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There is a mental health crisis in our school system. Teachers are burned out. Students are stressed out. Parents are checked out. School leaders are overextended as they struggle to meet their students’ mental health needs and retain staff. Though we’ve been trying to make improvements for decades, we’re still overwhelmed. The future of student achievement depends on how we respond, so it’s essential to do something different now. Instead of fixing the problem with new products and extensive overhauls, which adds more to our to-do list, you’ll learn how to utilize the best resources you already have in place. You’ll gain practical tools to effectively improve the well-being of your whole school community, starting with you.

Thriving Educator Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 20 Ratings

There is a mental health crisis in our school system. Teachers are burned out. Students are stressed out. Parents are checked out. School leaders are overextended as they struggle to meet their students’ mental health needs and retain staff. Though we’ve been trying to make improvements for decades, we’re still overwhelmed. The future of student achievement depends on how we respond, so it’s essential to do something different now. Instead of fixing the problem with new products and extensive overhauls, which adds more to our to-do list, you’ll learn how to utilize the best resources you already have in place. You’ll gain practical tools to effectively improve the well-being of your whole school community, starting with you.

    Changing the Role of Teachers

    Changing the Role of Teachers

    Ben Lusk Ed.S Former Curriculum Director
    Social Media: 
    @lusk_ben
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/benlusk
     
    Focus: Developing curriculum to help students with their mental health, how to positively impact mental health in the classroom. What can we do differently to impact mental health through curriculum.
     
    Key Takeaway:
    The pandemic only sped up the idea that traditional education needs to change. Also, student relationships with technology are not healthy and tend to be a one way affair. Teachers are burnt out and teacher candidates are few and far between. What if there was a way to make real change; to shift the focus of learning from teachers to students, to give them the skills that they really need throughout school and when they graduate, and what if we could refocus student use of technology and shift it from consumer to creator?
     
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    Thriving Educator Podcast HOST:  Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
     
    EMAIL: charle@thrivingeducator.org
     *NEW BOOK* coming…Get on the Pre-Sale List: CLICK HERE
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    Hire Charle to equip your teachers with mental health tools that easily integrate into their daily practice at your next professional development day. Based on her book: “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” 
    Co-authored with Dr. Cameron Caswell, Teen Translator
    *Now available on Amazon*

    BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingeducator.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
     
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
    LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    Website: ThrivingEducator.com
    Clubhouse: @charlepeck
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    LinkTree:  https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck
     
    #ThrivingEducator #ThrivingSchool #ThrivingSchoolCommunity
    #leadership, #Schoolmentalhealth, #Suicide, #Depression, #Anxiety, #anxietyrelief, #Mentalhealth, #Mentalhealthmatters, #Mentalhealthawareness, #Students, #Teacher, #Teacherburnout, #Teacherretention, #mentalhealthsupport, #socialwork,  #youmatter, #mindfulness, #mentalwellbeing, #safeplace, #anxietyrelief, #stressmanagement, #selfcare, #support, #teensupport, #studentsupport, #professionaldeveloment, #teacherprofessionaldevelopment, #teachertraining, #parents, #school, #studentmentalhealth, #schoolsocialworker, #mentalhealthinschools, #schoolcounselor, #anxietysupport, #schoolcounseling, #principal, #assistantprincipal, #instructionalcoach, #teacherprofessionaldevelopment

    • 31 min
    How to Neutralize a Bully

    How to Neutralize a Bully

    Jaime Hamilton
    Email: hamilton@thecommexperts.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_communication_expert/
    Communication is the magic with which all relationships are created and destroyed. Professor Hamilton’s passion is to teach people how to communicate in ways that enhance the areas of life that matter the most.  Because all human behavior has communicative value, we can conclude that communication is a fundamental skill that is widely underestimated.  It is in every fiber of our humanity.  Without it, we would not exist. 
    Jaime has garnered an academic platform of excellence while teaching in Higher Education for over 20 years.   “I thrive on teaching communication skills that people can apply in real-world contexts.”  It is her dream to connect the world of academia with everyday human behavior so that we can understand the world around us in more meaningful ways.   Her teaching techniques combined with her real-life experiences allow her to shine a light on new and innovative ways to communicate.   She believes that relationships are the core of our human nature. “I want to share what I know so that we can cultivate relationships that help us achieve our full potential.” 
    She founded The Comm Experts, a communication consulting and coaching company, with the hope of teaching effective communication skills beyond the walls of Higher Education.  Her education includes a B.S. and M.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Central Missouri with continued research education from the University of South Wales, UK. Her education foundation is rooted in Rhetorical Theory and Applied Communication.  She can be reached at
    hamilton@thecommexperts.com
     
