You’re going to love my guest today. Through her vulnerable poetry, she had made meaningful connections to tens of thousands of loyal followers on Instagram. You might be thinking; how does this relate to teaching? We discuss the ways that writing enables us to process our self-discovery and emotions Excellent teachers recognize the place for … Continue reading #21: Instagram, Poetry, and Anxiety: What Teachers can Learn from Diving Head-First into Vulnerability (with Brittin Oakman)
E 15: Bomb-Diffusal, A North Pole Exploration, and One War Hero’s Courageous Heart: Learning How To Teach Kids with Trauma and PTSD (with Bruno Guevremont)
With Remembrance Day just around the corner, it's so important to take a moment and hear the stories of our brave service-people and that we reach out to support them in any way we can.
Seth Godin: What is School For?
As an educator, have you ever found yourself stumped by the question, "Why are we even doing this?" or have you ever been graced with the inevitable "Is this on the test?" query? In this very special episode, I talk to the one and only Seth Godin about disrupting the industrial model of education, helping … Continue reading Seth Godin: What is School For?
The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
The 80/20 Principle as it Relates to Your Happiness Ok, so I just recently came across something that has useful and transformative applications to just about every single facet of anybody’s life. In fact, it’s such a simple, effective concept that it blows my mind that I hadn’t encountered it until this year, so I … Continue reading The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
Finding Your Way to Happy Through Flow
We are afraid The thing is, most of us are afraid. Afraid to put ourselves ‘out there.’ Afraid to make the invite. Afraid to fail. Afraid to succeed. Afraid not to be liked. Afraid to love. Afraid to say, ‘yes.’ Afraid to say, ‘no.’ Afraid to show our hearts. Afraid to see ourselves in others. … Continue reading Finding Your Way to Happy Through Flow
Small Treasures
Overcome by the enormity of change that inevitably arrives with every end-of-year transition at school, I remember gazing at the naked mismatched desks, the barren coatroom, and the dozens of cardboard boxes stacked precariously and filled to the brim with classroom essentials awaiting their new destination, nostalgia tugging at my heartstrings. As I waited for … Continue reading Small Treasures
So, I Threw A Spatula…
Just last week, in a fit of quiet rage and a heightened sense of perceived injustice, I hurled a spatula across my kitchen. I cannot convey to you, by the way, how hard that sentence was to admit, write and publish. Anger’s not cute Anger is not cute. Rage…even less so. It’s not an emotion … Continue reading So, I Threw A Spatula…
Rethinking Regret: Two Stories of Forgiveness and Acceptance
Regret’s a funny thing, isn’t it? I used to believe that it served no redeemable purpose, that accumulated regret would only function to burden a person under its weight, like a sack of rocks, discomfort giving way to hopelessness and overall stuck-ness as one buckled under the heaviness of it over the years. I remember … Continue reading Rethinking Regret: Two Stories of Forgiveness and Acceptance
Jumping Out of Hot Tubs into Glittering Snowbanks: The 6 Steps Creating a Resolution that You’ll Actually Want to Keep
I am admittedly not a huge fan of the New Year’s resolution. For years, I’ve sworn off the whole practice. Why bother making an arbitrary goal dictated by some calendar date society deems to be important, leaving it in the hands of fate, knowing in your heart that failure and disappointment will naturally ensue? No, … Continue reading Jumping Out of Hot Tubs into Glittering Snowbanks: The 6 Steps Creating a Resolution that You’ll Actually Want to Keep
How Empathy Leads the Way for the Transformation from Victimization to Resiliency
Just this morning, I had a realization that stopped me in my tracks. It was one of those “Aha” Oprah-moments that sent a jolt of electric energy from the top of my head to the tips of my toes. It’s a very simple concept, but it’s caused a dramatic paradigm shift in the way I … Continue reading How Empathy Leads the Way for the Transformation from Victimization to Resiliency
Morgane Michael 