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. 1d ago

    Dr. John "Push" Gaines: Knowing When to Push – and When to Rest

    Dr. John "Push" Gaines shares how caring educators became an address for hope, love, and possibility in his life, and why their influence often reaches far beyond what they will ever witness. In a conversation that moves from resilience to rest, John reflects on the cost of constant striving, the freedom of living according to our values, and why burnout should never be the price of meaningful work.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (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   *********************************************************************************************   Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/

    Dr. John "Push" Gaines: Knowing When to Push – and When to Rest

  2. Aug 7

    Donna Zajonc: Who Do You Want to Be on the Way to What You Want?

    In this capstone conversation to our 3 Vital Questions series, Donna Zajonc joins us to explore what The Empowerment Dynamic looks like when it becomes a lived practice. Together we talk about nervous system steadiness, the cost of over care, dynamic tension, baby steps, and Donna's signature question: Who do you want to be on the way to what you want? Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (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   *********************************************************************************************   Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/

    Donna Zajonc: Who Do You Want to Be on the Way to What You Want?

  3. Jul 24

    Sarah Brown Wessling: The Teacher of Teachers

    Sarah Brown Wessling, Director of the National Teacher of the Year Program, shares what she has learned from years spent alongside some of America's most extraordinary educators. Together we explore leadership, belonging, listening, and the conditions that help people grow.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (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   *********************************************************************************************   Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box. Website: https://tackybox.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/

    Sarah Brown Wessling: The Teacher of Teachers

  4. Jul 10

    Nakia Douglas: Be Unapologetic About Your Light

    In this conversation, educator and community leader Nakia Douglas reflects on the people who believed in him, the power of community care, and why hope, purpose, and possibility matter in challenging times. He is a moving reminder that each of us has the power to transform lives by being unapologetic about our light.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (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   *********************************************************************************************   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

    Nakia Douglas: Be Unapologetic About Your Light

  5. Jul 3

    3 Vital Questions: What Actions Are You Taking?

    In this episode, Michelle Kinder unpacks the third vital question — what actions are you taking? — through the lens of "dynamic tension," the gap between where we are and where we want to be. She shares the three common ways people try to escape that tension (and why two of them backfire), plus a personal story of navigating a health crisis by focusing on "what's next" instead of certainty. Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (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   *********************************************************************************************   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

    3 Vital Questions: What Actions Are You Taking?

  6. Jun 26

    Tina Payne Bryson: Cues of Safety in an Era of Dysregulation

    In a time marked by chronic stress, fear-based media, and nervous system overload, how do we create lives that feel steady, connected, and human? In this conversation, Tina Payne Bryson joins Michelle to explore cues of safety, co-regulation, play, predictability, and the small intentional practices that help adults stay grounded in difficult times. Together, they discuss why joy, laughter, community, and nervous system care are not luxuries — they are essential capacities for anyone hoping to care for others well.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (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   *********************************************************************************************   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

    Tina Payne Bryson: Cues of Safety in an Era of Dysregulation

  7. Jun 19

    3 Vital Questions: How Are You Relating?

    Most workplace drama isn't created by bad people. It's created by good people trying to navigate stress, uncertainty, frustration, and fear. In this episode, Michelle explores the second of The 3 Vital Questions: How are you relating? Drawing on the work of David Emerald and Donna Zajonc, she examines the Drama Triangle, the Empowerment Dynamic, and the ways we can become trapped in cycles of blame, helplessness, or rescuing without even realizing it. Along the way, listeners are invited to consider a powerful question: How am I seeing the other person? Because often we're not simply responding to reality—we're responding to the stories we've created about ourselves, other people, and the situations we're facing. And those stories shape our relationships, our leadership, and ultimately what becomes possible between us. This episode is an invitation to step out of automatic patterns, reconnect to choice, and cultivate relationships rooted in curiosity, accountability, growth, and empowerment.   Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (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   *********************************************************************************************   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

    3 Vital Questions: How Are You Relating?

  8. Jun 12

    Jose Luis Vilson: What Makes an Educator a Professional?

    Episode Summary: José Luis Vilson is an educator, researcher, author, and longtime advocate for teacher voice and educational equity. In this conversation, we explore what professionalism in education really means, why relationships are foundational to learning, the emotional realities educators are navigating, and how schools shape not just academic outcomes, but our capacity for empathy, citizenship, and shared humanity.     Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (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   *********************************************************************************************   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

    Jose Luis Vilson: What Makes an Educator a Professional?
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Ratings & Reviews

4.7
out of 5
15 Ratings

About

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
    82
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024
  • Show Website
    Oxygen for Educators™

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