    Bullying is about control. The theoretical approach we use helps us understand controlling messages within relationships. We expand this approach to bullying relationships as a way to respond effectively to domineering (controlling) messages.
     
    All power is found within messages (verbal and nonverbal). Because we know the messages bullies use to garner power over another, we can create messages that help victims of bullying to defend themselves or neutralize the situation.
     
    https://www.thecommexperts.com/, Empower your child from bullying with our bullying awareness handbook for parents: Know Bullying, a comprehensive guide covering expert strategies with the goal of fostering more resilient children. From recognizing age-specific signs and effective school communication, this book offers invaluable insights for parents at every stage of their child’s development. Equip yourself with the knowledge to create a safer, nurturing space for your child’s growth.
     
    _________________________
     
    Thriving Educator Podcast HOST:  Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
     
     *NEW BOOK* Get on the Pre-Sale List: https://thrivingeducator.myflodesk.com/presale
     
    Hire Charle to equip your teachers with mental health tools that easily integrate into their daily practice at your next professional development day. Based on her book: “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” 
    Co-authored with Dr. Cameron Caswell, Teen Translator
    *Now available on Amazon*
     
    SCHEDULE A CALL:
    https://calendly.com/thrivingschool/discoverycall

    SPEAKER + COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org

    EMAIL: charle@thrivingeducator.org
     
    BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thrivin

    • 26 min
    BOLD Gratitude

    BOLD Gratitude

    Lainie Rowell

    RESOURCES
    Website: https://www.lainierowell.com/
    Book: Evolving With Gratitude - https://www.lainierowell.com/books
    Journal: Bold Gratitude - https://www.lainierowell.com/books
    Podcast: https://www.lainierowell.com/podcasts
     
    CONNECT
    Twitter/X: https://www.lainierowell.com/books
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lainierowell
     
    Lainie Rowell is a bestselling author, award-winning educator, and TEDx speaker. She is dedicated to human flourishing, focusing on community building, social-emotional learning, and honoring what makes each of us unique and dynamic through learner-driven design. She earned her degree in psychology, and went on to earn postgraduate degrees in education. An international keynote speaker, Lainie has presented in 41 states as well as in dozens of countries across 4 continents. As a consultant, Lainie’s client list ranges from Fortune 100 companies like Apple and Google to school districts and independent schools.
     
    During her more than 25 years in education, Lainie has taught elementary, secondary, and higher education. She also served in a district-level leadership position supporting 22,000 students and 1,200 teachers at 33 schools. 
     
    As a keynoter and TEDx Speaker, she has more than 15 years experience presenting at local, regional, and international conferences including Learning and the Brain, Learning Forward, the CISC Leadership Symposium, the California MTSS Professional Learning Institute, IDEAcon, the Digital Learning Annual Conference (DLAC), and the CAST UDL Symposium. 
    _________________________
     
    Thriving Educator Podcast HOST:  Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
     
    *NEW BOOK* Get on the Pre-Sale List: https://thrivingeducator.myflodesk.com/presale
     
    Hire Charle to equip your teachers with mental health tools that easily integrate into their daily practice at your next professional development day. Based on her book: “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” 
    Co-authored with Dr. Cameron Caswell, Teen Translator
    *Now available on Amazon*
     
    BOOK A CALL:
    https://calendly.com/thrivingschool/discoverycall

    SPEAKER + COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org

    EMAIL: charle@thrivingeducator.org
     
    BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingeducator.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
     
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
    LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    Website: ThrivingEducator.com
    Clubhouse: @charlepeck
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    LinkTree:  https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck
     
