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145. How School Counselors Can Support Big Feelings in the New Year
Episode 145
January can feel especially tough in schools. Big emotions, increased anxiety, mood changes, and shutdown behaviors often show up as students transit…
7 months, 1 week ago
144. New Year, Same Counselor
Episode 144
January has a way of making counselors feel like they should start over with new systems, new routines, new everything. But what if that pressure is …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
143. What If I Don't Feel Motivated To Go Back To Work (ICYMI)
Episode 143
As the calendar turns to a new year, many school counselors find themselves holding a mix of emotions about heading back to work. Motivation might fe…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
142. Advice from Counselors to Counselors (ICYMI)
Episode 142
As the holiday season arrives, we’re revisiting one of the most meaningful episodes of Counselor Chat — a conversation filled with honest advice, enc…
8 months ago
141. The School Counselor’s Holiday Survival Guide
Episode 141
December in schools hits different.
The schedules are off. The kids are buzzing. The teachers are exhausted. And counselors are somehow expected to be…
8 months, 1 week ago
140. Finding Calm in the Counselor Chaos
Episode 140
Episode 140: Finding Calm in the Counselor Chaos
December brings a special kind of school chaos. Schedules shift. Energy skyrockets. Teachers and stud…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
139. Growing Gratitude in Your Counseling Program
Episode 139
December can feel like a whirlwind in schools, which makes it the perfect time to slow down and center students in one of the most grounding SEL them…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
138. The Gratitude Circle for Counselors: Finding Joy in the Work You Do
Episode 138
Right before Thanksgiving, in the middle of progress reports, last-minute meetings, and all the pumpkin spice in the world, it can be easy to miss th…
9 months ago
137. Reframing Behavior: From Punishment to Problem-Solving
Episode 137
In this week's podcast we look at pre-holiday behavior spikes through a problem-solving lens. Instead of “How do we punish this?” we ask, “What skill…
9 months, 1 week ago
136. Values in Action: Helping Students Navigate Moral Dilemmas
Episode 136
How do we help students stand by their values even when doing so might cost them friends?
In this week’s episode, I'm sharing how a simple story—The …
9 months, 2 weeks ago