Teacher Fan Club

Michelle Young - an inspiring educator, TV personality, speaker, and founder of The Michelle Young Foundation [https://www.themichelleyoungfoundation.org/] - shares her stories of teaching, television, and transitions in this special Back to School TFC episode! In this episode, Michelle joins Dana to discuss the importance of prioritizing wellbeing during major transitions (ranging from the classroom to TV, and from summer to school!), and practical strategies for easing the shift from summer-mode to school-mode. Relatable tip for all teachers - 📓 new stationery helps! Michelle shares her strategies for recharging, routines for getting "back in the game," and classroom ideas to foster connection and community in those first few days. Beyond "Back to School" - this candid conversation also explores the identity dynamics at play when you're a teacher - from the pressure and responsibility to be "on" and serve as a role model, to the courage to pursue change when you're ready for new career horizons. Whether you're a fan of Michelle from her time on The Bachelorette, or a new fan of her inspiring Foundation, you will enjoy listening to her inspiring stories and wisdom on navigating life and transitions as an educator. "Once an educator, always an educator" - Michelle Young, TFC Episode 26 Visit www.teacherfanclub.com [https://teacherfanclub.com/?p=134] for full Show Notes.

In this enlightening episode of the Teacher Fan Club we welcome Dr. Dacher Keltner, one of the world’s foremost emotion scientists and the founding Director of the Greater Good Science Center [https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/]. Dr. Keltner is a distinguished psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley and has consulted for Google, Apple, and Pinterest on emotion and wellbeing. He was also the scientific advisor behind Pixar’s Inside Out [https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/inside-out]. With an inspiring career that spans over 200 scientific publications and six books, including his lastest, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life, Dr. Keltner has revolutionized our understanding of emotions and their impact on wellbeing and social connection. In this episode, we dive into Dr. Keltner's latest work on awe and explore the eight wonders of life and their transformative effects on our everyday lives, relationships, and even our educational approaches. Learn opportunities to trigger awe in your daily life and classroom, and reflect on your own transformative awe experiences. Whether you're an educator looking to inspire your students, a parent seeking to cultivate awe in your child's life, or someone eager to embrace the beauty in every day, this conversation with renowned expert (and super teacher fan!) Dr. Dacher Keltner is bound to leave you awe-inspired and ready to explore the world with renewed wonder and appreciation. **FYI - this episode has a sound distortion, off and on, until about 13:00. We did our best to fix it and minimize the distraction! Thanks in advance for your patience - and please know it doesn't last :). Full show notes are available at: https://teacherfanclub.com/?p=106

Christy Harrison is a journalist and registered dietitian specializing in intuitive eating and disordered-eating recovery. She is the author of bestselling books including Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating and of numerous publications featured in The New York Times, Shape, Refinery 29 and The Food Network. Christy produces and hosts two podcasts, Rethinking Wellness [https://rethinkingwellness.substack.com/podcast] and Food Psych [https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych/], which have helped tens of thousands of listeners around the world think critically about diet and wellness culture and develop more peaceful relationships with food. Christy returns to the Teacher Fan Club in this episode to discuss her newest bestselling book, The Wellness Trap. She talks with Elizabeth and Dana about her ideas on challenging wellness culture and her view that it promotes a standard of health that can be unattainable and harmful. For more information on Christy's books, offerings, and resources, please visit her website at https://christyharrison.com [https://christyharrison.com/].

This episode is for anyone seeking realistic approaches to resentment and gratitude in their personal and professional lives. We welcome Dr. Kerry Howells back to the Teacher Fan Club, a renowned researcher and author on a quest to bring deep, authentic, sustainable gratitude into our lives and workplaces. We may know the benefits of gratitude, but sometimes it may feel like an inauthentic, band-aid fix for deeper issues in education. Kerry's work explores the nexus between gratitude and resentment, and how a lack of gratitude can destroy relationships, workplace morale, and a sense of belonging. Drawing from her powerful books, "Untangling You: How can I be grateful when I feel so resentful?" and "Gratitude Practices for Teachers: Navigating the everyday challenges in education," Dr. Howells demystifies the complexities of resentment and how to navigate this common (yet sometimes hidden) emotional experience. We discuss practical strategies for bringing resentment out of hiding and releasing our grip on its desire for justice, and the role gratitude can play in choosing a healthier and more meaningful way forward. Kerry's expertise is grounded in educational settings and everyday experiences of teachers. Listen as she shares tools to foster classroom environments brimming with deep gratitude while effectively addressing underlying resentments. If you've ever felt consumed by resentment, or thought, "gratitude, seriously?!" - this real-talk episode is for you. Show notes at www.teacherfanclub.com/podcast [https://www.teacherfanclub.com/podcast]

Our inspiring guests in this episode are Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt, Métis Scholar, Research Excellence Chair, and award-winning teacher educator at the University of Calgary, and Veronica Doyle, an incredible Teacher and Assistant Principal at Rocky View School Division. In this special episode, Yvonne first joins Dana for a follow-up conversation to her first appearance on the Teacher Fan Club, Episode 4, [https://teacherfanclub.com/dr-yvonne-poitras-pratt] where she discussed Truth and Reconciliation in Education and three entry points to the work of reconciliation. In Episode 22, they discuss their shared experience working together as Dana lives the three entry points with Yvonne: Listening to and learning from; Walking with and learning from; and Working with and learning from. After attending an impactful professional learning session led by Yvonne, and a powerful activity symbolizing the ripple effects of taking intentional action for reconciliation, Veronica took up The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action [https://www.reconciliationeducation.ca/what-are-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-94-calls-to-action] in her own life and teaching practice, creating a significant and ever-growing ripple effect across her community. Listen to Yvonne, Dana, and Veronica share stories of ripple effects and opportunities to mobilize the Calls to Action in your own life and teaching. For full show notes including the resources mentioned, please head to www.teacherfanclub.com/ripples-of-reconciliation. [https://www.teacherfanclub.com/ripples-of-reconciliation]