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Helping Students Find Their Voice: The Educator as a Caregiver, As Told By Bonnie Fox and InnaRae Guy
Season 2 Episode 12
📘 **Episodic Synopsis
In this emotional and deeply reflective episode, Joey sits down with Southern New Hampshire University English educators Bonnie Fox and InnaRae Guy to explore the profound responsibility teachers carry—often stepping into the role of caregiver, counselor, and listener. From supporting English language learners to navigating the emotional toll of student loss and burnout, this panel unpacks what it truly means to be trauma-informed in both online and in-person classrooms. Together, they redefine the "superhero teacher" narrative and offer a more human, compassionate alternative: the educator as caregiver.
📝 Show Notes:
Key Themes:
- Educators as caregivers, not superheroes
- Trauma-informed writing practices in diverse classrooms
- Supporting EFL and returning adult learners
- Compassion fatigue, boundaries, and the platinum rule
- Suicide prevention and emotional safety in affluent districts
- How online teachers create presence, safety, and empathy
- Decolonizing “good writing” and honoring diverse student voices
- The power of story: writing as a tool for resilience and healing
- Imposter syndrome and sustaining passion as an educator
- Building classroom communities where both students and teachers grow
Links to studies:
👉 Glas et al. - Trauma, Resilience, and Teaching (PDF)
Keep in touch!
👉 https://innarae.com/ (InnaRae Guy)
👉 Download your FREE trauma-informed teaching handout here (by Dr. Joey Weisler)
**Special note: This podcast segment is not affiliated with Southern New Hampshire University, and all views are representative of the speaker, not their institution,
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