Oxygen for Educators™

Michelle Kinder, M.Ed., LPC & Chris Kent Phelps | Produced By: Katie Worden
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Oxygen for Educators explores the overwhelming demands placed on today's educators, often leading to burnout and emotional exhaustion. As anxiety, depression, and behavior incidents rise among students, kids need more, and the adults in the building are overextended and under-resourced. This podcast features inspiring interviews with educators, administrators and counselors making a difference in the lives of countless students. In each hopeful conversation, we acknowledge hard truths and real challenges while simultaneously mining for light-lift, high-impact ideas, practices, and solutions. *Oxygen for Educators is proudly sponsored by Tacky Box®. Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box! Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

  1. Dr. Rick Flores: From Detention to Doctorate

    2 DAYS AGO

    Dr. Rick Flores: From Detention to Doctorate

    As a child, Ricky Flores sometimes got detention on purpose — because staying after school meant he would get something to eat. What he didn't know then was that the teachers who saw him, believed in him, and pushed him would change the trajectory of his life. Today Dr. Rick Flores is a high school principal serving the very community where he grew up. In this conversation, he shares the educators who shaped his path, the leadership lessons that guide his work, and why relationships remain the most powerful force in education. It's a powerful reminder that when one adult chooses to truly see a student, the ripple lasts across lifetimes.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine, or copy and paste this link: https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine    Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. https://oxygenforeducators.com/       ********************************************************************************************* Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast ********************************************************************************************* Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

    1hr 31min
  2. Radical Hope: Belonging Without Shrinking

    27 MAR

    Radical Hope: Belonging Without Shrinking

    We all want to belong. But in many environments, belonging can come with an unspoken cost: becoming slightly less yourself. In this episode, we explore the difference between fitting in and real belonging, why our nervous systems are wired to seek it, and how we stay connected without shrinking.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine, or copy and paste this link: https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine    Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. https://oxygenforeducators.com/         ********************************************************************************************* Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast ********************************************************************************************* Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

    25 min
  3. Amanda Carroll The Case for Relational Leadership

    20 MAR

    Amanda Carroll The Case for Relational Leadership

    Supporting students means supporting the people who care for them. In this episode, we talk with counseling leader Amanda Carroll about what it means to be a caregiver of caregivers—and how relationships, perspective, and small daily practices help sustain educators doing emotionally demanding work.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine, or copy and paste this link: https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine    Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. https://oxygenforeducators.com/         ********************************************************************************************* Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast ********************************************************************************************* Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

    1hr 43min
  4. Radical Hope: Holding What Hurts Without Losing Yourself

    13 MAR

    Radical Hope: Holding What Hurts Without Losing Yourself

    Sometimes we don't feel like ourselves — but nothing dramatic has happened. In this episode, we explore the quiet losses that shape us, the grief that hides beneath burnout and moral tension, and how resilience grows when we make space for what feels heavy. This isn't about getting over it. It's about letting what hurts deepen you without hardening you.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine, or copy and paste this link: https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine    Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. https://oxygenforeducators.com/         ********************************************************************************************* Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast ********************************************************************************************* Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

    27 min
  5. Alejandra Barbosa

    6 MAR

    Alejandra Barbosa

    In this episode, we sit down with Alejandra Barbosa, CEO of The Educator Collective, to explore leadership, complexity, and why supporting the human behind the title may be the most important investment we can make in our schools. Educatorcollective.org   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine, or copy and paste this link: https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine    Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. https://oxygenforeducators.com/         ********************************************************************************************* Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast ********************************************************************************************* Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

    1hr 33min
  6. Radical Hope: Spinning a Web of Support

    27 FEB

    Radical Hope: Spinning a Web of Support

    Self-care steadies us, but it was never meant to carry the whole load. In this episode, we explore community care, distributed strain, and how strengthening your web of support makes resilience sustainable.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine, or copy and paste this link: https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine    Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. https://oxygenforeducators.com/                     ********************************************************************************************* Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast ********************************************************************************************* Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

    26 min
  7. Zara Jones

    20 FEB

    Zara Jones

    Join us for a conversation with 22-year-old Zara Jones, who brings an intergenerational lens to self-care, resilience, and how educator regulation shapes classroom culture. Visit Blossom With Zara HERE, or copy and paste this link: https://www.blossomwithzara.com/   Michelle's Reflective Questions to hold accountability: Where have you fused your worth with your output? What would it mean to separate those even slightly? What is one ritual that helps you regulate your nervous system? Is there a student or colleague that I could offer a moment of co-regulation to? When was the last time you paused long enough to ask yourself what you need? What does comfort look like for you?   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine, or copy and paste this link: https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine    Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. https://oxygenforeducators.com/   ********************************************************************************************* Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast ********************************************************************************************* Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

    1hr 39min
  8. Radical Hope: Co-Regulation-We Were Never Meant to Do This Alone

    13 FEB

    Radical Hope: Co-Regulation-We Were Never Meant to Do This Alone

    Self-care matters — and it has limits. In this episode, we explore co-regulation, the science of shared safety, and why nervous systems were never meant to regulate in isolation.     Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine, or copy and paste this link: https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine    Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. https://oxygenforeducators.com/   ********************************************************************************************* Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast ********************************************************************************************* Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box! Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

    23 min
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Oxygen for Educators explores the overwhelming demands placed on today's educators, often leading to burnout and emotional exhaustion. As anxiety, depression, and behavior incidents rise among students, kids need more, and the adults in the building are overextended and under-resourced. This podcast features inspiring interviews with educators, administrators and counselors making a difference in the lives of countless students. In each hopeful conversation, we acknowledge hard truths and real challenges while simultaneously mining for light-lift, high-impact ideas, practices, and solutions. *Oxygen for Educators is proudly sponsored by Tacky Box®. Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs Website: https://www.tackybox.com/podcast Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box! Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/ X: https://x.com/thetackybox Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thetackybox/

Information

  • Creator
    Michelle Kinder, M.Ed., LPC & Chris Kent Phelps | Produced By: Katie Worden
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024
  • Show Website
    Oxygen for Educators™

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