us to be whole.
Speaker
Meena Srinivasan is a former school administrator, international school educator, National Board Certified Teacher, and globally respected leader in mindfulness, SEL, and belonging. She is the founding Executive Director of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) and CEO of Karuna Consulting. Named one of Mindful magazine’s Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement, Meena’s TEDx talk on tenderness has over 2 million views. She helps schools worldwide create compassionate, equity-centered environments rooted in social-emotional and contemplative practices.
