Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols Chrissy Nichols, Life Coach for Teachers

"Thought Loops & Thought Scoops?" What are those? Two very different concepts that can help you IMMENSELY in the classroom. Today you will learn: -how to notice that negative self-talk that loops in your brain. -how to break through any thought loop...I use a funny trick that I use for any song that gets stuck in my head and I want to teach it to you! -How to hear + follow that intuitive whisper that I call a thought scoop. -How to follow that thought scoop and share it! Resources: Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept. Sign up for a FREE 30 minute coaching call. More About Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols: Teacher Talk is the podcast for educators like you who are on the brink of burnout, or are already there. It’s your guide to feeling better about being at school and being in your life. Your host, Chrissy Nichols, is a life coach for teachers. In her weekly episodes, she will give you quick tools, tips, and brain hacks to understand that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. It’s time to find the joy in teaching again and get back to feeling like the best version of yourself.

In this episode, I share the genius of Liz Gilbert's 2009 TED Talk which you can access here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA What is your genius and where does it live? What if you could have your own genius for teaching? You CAN! Resources: Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept. Sign up for a FREE 30 minute coaching call. More About Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols: Teacher Talk is the podcast for educators like you who are on the brink of burnout, or are already there. It’s your guide to feeling better about being at school and being in your life. Your host, Chrissy Nichols, is a life coach for teachers. In her weekly episodes, she will give you quick tools, tips, and brain hacks to understand that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. It’s time to find the joy in teaching again and get back to feeling like the best version of yourself.

What is a heart deposit? What is a life withdrawal? And why might you feel like you're constantly in overdraft?

 

In this episode, I share my own recent journey beating the sh** out of myself, how being hard on myself is an example of an immense life withdrawal. I also share how I am able to GET OUT OF MY STRUGGLE when I am in this zone. I also show you how to add in more deposits than withdrawals. It works.

 

Resources:

 

Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept.

Sign up for a FREE 30 minute coaching call.

More About Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols:

 

Teacher Talk is the podcast for educators like you who are on the brink of burnout, or are already there. It’s your guide to feeling better about being at school and being in your life. Your host, Chrissy Nichols, is a life coach for teachers. In her weekly episodes, she will give you quick tools, tips, and brain hacks to understand that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. It’s time to find the joy in teaching again and get back to feeling like the best version of yourself.

In this episode "Why Bad Days Aren't Your Fault & How to Feel Better at School," I show you: -why your experience of bad days is not on you: how neurochemicals like dopamine and epinephrine work for and against you;

-how to feel better even when you’re having a hard day;

-how to use the Add-On Method to create deliberate dopamine;

 

Resources:

Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept.

Sign up for a FREE 30 minute coaching call.

More About Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols:

Teacher Talk is the podcast for educators like you who are on the brink of burnout, or are already there. It’s your guide to feeling better about being at school and being in your life. Your host, Chrissy Nichols, is a life coach for teachers. In her weekly episodes, she will give you quick tools, tips, and brain hacks to understand that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. It’s time to find the joy in teaching again and get back to feeling like the best version of yourself.

Sometimes life is just really really hard. Everything can feel like it takes more effort, heavier, weightier filled with plenty of tears

So what can you do?

In this Episode, "When Life Sucks" you will learn:

* a three step framework to help get you solution-focused instead of problem-focused.

* a different way to look at shame

* three questions to help jettison you out of victim mode

Believe me, my brain loves its telenovella drama so this episode is particularly important to me. If your brain loves to wallow in the suck like mine does, don't miss this episode.

Resources: Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept. Sign up for a FREE 30 minute coaching call.

More About Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols: Teacher Talk is the podcast for educators like you who are on the brink of burnout, or are already there. It’s your guide to feeling better about being at school and being in your life. Your host, Chrissy Nichols, is a life coach for teachers. In her weekly episodes, she will give you quick tools, tips, and brain hacks to understand that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. It’s time to find the joy in teaching again and get back to feeling like the best version of yourself.

As teachers, is our worth only what we DO for others?

Does our value lie in what we can perform and how we can give to others?

In this episode, I tell the story of working with a client who said it feels selfish for her to think about herself. But I challenge you to think about you. The more you can pour into yourself, the more you have for the world. 

So how can you be self-FUL? Don't miss this episode to find out!

 

Resources:

 

Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept.

Sign up for a FREE 30 minute coaching call.

More About Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols:

Teacher Talk is the podcast for educators like you who are on the brink of burnout, or are already there. It’s your guide to feeling better about being at school and being in your life. Your host, Chrissy Nichols, is a life coach for teachers. In her weekly episodes, she will give you quick tools, tips, and brain hacks to understand that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. It’s time to find the joy in teaching again and get back to feeling like the best version of yourself.