May 20, 2021
Before you are a Teacher, you are - and will always be - a Human Being. And Human Beings require Care. Period. Full-stop. The End.
Okay, maybe not "the end"... but certainly our beginning of acknowledging the Care we need, and prioritizing it as an essential component of living and sustaining us in the work we love to...
May 5, 2021
A Social Story is something that helps us create a comprehensive narrative around significant and impactful experiences in our lives, and is especially helpful for those experiences that involve trauma, loss, change or confusion.
And for kids... it means everything to have an adult sit down to help us make sense and...
Apr 28, 2021
What do you do when a student discloses some sensitive information to you? How to you respond to the student *and* the situation effectively?
In this episode, listen to another mini-training about how you can handle a student disclosure with care and compassion, the three steps that you can use to scaffold your...
Apr 22, 2021
Trust. Sometimes we adults take this bonding mechanism for granted. We assume it will occur naturally over the course of a relationship.
Well, for kids who've experienced harm from the folks who are there to keep them safe, the idea of "trust" becomes infinitely more complicated.
In this episode, I share with you a...
Apr 13, 2021
Here are some questions for you: What happens when we (the provider) are the ones in a traumatized state? What happens when a high-functioning individual finds themselves in a low-functioning, barely-keeping-their-head-above-water state? What happens when we go into a state of Collapse?
Well, this episode is the...