Hosted by Daphne Gomez. The Teacher Career Coach Podcast was created to motivate, empower, and inspire educators to find happiness in their careers, whether inside or outside the classroom. Whether or not they are thinking of a career change from teaching, all educators will gain something from the honest discussions. Join us as we talk teacher burnout, career transitions, side-hustles for teachers, and everything in between!
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My Podcast is here to encourage you, uplift you and Coach you to a Mindful life of Victory !!!!! You were born to be Victorious!!!! When God created you, He had Purpose, Victory and Success in Mind!!!!
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Balance Your Teacher Life: Personal Growth Tips, Habits & Life Coaching to Empower Educators to Avoid Burnout
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This teacher podcast is for all educators who want to regain control of their time and energy and rekindle their passion for teaching. It is full of tips for teachers who want to overcome teacher burnout, invest in authentic teacher self-care, and create a sustainable work-life balance through better habits and confidently setting boundaries. Grace combines her 20-year classroom experience and training in NLP and life coaching to inspire, entertain, and support educators to feel more empower ...
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Top 5 TED Talks for Special Education Teachers
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This episode delves into the top five TED Talks for special education teachers. These talks are full of inspiration and insights and cover important topics for ALL educators (not just those in SPED) who want to enhance their understanding and approach in the classroom. Top 5 TED Talks Discussed: Cole Blakeway: "We Are All Different and That's Aweso…
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I LOVE TED Talks. About six years ago, I posted my list of favorites for teachers on my blog, and it has been shared thousands of times. I decided it was time to update things, as the educational landscape has changed so much since then. Guess what? Even with all the changes, three of my Top 5 have withheld the test of time. Get ready to be inspire…
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Self-Care Hack for Teachers: Is Your Mental Diet Harming You?
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Teachers, have you ever considered how your mental diet could be harming you? Would your outlook improve if you could train your mind to think you live in a friendly, not hostile, universe? Then don't miss this episode of THE podcast just for teachers' well-being and true teacher self-care. In this episode of Balance Your Teacher Life, host Grace S…
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Avoiding Teacher Burnout for Over-Givers with Phil Januszewski
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In this episode, Grace talks with Phil Januszewski, a science teacher, keynote speaker, and positive psychology enthusiast, about practical strategies for teachers to avoid burnout and bring more joy into their lives and classrooms. This conversation is a delightful reminder to prioritize self-care and intentionally cultivate positivity. Highlights…
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Forget Professional Development This Summer And Focus on Personal Development Instead
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🎙️ Ready for a fresh take on summer prep? Discover why less professional development for teachers and more personal growth might be your key to a rejuvenated classroom experience next year. 🌞💡 In this episode of the Balance Your Teacher Life podcast, host Grace Stevens dives into a topic that sparked some controversy but holds powerful insights for…
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Student Accountability Matters: Rethinking Restorative Justice Practices in Schools
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If you're feeling fed up with the lack of student accountability, chaos in the classroom, and lack of admin support, then this email is for you. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Justin Bader - the incredible voice of reason taking over TikTok for exhausted teachers everywhere. School leaders - you MUST listen! Teachers - you will feel so…
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146 - Teacher Career Coach is now part of Aspireship!
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Daphne talks with Aspireship CEO Corey Kossack about the acquisition of Teacher Career Coach and what is next for the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv Daphne Gomez
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How to Set Boundaries with Your Family Over Summer Break: Top Tips for Teachers
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Summer is here, and while you’re counting down the days until that final bell rings, are you also feeling the weight of a never-ending to-do list? Discover how to reclaim your summer and set boundaries that will leave you feeling refreshed and empowered. In this episode, I dive into the challenges educators face when summer arrives but free time do…
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Tips for New & Seasoned Teachers: Secrets to Surviving the End of School Year Craziness
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"Stressed Out by the End of the School Year? Don't Miss These 7 Game-Changing Tips!" The end of the school year can be an exhausting whirlwind of activities, assessments, and organizational chaos. Whether you are a new teacher or a seasoned one, you will find something in these end-of-year teacher tips to take away some stress and add some fun to y…
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Tips for Teachers: How to Reject Extra Duties in Your Area of Expertise Without Feeling Guilty
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Freedom From the Obligatory Teacher Duty Trap: Reclaim Your Time Without Guilt Are you drowning under a pile of extra "duties" no one else wants - graduation planning, coaching teams, chairing committees? So many teachers get stuck on the never-ending obligatory duty carousel, scared to get off for fear of looking like a slacker or letting students…
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Inspiration for Teachers: What to Say to Teachers and Administrators Leaving Education This Year
