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“Is It Ever Okay to Flip Your Lid?” Using Brain Books to Teach for Regulation
During a second grade counselor visit as students worked on their non-fiction brain books, one learner raised their hand and asked, “Ms. Jen, is it
Self-Care Stickies for Educators
Learn how to improve your self-care practices using self-care stickies. Keep reading for step-by-step instructions. Happy New Year (if you celebrate that at this time
Lend a Hand to Traumatized Youth
Relationships between trauma-sensitive educators and traumatized children must include both nurture and challenge. When should educators lean more into nurturing? And, when is it better
Self-Care Bingo for Educators
While self-care is important every day, it’s especially important to focus on it in the fall when the layers of all things are rolling. It’s
The Iceberg of Trauma Includes Oppression
I wrote an earlier version of this post about oppression as trauma in 2019 and revised it in 2020. That’s when I added the resources
The River of Feelings Improves Regulation
Thanks so much to everyone who joined my webinar with Brookes Publishing this week. I enjoyed teaching you about the River of Feelings, which is
