Danna Thomas is a former Baltimore City Public School teacher turned founder of a global initiative to support the mental health and wellness of educators. Her organization, Happy Teacher Revolution, is on a mission to increase teacher happiness, retention, and professional sustainability by providing educators with the time and space to heal, deal, and be real about the social-emotional demands … Read More
Building an Optimistic Workplace with Dr. Sara Frost
Being an optimist doesn’t mean you don’t have dark moments or thoughts. Those will creep in from time to time, but an optimist will take a step back and reframe their thinking – shift their mindset. On the show this week, I am talking with Dr. Sara Frost, optimist, mom, wife, and program operations manager for a non-profit. We are … Read More
Episode #41: Sherianna Boyle
Sherianna Boyle is an international Emotional Detox Coach®, author of eight books, including her most recent “Emotional Detox” and “Emotional Detox for Anxiety”. Sherianna has been featured in over eighty-five articles, and a featured presenter for renowned organizations such as: PESI® Behavioral and Mental Health Education, Kripalu Health & Yoga Center, 1440 Multiversity University and more. She is an adjunct … Read More
Let’s Not Overextend Ourselves This Year
Let’s be honest, it’s been a wild year so far! Whether you’re teaching online or getting back to in-person instruction, there’s a lot of pressure to provide students and other faculty with plenty of support. But that’s not possible without making sure that you are being cautious of how many things you are working on at once. After all the … Read More
Episode #46: Alexis Shepard
Alexis Shepard (aka The Afro Educator) is a 10th year educator in Upstate, South Carolina, with both middle level and elementary experience. After multiple encounters with burn-out, a desire to take steps towards self-care led to the creation of her brand, #TheAfroEducator. Originally intended to facilitate connections with like-minded educators, a passion was ignited in Alexis to empower teachers towards … Read More