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This end-of-year season can be bittersweet for teachers - especially if you have made the difficult decision to leave education. I offer words of inspiration and support to educators who are leaving and those who feel abandoned and "left behind." The decision to leave the teaching profession is rarely taken lightly, and it's important to honor the …
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Teacher Appreciation Week Dos and Don'ts:Tips for School Principals on a Budget
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Have you ever had a Teacher Appreciation Week experience that, instead of leaving you feeling treasured and valued, added stress to your week and left you feeling deflated? Me too! Even with good intentions, overwhelmed administrators often miss the mark. In this episode, I give some great tips for a budget-friendly Teacher Appreciation Week and ev…
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Breaking the Cycle of Competitive Misery: Why Teachers Should Support Each Other
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Tired of the toxic culture of teachers one-upping each other's struggles? In this episode, I explore how to avoid competitive misery and build a supportive community to combat teacher burnout. Highlights include: 🚨 Are you guilty of one-upping your colleagues' struggles instead of offering support? 💥 The toxic effects of competitive misery on teach…
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Beyond Educator Burnout - 7 Tips for Authentic Self-Care for Teachers
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Are you tired of "self-care" for teachers being weaponized, placing the burden of managing stress solely on you? This episode will empower you with authentic self-care strategies that go beyond the superficial and address the systemic issues educators face. Highlights include: 😟 The Ugly Truth: How "self-care" has become a buzzword that dismisses t…
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Part 2 : Inspiration for Teachers
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Last weeks episode on overcoming imposter syndrome in education hot a nerve with some listeners! Many reached out to say, "It's like you were in my head." Here's what I heard a lot: Imposter syndrome often shows up in education when teachers consider pursuing different roles within their school or district, whether it was transitioning into adminis…
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Tips For New Teachers & Veteran Teachers on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Education
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Are you ready to "Squash Imposter Syndrome and Start Showing Up as Your Authentic Self ?" Do you know that what people in hospice regret most is not having played "full out" in their lives, allowing the opinions of others and insecurities from doing what they truly wanted? Yikes 😳 One area that holds many teachers back from living their best lives …
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#1 New Release in Professional Development for Educators: Beat Teacher Burnout with Better Boundaries
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🔥 This episode goes out to any educator who has ever felt fed up and burned out because, even though they love teaching, they are constantly stressed, overwhelmed, and guilt-ridden that teaching seems to take up ALL of their time and energy. In this week's episode, I introduce you to my latest book Beat Teacher Burnout with Better Boundaries: The S…
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Why This One Teacher Inspiration Quote is Essential and Not Toxic Positivity
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"Create Your Own Path and Bring Your Own Sunshine" - Finding Inspiration as a Teacher You may be aware of my signature sign-off. For me, it's not a gimmick, it's a way of being, a huge part of how I avoid teacher burnout, and was my mission both as a teacher and now as an educator empowerment coach. But it has been drawing some discussion (which I …
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Decision Fatigue for Educators: 5 Tips to Overcome Decision Fatigue that Leads to Teacher Burnout
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🧠 Do You Suffer from Teacher Brain Fog? Overcome Decision Fatigue Now! As a teacher, have you ever felt like your brain is complete mush by the end of the day? 😩 Unable to make even the simplest decisions like what to have for dinner or what to watch on Netflix? You're not alone - it's called decision fatigue, and it's rampant in the education prof…
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Student Testing Anxiety - 6 Tips to Help
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For free and paid resources to help students of all ages deal with test anxiety visit: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Grace-Stevens-Happy-classrooms Feeling overwhelmed by school testing season? Dread seeing students suffer from crippling test anxiety? This podcast episode for educators of all grades is for you! 🌟 Learn the one skill you…
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Daphne shares that this will be the last episode of the podcast for now and what led up to that decision. Our new mini course "Off the Fence" goes live March 29th. Pre-order it here: www.teachercareercoach.com/offthefence Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers succe…
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How to Stay Calm When Your Classroom Management Plan is Imploding
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How to Stay Calm When Things Get Heated in the Classroom: 5 Battle-Tested Strategies Ever felt dangerously close to "losing it" with a disruptive student or challenging class? You're not alone. Escalating behaviors push even the most patient teachers to the brink. In this empowering episode, learn battle-tested techniques to: ✅ Keep your composure …
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Inspiration for Teachers: LLN Don't Let Anyone Convince You You Aren't a Good Teacher
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💛 Educator inspiration for the week ahead. This week's bonus episode is about not. being so hard on yourself, and not letting one negative interaction, or one out of control student convince you that you are not a good teacher 🧑🏫 Listen and PAY IT FORWARD by sharing with a colleague who might need to hear this today 🎧 To learn more about The Eleva…
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Reduce Teacher Stress by Adopting a Gain v. Gap Mindset Shift
