Abstract:This paper draws upon four intimate case studies of non-Japanese full-time English teachers based in Tokyo, identifying ongoing workplace stressors and lifestyle adjustments that impact teachers’ professional performance and private life satisfaction. The study employed narrative group work, eight-week meditation, and solicited diaries to examine self-compassion, self-care techniques and self-compassion fatigue, and overall psychological and emotional well-being of the participants. Specific sources of partici… Show more
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