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  "description": "This summer is different.",
  "path": "/week-0-thrive-this-summer-it-starts-today/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T10:19:33.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com",
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    "Thrive This Summer: A Teacher's Well-Being Companion.",
    "Get the Thrive This Summer Workbook",
    "Support The STRONG Teacher Newsletter"
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  "textContent": "School is out. Or it soon will be.\n\nAnd if you're anything like most teachers I know, you are looking forward to some peace and quiet, maybe a few summer projects, and using the bathroom whenever you want.\n\nThat's exactly where this series begins.\n\nStarting today, I'm running **Thrive This Summer** — an 8-week well-being series for educators who want this summer to actually feel like something. Not a recovery sprint before the next school year. Not a to-do list with better lighting. Something real.\n\n> \"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.\" — John Lubbock, _The Use of Life_\n\nEach Wednesday for 8 weeks, you'll get one email. One theme. One practical tool you can actually use.\n\nHere's what's coming:\n\n  * **Week 1 — The Power of the Pause.** Rest isn't a reward. It's where we begin.\n  * **Week 2 — Declutter the Mind.** Make space for clarity — not by fixing things, but by putting them down.\n  * **Week 3 — Movement That Restores.** Reconnect with your body without the pressure to perform.\n  * **Week 4 — Nourish to Flourish.** Fuel yourself like you matter.\n  * **Week 5 — Feel It to Free It.** Build emotional resilience without shutting down.\n  * **Week 6 — Strengthen Your Center.** Reconnect with your core values and what anchors you.\n  * **Week 7 — Reimagine the Return.** Step into the new school year with clarity, not chaos.\n  * **Week 8 — Build Your STRONG Start.** Carry everything forward — with intention.\n\n\n\nEight weeks. No pressure. Just space to breathe, reflect, and actually take care of yourself.\n\n* * *\n\n**One thing before we start**\n\nIf you want to get more out of the series, I've put together a companion workbook — Thrive This Summer: A Teacher's Well-Being Companion. It includes the full newsletter text for each week, along with worksheets, reflection prompts, and practical tools, all in a single, designed PDF you can work through at your own pace.\n\nIt's in my Ko-fi store. No subscription, no community required — just a clean, well-made resource for teachers who want everything in one place.\n\n👉 Get the Thrive This Summer Workbook\n\nYou don't need it to follow along. The series is completely free. But if you like to write things down and go deeper, it's there.\n\n> _I give myself permission to begin slowly — the rest will follow._\n\n* * *\n\nFirst email lands next Wednesday.\n\nI'm glad you're here.\n\n— Jeremy\n\nSupport The STRONG Teacher Newsletter\n\nStrong Teacher Pep Talk Playlist",
  "title": "Week 0: Thrive This Summer — It Starts Today",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-03T10:19:33.237Z"
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