    #ThrivingEducator #ThrivingSchool #ThrivingSchoolCommunity
    #leadership, #Schoolmentalhealth, #Suicide, #Depression, #Anxiety, #anxietyrelief, #Mentalhealth, #Mentalhealthmatters, #Mentalhealthawareness, #Students, #Teacher, #Teacherburnout, #Teacherretention, #mentalhealthsupport, #socialwork,  #youmatter, #mindfulness, #mentalwellbeing, #safeplace, #anxietyrelief, #stressmanagement, #selfcare, #support, #teensupport, #studentsupport, #professionaldeveloment, #teacherprofessionaldevelopment, #teachertraining, #parent

    • 25 min
    Behavior Prevention Strategies - Q+A Session

    Behavior Prevention Strategies - Q+A Session

    Charle + Josh answer your questions from the "Behavior Prevention Strategies" webinar. 
     
     *NEW BOOK* Get on the Pre-Sale List: https://thrivingeducator.myflodesk.com/presale
     
    Hire Charle to equip your teachers with mental health tools that easily integrate into their daily practice at your next professional development day. Based on her book: “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” 
    Co-authored with Dr. Cameron Caswell, Teen Translator
    *Now available on Amazon*
     
    BOOK A CALL:
    https://calendly.com/thrivingschool/discoverycall

    SPEAKER + COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org

    EMAIL: charle@thrivingeducator.org
     
    BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingeducator.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
     
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
    LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    Website: ThrivingEducator.com
    Clubhouse: @charlepeck
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    LinkTree:  https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck
     
    #ThrivingEducator #ThrivingSchool #ThrivingSchoolCommunity
    #leadership, #Schoolmentalhealth, #Suicide, #Depression, #Anxiety, #anxietyrelief, #Mentalhealth, #Mentalhealthmatters, #Mentalhealthawareness, #Students, #Teacher, #Teacherburnout, #Teacherretention, #mentalhealthsupport, #socialwork,  #youmatter, #mindfulness, #mentalwellbeing, #safeplace, #anxietyrelief, #stressmanagement, #selfcare, #support, #teensupport, #studentsupport, #professionaldeveloment, #teacherprofessionaldevelopment, #teachertraining, #parents, #school, #studentmentalhealth, #schoolsocialworker, #mentalhealthinschools, #schoolcounselor, #anxietysupport, #schoolcounseling, #principal, #assistantprincipal, #instructionalcoach, #teacherprofessionaldevelopment

    • 49 min
    Family + Educator Together Teams (FETs)

    Family + Educator Together Teams (FETs)

    Ari Gerzon-Kessler
    EMAIL: arigerzon@gmail.com
     
    Ari spent two decades implementing SEL best practices as a teacher and principal, and led retreats for educators as well on SEL. He applies much of that to coaching teachers and school leaders on how to build stronger partnerships with underrepresented families and integrate those practices into gatherings with families, which include conversations around ways to support students and families mental health.
     
    He also spent 16 years working as a teacher and school leader... 7 years coaching educators at 30 plus schools... extensive expertise on SEL, with several articles published specifically around mental health as it connects to creating safer schools and preventing violence. A decade plus on the board of Passageworks Institute, which for 22 years focused on supporting the mental health of students, families and educators!
     
    One of the major ways he supports the mental health of all stakeholders within a school community is by creating spaces where people can show up authentically and feel deeply seen, heard, and valued. 
     
    FREE RESOURCE from his new book, On The Same Team: Bringing Educators and Underrepresented Families Together to help you strengthen school-family partnerships at your site: https://www.solutiontree.com/free-resources/diversityandequity/ost
    ______________________
     
    Thriving Educator Podcast HOST:  Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
     *NEW BOOK* Get on the Pre-Sale List: https://thrivingeducator.myflodesk.com/presale
    Hire Charle to equip your teachers with mental health tools that easily integrate into their daily practice at your next professional development day. Based on her book: “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” 
    Co-authored with Dr. Cameron Caswell, Teen Translator
    *Now available on Amazon*
     
    BOOK A CALL:
    https://calendly.com/thrivingschool/discoverycall

    SPEAKER + COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org

    EMAIL: charle@thrivingeducator.org
     
    BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingeducator.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
     
