The Teacher Mama‘s Podcast | classroom teacher, daily routines, healthy habits, work life balance, meal planning, faith and family

Episode 23: (Parent/Teacher) Special Birthday Episode

Today’s episode is very special. This solo episode, with me - Roberta -  is talking all about birthdays. Ashley and I both have a lot of family birthdays recently and coming up. My own birthday included. And we thought it would be so fun to take some time to talk about ways we have celebrated birthdays with our kids, students, and ourselves as adults. 
 
 

Episode 22: (Teacher) How to ’self-care’ during the school day.

In this episode Ashley talks strategies to use during the school day or at home to help combat stress. She gives specific tips for you to use between classes, during prep, before/after school or to add to your morning and night time routine. Self Care shouldn't only happen once or twice in a day, so listen in to see how you can easily incorporate it into those 1-2 minute pockets of time!
Start small and stay consistent, this is how healthy habits will get formed.
What do you do for self-care? Let us know on IG @theteachermamaspodcast OR email theteachermamaspodcast@gmail.com 
 
Episodes referenced:- Episode 1-3 night time routines- Episodes 4-6 morning routines- Episodes 8-14 the importance of all the SAVERS- Episode 18 gratitude and choices with a bellringer- Episode 20 SMART goals

Episode 21: (Parent/Teacher) Everyone Loves Choices

In this episode; Ashley and Roberta are talking more in depth about the choices we can give our kids or our students that help make our lives easier and all the while making their learning more authentic and giving them a chance for some autonomy and control.
 
Let's face it, we all love to have some level of control or choice in our lives, kids and teens are no different.
 
Links:
Gratitude Episode: Click Here

20. (Parent/Teacher) Frustrated with Inefficiency and Being Unfocused This Last Year? How Making SMART Goals can Help!.

We have hit 20 episodes!!!!! We are so excited! 
So you've checked out last week's episode and are wondering what yo do with it!? 
Ok even if you haven't checked it (although, I suggest you do;) you will get a lot out of this SMART goal episode! 
New year, new goals right!? So why not make them goals that you can actually be successful at!? 
Let's make them SPECIFIC by asking what, why, who, where and which. Let's make them Measurable by asking how. Let's make them achievable by asking how you can accomplish it by looking at constraints in your life. Let's make it relevant by asking if it's right for you at this time. And Let's make it time-bound by putting a time limit on when you need to reach it by. 
I promise that if you make your goals this specific and continue to check in on them, you will be so much more specific at reaching them! 
Go make yourself a SMART goal after listening to this episode....and GO!
 
Related episodes: 
Episode 10- the importance of a vision
https://open.spotify.com/episode/28OjEzfoovmxgVCzDEj1W4?si=rSwHjzzcRROSeJyogBZZTg&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1 

19. (Parent/Teacher) Our #1 Secret to Time Management Throughout the Year and a Step by Step on How to Do it!

Have you ever done a calendar audit for the new year? Have no idea what we're talking about? You NEED to listen to this episode because we've got some great tips for reflecting on the past year so you can make this year even better! Stick around to the end to hear Roberta's amazing idea to start incorporating into your audit as well.
The questions you ask yourself while doing your calendar audit:
1)What was it that I did during this month that was a good use of my time, money or energy?2)What was it that I did during this month that was a waste of my time, money or energy?3) What did I do this last year that I want to incorporate into this coming again?
Extra questions from Ashley:
4) What was a waste of time or energy that was out of my control that I could change my mindset around to make it more manageable.5) What was a waste of time, energy or money for me but not the rest of my family? Who could I delegate this to to make it more manageable for me?
 
The Rachel Hollis Podcast episode on calendar audits: 

18. (Teacher) Kids Say the Darndest Things in The Classroom. The #1 Way to Work on Your Students Mindset.

Ashley talks solo in this episode about a few good in service trainings she has had that have helped her in the classroom. She also brushes on a program they are doing in school now that isn't going so well and how she has created a bell ringer incorporating all of the good stuff from these trainings to start each class period out on a good note. 
There is a secret ingredient all three of these programs, you'll have to listen in to find out how it can be used in the classroom and in the home.
*Correction to the statistic on childhood trauma. The info I found from a few different sites said 25%-50% of all students in the classroom have experiences some form of trauma. I wonder, though, if the statistic is much higher for low income communities like the one we live in and that's where I remember the statistic from. 
Check out our morning routine Episode series where we talk about gratitude for all the age groups (episodes 4-6), and episodes 14 and 15 where we talk about gratitude some more, including the benefits of it. 

17. (Teacher) If Your Sick of Your Mindset and Emotional Health Declining During the Holiday’s, it’s Time to Start Taking Better Care of YOU so You Can Thrive in This Season.

Today's Episode is all about how to stay calm, present, and joyful during the holiday season! 
 
Episode on Journaling 
Episode on Silence
Episodes on Morning and Evening Routines
Episode 14 on Gratitude Practice
Brene Brown - The Gifts of Imperfection
 
“If you're someone that feels stressed every holiday season reflecting upon your past holiday seasons and trying to figure out why you are feeling that stressed and what you can do to not feel stressed because that is not the point of the season at all. “
 
Big Take-Aways
1. Stop. Breathe. Process
2.  Routines and Rituals that bring joy and calm
3. Positive self Talk and self-compassion
4.  Reflect upon the good and the bad
5. Plan out and think through events and conversations that may happen
6. Allow time to do the things you enjoy like: holiday songs and movies. 

16. (Teacher) Just Say ”NO” to Relieve Stress This Holiday Season.

NO, is a complete sentence!
I know that word alone can make you cringe right up! But practicing the N word over and over is like building up a muscle you never knew was there. For some, saying yes is like word vomit- it just comes out even though our insides are screaming NO "I don't have the time" or "I really don't have interest in doing that".
The problem with the word yes when we don't mean it is that we don't leave time for the things we actually want to say yes to that light us up!
Come listen as we speak specifically to teachers and care givers on why saying NO can mean the difference in a stressed out mess of a holiday season and a joyful one!
Handles:@theteachermamaspodcast@teacher_roberta_mama@ashes2fitrition

15. (Parents/Teachers) Need to Find More Peace and Have Less Stress? How to use Journaling in Your Routine in 10 Minutes or Less.

In today's episode Ashley and Roberta talk about the benefits of Journaling. What are some benefits we can get from writing and what are some different ways we can go about journaling? 
Take a listen and give us your feedback! Send us a DM @theteachermamaspodcast  on IG or FB
 
This episodes resources: 
https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com/
The Miracle Morning By Hal Elrod
Benefits to keeping a journal.  Website.  https://wa-health.kaiserpermanente.org/seven-journal-writing-benefits/ 

14. (Parents/Teachers) Crappy Mindset? Start Practicing This Habit Daily to Change Your Rainy Days back to Sunshine.

🦃The holidays get busy and often times distract from the fact that there are so many things to be grateful for!
This is your friendly reminder today, tomorrow and for the rest of the holiday season to pause, take in some deep breaths and tell yourself why the holidays are so special to you when things get overwhelming and crazy!
What is something your grateful for that you can keep reminding yourself of during the hard times this season?