Podcast

Today’s episode is with Sarah Carlisle Stewart! Sarah helps caregivers overcome codependency-fueled burnout with authentically aligned, self-worth-rooted boundaries. Sarah helps people in her one-on-one work as well as group coaching over at The Modern Nanny. She’s been doing the Sustainable Sisterhood Series on Instagram to honor the individual aspects of caregiving, so make sure to check that out! 

Sarah and I talked about the importance of not skipping over taking care of ourselves and negle…

Today's episode is with Casey O’Brien Martin, LMHC, REAT, RN, who is the author of “Skills for Big Feelings: A Guide for Teaching Kids Relaxation, Regulation, and Coping Techniques.” She is a passionate individual who aspires to bring out the best in each person she works with. She has a Master of Arts in expressive arts therapy and mental health counseling from Lesley University. She is a licensed School Adjustment Counselor, a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, a Licensed Mental Health Coun…

Today’s podcast is with speech therapist Jeannette Washington, M.Ed., who I met four years ago on Instagram! Jeannette Washington has worked as a speech and language pathologist, software engineer, and educator. She empowers those with special abilities to pursue employment in the tech industry. Jeannette’s love for technology is documented in her book “Technical Difficulties: Why Dyslexic Narratives Matter in Tech.” Currently, she works within the intersection of technology, accessibility, and …

Today’s podcast is a solo episode where I am talking all about those confusing acronyms that feel like a foreign language! I chatted with you about some of the most common acronyms and what they mean, such as carryover and preparing for meetings to advocate for the child in need.

Plus, I’m offering you a freebie that will help you out so much! Get the “IEP Team Meeting Form” freebie here - I know it will be helpful! 

Also, just a quick note: I mentioned referring back to Episode 8 in the podca…

Today’s episode is with Chantal Cox, a special educator, author, podcaster, and transformation coach who uses her 3 part framework along with the power of the NeuroCoaching Model(™) to help motivated, high-achievers rediscover their passion and purpose in life so that they can rise up, step into their full potential, and successfully navigate their journey to Create a Life You Love. 

Chantal has been working in a cooperative that she has been in for 13 years and is helping the new future of the…

Hey, Teachers of Littles out there! 

This week’s episode is all about back-to-school! It’s going to be busy, busy, busy, but I’ve got some great stuff for you guys to help you through this unique season. 

Some years, we are on fire, and everything is just going right. Guess what? I’m giving you permission to deem this year to be an Okay Year, too. We are being looked to by our Littles’ families to provide answers, which are harder to give this year. I’m giving you guys three secret podcast epi…

Somehow, it’s already time to start thinking about back-to-school prep, but this year, the prep is like no other year before. Reentry looks wildly different from state to state and, in some cases, even from district to district! 

Many of our Littles have experienced some form of trauma due to COVID-19, and regardless of the reentry strategy, our Littles may feel overwhelmed to be back, as well as with the new regulations, like distancing and wearing masks. How can we make our classroom strategi…

This week’s episode is all about DYSLEXIA -- and this topic really hits close to home for me! 

As longtime listeners already know, I was diagnosed with dyslexia and dysgraphia as an adult. So you can imagine how excited I was to sit down and do a deep dive with Erica Piana, M.Ed., AMBDA, who is an educator as well as the founder of Voices of Dyslexia. 

We covered so much in this episode, but something I really want to share with you guys is the topic of diversity in the world of dyslexia. I wa…

It’s time to get down and dirty, Teacher's of Littles! 

Even as the world slowly begins to open back up, most of us are still living a very different life than we were before. We have all had to learn (or re-learn) how to play and learn without our usual tools in the classroom and in the world. No libraries, no schools, no playgrounds, no zoos -- it’s no wonder so many of us have turned our attention to the great outdoors! 

For this week’s podcast, I turned back to nature with Natasha Grogan, …

The world is swimming in Big Topics these days, between Covid-19, Pride, and the Black Lives Matter movement. So, what does that mean for our classrooms? This week, I’m talking about how to help our Littles explore these topics as they inevitably come up in play, both inside and outside the classroom! 

“Play is the highest form of research.” Albert Einstein’s famous quotation is passed on a lot in our circles, and for good reason.

Our Little Researchers are always trying out new ideas, and som…