10 of the Best Wellbeing Apps for Stressed Teachers

As busy (and often stressed) educators, we are often seeking quick and easy ways to boost our mental and emotional wellbeing.

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Teachers report often experiencing anxiety, stress and pressure. Common causes include:

Teacher workload
Classroom management
Working hours
High expectations

This post looks at some of the most popular wellbeing apps that teachers are using right now. Different apps will suit each of us in different ways. We hope there’s something here to help you with your health and happiness. Taking a little time for some self-care can make the world of difference.

Best Free Wellbeing Apps

Insight Timer – an inclusive app

Some famous names, such as Russell Brand and Gisele Bündchen contribute to guided meditations on this app, of which there are over 100,00 to choose from! Users will also discover live yoga sessions, live events and specific meditations to support sleep. This inclusive app offers content in 50 languages.

Cost: Free

Gratitude: Self Care Journal – A journaling app

This journaling app provides guided gratitude journal prompts, positive affirmations, a vision board to assist with personal goals and a daily zen section, containing quotes, stories and articles to support mental health and wellbeing. This app is for Apple users.

Cost: Free, with in-app purchases

Calm - A Wellbeing App

Calm is a popular app to aid meditation and promote better sleeping habits. A free version is available, but this will allow for very restricted access to the series of sessions that are available to subscribers. Reviews reference its effectiveness for supporting anxiety and its affordable cost.

Cost: £28.99 (billed annually)

Headspace - a mental health app

A happier, healthier you, in just a few minutes a day, is this app’s goal. This hugely popular app offers guided meditation to help with stress, anxiety and sleep. It also features articles and music playlists (inspired by celebs such as John Legend, no less!).

Cost: £49.99 (billed annually)

Stress-Busting Apps

Simple Habit – a 5-minute meditation app

This app is described as ‘a 5-minute meditation app designed to help busy people stress less, achieve more, and live better’. The app claims to support users to be happier in their lives, relationships and work, and to benefit their health.

Cost: Free for limited access to sessions or approx. £66.99 (billed annually) for premium

Shine – a daily meditations app

Another hugely popular one, this daily wellness app offers daily meditations, self-care courses, personalised support and monthly virtual community workshops. It also combines other features, such as gratitude and reflection journals and podcasts. I in 3 users describe the app as life-changing.

Cost: Approx. £47.99 (billed annually)

Best Therapy Apps

Mindshift – an app based on CBT techniques

This app designed by the Canada Anxiety Association aims to support users to manage anxiety and be mindful. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques underpin the content in this app. Users report the app helping them with depression, anxiety and stress, saying it helps them address the root of their problems and seek help if necessary.

Cost: Free

Talkspace – a therapy app

With over 1 million users, this app allows users to connect with a therapist to support their mental health and wellbeing. Online therapy is more convenient for many people than face-to-face therapy. Several types of support are available: individual therapy, couples therapy, teens therapy and psychiatry.

Cost: Dependant on the type of therapy and number of sessions

Best of the Rest

Deliciously Ella – A wellness app

‘Delicious ways to feel better’ is what this app promises. It offers recipes, primarily, but also has features to support wellness through movement, mindfulness and sleep. The app also contains meal plans and a wellness tracker.

Cost: monthly subscription of £3.99

I Am – a self-esteem app

‘I am’ is an app designed to boost self-esteem and change unhelpful thought habits through daily affirmations. Users can set reminders throughout the day to receive support with intentions, dreams and ambitions.

Cost: Free, or approx. £14.99 (billed annually) for premium

Whatever kind of support you’re seeking, the chances are there is an app that can help. Many educators are successfully using wellbeing apps to support their mental and emotional health and wellbeing, which doesn’t just benefit them but benefits their pupils, too!