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🎧 What can a documentary about a cycling hero and a top business book have to teach you about how to: ✅ Reframe mindset around standardized testing gaps ❤️ Better support students who are far below grade level? A lot, as it turns out. In this week's episode, I look at the key concepts from the game-changing book "The Gap and the Gain" 📚 These key c…
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144 - Melissa Nedved: Finding New Employment as a Military Spouse
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Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers successfully transition out of the classroom and into new careers: The Teacher Career Coach Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv Daphne Gomez
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Dramatically Increase Student Engagement with Project Based Learning with Ryan Steuer of PBL Simplified
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Do you ever feel like your students are bored and disinterested during lessons? 😴 Are you frustrated with scripted curriculum that leaves no room for creativity? 😤 As teachers, we want our students to be engaged and empowered, not passive. That's where project-based learning (PBL) comes in! 💡 To dig into this student-centered teaching method, I int…
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143 - Jane Doe: From Teaching Middle School to Inside of a Prison
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In this episode, Daphne talks to a former teacher who we will refer to as Jane Doe. We talk all about how Jane went from teaching in a middle school to teaching in a prison, what the actual application process was like, and who this would be or would not be a good fit for. Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore th…
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The Ultimate Teacher‘s Handbook for Being Happier Part 4 - Wanted v. Unwanted
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This week's episode is part four of our series The Ultimate Educators Handbook for Being Happier where I expand on some of the concepts in my book Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers. THIS is the one you have been waiting for ... 🎧 Everything has been leading to this episode - where we will dive into the science AND the habits of how we can have a…
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LLN: Inspiration for Teachers: Could Mother Teresa Make It In Your Classroom?
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💛 Educator inspiration for the week ahead. This week's bonus episode is about those students who push your buttons the most. I pose the question: could Mother Teresa even handle this level of "spiritual practice"? 😌 Listen and PAY IT FORWARD by sharing with a colleague who might need to hear this today 🎧 To learn more about The Elevated Teacher Exp…
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142 - Allison Baggerly: How This Former Teacher Got Out of 100K in Debt
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Allison Baggerly shares how she paid off over $100,000 of debt on two teachers' salaries, and how her company Inspired Budget helps others do the same. Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers successfully transition out of the classroom and into new careers: The Teac…
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The Ultimate Educators Handbook for Being Happier - Part 3 - Being a Joy Detective
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This week's episode is part three of our series The Ultimate Educators Handbook for Being Happier where I expand on some of the concepts in my book Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers. 🎧 Get ready teacher friends - this episode has some 🤩 magical joy practices you can start using TODAY to become a joy detective! 🕵️♀️ First up, understand the 🧠 sc…
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Inspiration for Teachers: Focusing on Students Who Want a Way "In"
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A mini-episode in the Lunch Box Love Notes series to motivate and encourage educators. This episode's theme is focusing less on students trying to find a way out and "game the system, and focusing more on those trying to find a "way in." To learn more about The Elevated Teacher Experience visit: www.gracestevens.com/elevate Want to truly thrive in …
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The Ultimate Educator's Handbook for Happiness: Part 2 - Presence, Flow & Classroom Brain Breaks
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What is the secret to improved student outcomes AND improved happiness for you, the teacher, all had one superpower habit at their core? And that habit was as simple as being present and getting in a "flow" state? This episode is part two in the series of The Ultimate Educator's Handbook for Happiness where I do a deep dive into some of the habits …
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Inspiration for Teachers: Never Doubt Your Impact
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A mini-episode in the Lunch Box Love Notes series to motivate and encourage educators. This episode's theme is "never doubt your impact." To learn more about The Elevated Teacher Experience visit: www.gracestevens.com/elevate Want to truly thrive in teaching without sacrificing your personal life? Check out the Elevated Teacher Experience here Chec…
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141 - Donald Kiolbassa: Growing Your Side-Hustle
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In this episode, Don, an experienced attorney and CPA with over 17 years and 8,000 clients on the books, shares how you can grow your side-hustle into a full-time business. Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers successfully transition out of the classroom and into …
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The Ultimate Educators Handbook Part 1 - The Science of How to Be Happier for Educators
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What of the Ultimate Educator's Handbook wasn't about classroom management strategies, curriculum planning, or even data-driven instruction? What if what educators MOST need to learn is to avoid teacher burnout and to be happier? In this week's episode, Grace introduces her best-selling Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers and proposes the idea tha…
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A mini-episode for overwhelmed teachers who feel guilty that some days they only have 50% of their energy to give to students. I promise you, it's enough 💛 To learn more about The Elevated Teacher Experience visit: www.gracestevens.com/elevate Want to truly thrive in teaching without sacrificing your personal life? Check out the Elevated Teacher Ex…
