Welcome to Season 4 of Teaching through Emotions! We are excited to drop the first episode just a few days before World Teachers Day. October 5th is the day devoted every year to honoring educators the world over, specifically to draw attention to

* Teachers’ rights and responsibilities

* Standards for teacher education

* Expectations for teacher recruitment and employment

* Requirements for teaching and learning conditions

Consider Teaching through Emotions our paean to teachers and our regular commemoration of World Teachers Day!

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In this episode, you will meet some of the members of TTE’s High School TSG: Ann, Kim, Elizabeth, and Jane. Just one week into the school year,

they talk about

* Catastrophizing: What it is, why teachers spiral into worst-case thinking, and what to do about anxious thoughts and negative self-talk

* Body Snatching: Noticing and fighting against other people’s unwelcome emotions like stress, frustration, and impatience

* Self-Regulating: Sharing ways to calm down even in the heat of the moment, with practical emotional regulation and stress management strategies for teachers

* Stop Over-optimizing!: Or, to put it positively, Under-optimize! Let go of perfectionism to lower the pressure and prevent early-year teacher burnout

* First Week of School: How the first week back can be difficult even for veteran teachers

These are experienced teachers who are being honest about the tough emotions and experiences they had in the first week of school and share ways to combat them. With care and humor.

I think you’ll relate.

Connect & Share

Got a story to share? How was your first week (or month) of school this year? How do you deal with overwhelm and panic? I’d love to hear! Leave me a voicemail at (413) 239-4158 and we might feature your perspective in a future episode!

Or send me an email! betsy@teachingthroughemotions.com.

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Credits

Founder and Host: Betsy Burris

Producer: Jullian Androkae of PodVision

Audience Development: Andreea Coscai of PodVision

Podcast Editor: Jasper Chua

Theme Music: Tom Burris/Jabbering Trout

Interstitial Music: Brad Wells

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Season 4 of Teaching through Emotions is about to drop (on October 1st)! And it’s different. Really different.

In past seasons, I’ve shared teacher stories, many with my wonderful co-host, Joe Johnson. Here’s the most popular one from Season 3, btw: Handling Teacher Guilt: Are you being too judgmental of yourself?

All of these teacher stories came from Teacher Support Groups or work I did with individual teachers. All of them were told by me.

This season, we’re taking you right to the heart of TTE’s work. We’re cutting me out as the storyteller. Instead, we’re letting actual teachers tell their stories! That is, we’re recording TSGs and bringing teachers’ experiences to you fresh from their TSG meetings.

Speaking of which, looking to join a TSG? Contact me. I’ll put together a group of teachers from all over the world (if need be) to meet regularly online to talk about — and change — the realities of teaching.

Listen to the trailer and share it with your colleagues! your teacher friends! your other friends! The stuff we talk about is specific to teaching but valuable to anyone who’s in a relationship. Stuff like

* Becoming overwhelmed even at the very beginning of the school year

* Handling Gen Z device-enhanced rudeness

* Dealing with AI

* Setting crucial boundaries with students, colleagues, and parents — and surviving “boundary hangover”

and so much more.

Credits

Founder and Host: Betsy Burris

Producer: Jullian Androkae of PodVision

Audience Development: Andreea Coscai of PodVision

Podcast Editor: Jasper Chua of PodVision

Music: Tom Burris/Jabbering Trout

Listeners! Ande Lyons, a wonderful, sparkling woman, recently interviewed me on her podcast Don’t Be Caged by Your Age. Ande asked me some great questions about how I got where I am, what advice I have for people over 65 (might be relevant to you even if you aren’t lucky enough to have yet reached 65), and why I care so danged much about my work. It’s a fun interview with lots of laughter!

Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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We discuss

* Learning from Pain: How some awful professional experiences forced me to reckon with the role emotions play in teaching

* Negative Emotions: Why I love and embrace them in myself and others

* Psychic Health: How to, as Ande puts it, “reframe our wounds as our brilliance”

It’s nice to be on the receiving end of the questions! And Ande is a thoughtful and lively host. I hope you check it out!

Connect & Share

Got a story to share? How friendly are you with your negative emotions? How friendly are you willing to get? I’d love to hear! Leave me a voicemail at (413) 239-4158 and we might feature your perspective in a future episode!

Or send me an email! betsy@teachingthroughemotions.com

Support the Show: If this conversation resonated, please consider leaving a rating or review on your podcast app. Your feedback helps others find us.

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External links

Don’t Be Caged by Your Age

YouTube clip from the interview

Instagram clip from the interview

Credits

Founder and Host: Betsy Burris

Co-Host: Joe Johnson

Producer: Jullian Androkae of PodVision

Audience Development: Andreea Coscai of PodVision

Music: Tom Burris/Jabbering Trout

Teaching through Emotions is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.