Finding relaxation
Heather DeJonge, RDH, CSMC, RYT, joins Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH, to talk about her experience with stress and burnout. She explains her journey from a mental health crisis to become a registered yoga teacher, somatic practitioner, and mindfulness coach, providing quarterly CE and wellness retreats for her colleagues in dental hygiene.
Her message to other hygienists is that you are not alone; there’s help. Her goal is to reach as many hygienists as she can and help them feel supported as a community, ultimately increasing the enjoyment and longevity of their careers.
You can find her @TheRelaxedHygienist on Instagram.
About the Author
Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH
Chief Editor, RDH magazine
Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH, has over four decades of continual career development and experience in dentistry. As the chief editor of RDH magazine, she strives to remain a proactive personality in the continual advancement of the profession. She has been defined as a motivated trendsetter and dependable colleague and is inspired by her true passion of helping others to achieve their personal goals.
Heather DeJonge, RDH, CSMC, RYT
Heather DeJonge, RDH, CSMC, RYT, is a clinical dental hygienist with over 16 years of experience and is known on social media as The Relaxed Hygienist. She’s a stress management and burnout consultant for dental hygienists, a registered yoga teacher, somatic practitioner, and mindfulness coach. Through CE and MeTreats—her virtual CE and wellness retreat weekends—Heather supports hygienists with practical, compassionate tools rooted in her own burnout recovery journey, helping them build sustainable self-care and long, fulfilling careers.