This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek I& #39;ve been really thinking about the only thing that kept me in teaching when my own mental health was at its very lowest point due to a vicious, bullying headteacher who made a job I loved a toxic place for me to be. If it weren& #39;t for 1/

My brilliant support system, I& #39;d have left teaching. Moved back home, done something else. But I& #39;d be so unhappy, so anxious still. I made it through with the help of my friends, family, colleagues and gorgeous other half (who was only new back then). 2/

It was so important to me to have people that reminded me that, no matter what that awful & #39;leader& #39; said or did or how she made me feel, I was worth more than that. It wasn& #39;t easy. It took a long, long time for me to regain any confidence in myself as a teacher. 3/

But I am so lucky to have had them, and to collect more along the way (shout out to @Nicola_M_N_, @MissAimeeLanny, @mrs_c_mozza and my other brilliant colleagues!). I know I& #39;m a lucky one. I know not everyone has that. So PLEASE. Please know that I am here. 4/

My DMs are open, you can send me a message, I am always here to listen. Because I know what it& #39;s like to not feel heard, to feel your opinions don& #39;t matter, and so many other things. But if you can talk to someone about it, it just might feel slightly less heavy. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">

I was just about to apologise for my tweet vomit, but actually, I think it& #39;s important we share these things. Because if even one person sees it and feels they can come talk to me, that will be a great thing.