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
    LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    Website: ThrivingEducator.com
    Clubhouse: @charlepeck
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    LinkTree:  https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck
     
    #ThrivingEducator #ThrivingSchool #ThrivingSchoolCommunity
    #leadership, #Schoolmentalhealth, #Suicide, #Depression, #Anxiety, #anxietyrelief, #Mentalhealth, #Mentalhealthmatters, #Mentalhealthawareness, #Students, #Teacher, #Teacherburnout, #Teacherretention, #mentalhealthsupport, #socialwork,  #youmatter, #mindfulness, #mentalwellbeing, #safeplace, #anxietyrelief, #stressmanagement, #selfcare, #support, #teensupport, #studentsupport, #professionaldeveloment, #teacherprofessionaldevelopment, #teachertraining, #parents, #school, #studentmentalhealth, #schoolsocialworker, #mentalhealthinschools, #schoolcounselor, #anxietysupport, #schoolcounseling, #principal, #assistantprincipal, #instructionalcoach, #teacherprofessionaldevelopment

    • 35 min
    Good News Calls

    Good News Calls

    Charles “Chuck” Moss has 30 years of experience in schools from K-12 and in all of them, he has formed meaningful relationships that have lived past the years and beyond building walls.
     
    His message is clear: You might be the only "awesome" someone gets all day so you have to recognize your own awesomeness and be ready to share it! The best way to fill your bucket is by filling the buckets of others!
     
    CONNECT 
    Twitter/X , Snapchat, TikTok, @DCPSmoss
    Facebook  @ChuckMoss
    _________________________
     
    Thriving Educator Podcast HOST:  Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
     
    *NEW BOOK* Get on the Pre-Sale List: https://thrivingeducator.myflodesk.com/presale
     
    Hire Charle to equip your teachers with mental health tools that easily integrate into their daily practice at your next professional development day. Based on her book: “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” 
    Co-authored with Dr. Cameron Caswell, Teen Translator
    *Now available on Amazon*
     
    BOOK A CALL:
    https://calendly.com/thrivingschool/discoverycall

    SPEAKER + COMPANY PROFILE: ThrivingEducator.org

    EMAIL: charle@thrivingeducator.org
     
    BIO: Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators. Connect with Charle at: charle@thrivingeducator.org and on Twitter at: @CharlePeck
     
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thrivingschoolcommunity
    LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    Website: ThrivingEducator.com
    Clubhouse: @charlepeck
    Twitter https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
    LinkedIN:https://www.linkedin.com/in/charle-peck/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlepeck/
    LinkTree:  https://linktr.ee/CharlePeck
     
    #ThrivingEducator #ThrivingSchool #ThrivingSchoolCommunity
    #leadership, #Schoolmentalhealth, #Suicide, #Depression, #Anxiety, #anxietyrelief, #Mentalhealth, #Mentalhealthmatters, #Mentalhealthawareness, #Students, #Teacher, #Teacherburnout, #Teacherretention, #mentalhealthsupport, #socialwork,  #youmatter, #mindfulness, #mentalwellbeing, #safeplace, #anxietyrelief, #stressmanagement, #selfcare, #support, #teensupport, #studentsupport, #professionaldeveloment, #teacherprofessionaldevelopment, #teachertraining, #parents, #school, #studentmentalhealth, #schoolsocialworker, #mentalhealthinschools, #schoolcounselor, #anxietysupport, #schoolcounseling, #principal, #assistantprincipal, #instructionalcoach, #teacherprofessionaldevelopment

    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
20 Ratings

20 Ratings

AlwaysLearning AlwaysEvolving ,

Exceptionally insightful!

This podcast consistently delivers fresh perspectives and expert insights that make it a staple in my daily routine. Highly recommend for anyone looking to improve mental health in learning communities!

Phil Januszewski ,

Always Great Value!

Charle is consistently bringing value to her audience through impactful guests and great/sincere conversations. This podcast is a definite YES for fellow educators out there!

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Great host with engaging topics!

Charle was a welcoming and supportive host who put me at ease as her guest. Her questions were great and sparked genuine discussion. An amazing professional who is out here doing great work!

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