The Balanced Educator Podcast: Education | Mindfulness | Growth Mindset Kailey Lefko and Josianne Barnabé: Teachers and Co-founders of Educalme
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The Balanced Educator is a weekly podcast hosted by the co-founders of Educalme, Kailey Lefko and Josianne Barnabé. Our intention is to equip and empower educators and parents to feel more calm, balanced, and joyful in all aspects of their lives. We discuss mindset shifts and habits that we are experimenting with in our own lives that are making our days more intentional, mindful and fun. We talk about different ways to practice mindfulness in our own lives and then how we can share what we are learning with our kiddos in the classroom or at home. We believe that when we nurture ourselves first, we can share our unique gifts and talents with our kiddos in a bigger and deeper way.
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170. Time Management Strategies to Prevent Teacher Burnout with Shawna Lapointe
Is there a way to live your best life without constantly feeling overwhelmed and burnt out? Learn how to improve your work-life balance and avoid teacher burnout with these time management tips from Shawna Lapointe of Too Busy Livin’. In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’re interviewing Shawna Lapointe, teacher, entrepreneur, and mom […]
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10 Short Mindfulness Winter Activities for All Grades
Today, we’re tackling a fun topic on The Balanced Educator Podcast… who doesn’t love a good seasonal topic! We share concrete ways to incorporate social emotional learning and mindfulness on the theme of winter! With the winter season upon us, it’s an opportune time to explore mindfulness in winter and dive into some calming breathing […]
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168. How to Help Your Students Self-Regulate with Mindful Coloring
There are so many great ideas for classroom mindfulness activities! In this super practical episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we talk about one of our favorites: mindful coloring (and hint: we share a link to some free coloring pages for kids for your use in the classroom!). We share the what, why and how […]
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5 Habits of the Least Stressed & Most Empowered Educators with Grace Stevens
Today on The Balanced Educator Podcast, we are chatting with Grace Stevens all about feeling less stressed as teachers and more empowered. A perfect episode to listen to in the first few months of the school year to set yourself up for success! A former corporate girl, Grace quit VP life to pursue her dream […]
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166. Focus Teaching Strategies for Distracted Students
Tired of managing off-task students? Or having a hard time in the classroom distracted students that lack focus? In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we walk you through a simple and easy lesson plan for K-12 classrooms that will show you how to explicitly teach your students focus strategies in a systematic and efficient way […]
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Nurturing Resilience: Exploring Child Stress with Lindsay Miller from The Stress Nanny
Join Lindsay Miller, a distinguished kids mindfulness coach, mindfulness educator, and host of The Stress Nanny Podcast, as we embark on a captivating exploration of child stress. Lindsay’s expertise, backed by 20+ years of child development study and mindfulness certification, equips us with invaluable insights to support children’s emotional well-being. Discover how to recognize stress […]
Customer Reviews
Bringing theory into practice
If you're into mindfulness, you know that folks can get vague when talking about navigating the field. Not these ladies. Kailey and Josianne are so clear with their language and are always sure to leave you with action steps that make you feel like you have a clear direction. This podcast is truly helpful!!!
Every teacher needs to listen to this!
There is SO much wisdom and insight packed into this podcast. Listening makes you feel like you have the supportive coworkers you’ve only ever dreamed of having. I’d recommend this to new and veteran teachers alike. You are guaranteed to learn something and improve your craft. Kailey and Josianne’s voices are soothing to listen to, and their laughter and inspiration are contagious.
2nd career novice teacher
I enjoy experiencing the calming, lighthearted gifts of this podcast each am during My Time. I feel like I’m listening to wise words from two friends I’ve known for years. I am grateful for the honest experiences these ladies share.