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140 - Rebecca Wheeler: From Teacher to Product Listing Specialist
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Rebecca Lonen Wheeler is a former middle and high school English teacher who left to pursue less stress and more work-life balance. She talks about her new role as a product listing specialist for an e-commerce business as well as her side business creating English resources for homeschool families. Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom i…
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Teacher Burnout : 5 Signs to Recognize Before It's Too Late
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We all know that teacher burnout can be a genuine occupational hazard - but when does ordinary "teacher tired" become "tired of teaching?" In this week's 🎙️episode, we discuss all things teacher burnout, including the 5 warning signs that can let you know burnout is sneaking up on you, and, more importantly, what you can do to get yourself out of t…
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Lunchbox Love Notes: Feelings Can Coexist (Encouragement for Teachers)
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In this bonus Lunchbox Love Note episode (encouragement for teachers), I talk about how the thought of returning back to school tomorrow may have you feeling mixed emotions - and that's perfectly OK. 🧘🏼♀️ Take a breath and listen to my quickie episode"virtual hug" when you need a little encouragement I believe in you. You got this 💛 Grace xoxo To …
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139 - Mackenzie Winkelmaier: Project Coordinator at a National Nonprofit
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In this episode, Mackenzie Winkelmeyer how she got a job as a project coordinator at a national nonprofit after years of working in the classroom. Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers successfully transition out of the classroom and into new careers: The Teacher C…
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Dry January Tips for Teachers: Judgement Free Advice for Sober Curious Educators with Casey McGuire Davidson
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This week's 🎙️ episode is for anyone who has ever wondered if they are taking our "drink to escape/cope" culture too far. As teachers, many of us joke about needing our "lesson planning juice," but some of us have a nagging feeling that maybe our life would be better without alcohol. Educators, this is a judgment-free zone. Listen along to my conve…
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138 - Setting Your New Year "North Star" Goal
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In this episode, Daphne shares how setting a New Year "North Star" goal is a way to reset and reflect on what is really important to you. Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers successfully transition out of the classroom and into new careers: The Teacher Career Coa…
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Lunchbox Love Note: Enough (Inspiration for teachers)
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Introducing Lunchbox Love Notes: Mini podcast episodes for educators who need a virtual hug, extra teacher support, inspiration, or just the simple joy of a love note snuck in their lunchbox. This episode is titled "Enough" and works with Dr. Wayne Dyer's mantra of the three phases of "enough." From my ❤️ to your ears. Enjoy. Grace xoxo To learn mo…
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137 - Jeff Gargas: Tips to Becoming an Educational Consultant
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In this episode, Jeff Gargas talks about how he cofounded Teach Better Teambuilding and how to build your business as an educational consultant. Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers successfully transition out of the classroom and into new careers: The Teacher Car…
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Detach from School Stress: 5 Ways Teachers Can Enjoy a Worry Free Winter Break
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Teachers, are you frustrated that you were SO excited for winter break, but now that it's here, you are having a hard time relaxing and being fully present with your family? I feel you! In this 🎙️episode, we talk about how to stop worries about school robbing you of your peace and well-deserved relaxation. I share 5 simple strategies including: 👉 S…
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136 - Becca Swain: From Teacher to Theater Education Coordinator
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In this episode, I interview former teacher Becca Swain. Becca spent 10 years in the classroom and ended up landing a dream role that combines her love of theater and performing arts with her educational background and expertise. This is one of those more unique transition stories. So, if you are looking to learn a little bit about networking, or r…
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How Chronic People Pleasing is Driving Your Teacher Burnout
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Buckle up educators - in this 🎙️ episode, I discuss the dark side of "going with the flow" and how it is fueling teacher burnout. I explain that people pleasing provides short-term benefits but long-term costs. As a recovering people pleaser, I dive into how this tendency that is so prevalent in educators is leading not only to teacher stress, anxi…
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Easy Stress Management for Educators: The Power of Small Changes with Dr. Naomi Hall
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What if we told you that the secret to managing life's stressors could be as simple as tacking on a couple of extra minutes of sleep or adding a splash of protein to your breakfast? Join us for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Noami Hall, (the Recovering Educator) a seasoned educator who knows a thing or two about stress management. With her w…
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135 - Brittani Wright: Leveraging Part-Time Work To Full-Time Employment
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In this episode, I talk to former teacher Brittani Wright. She left the classroom by transitioning to part-time roles in consulting and curriculum development and then to a full-time position. If you're currently weighing the pros and cons of working in part-time positions, this is a really great episode for you. Free Quiz: What career outside of t…
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