Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols

Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols

Hosted by: Chrissy Nichols, Life Coach for Teachers

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...

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115. Teacher Thought Loops & Thought Scoops

"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....
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114. Teachers, What is your Genius?

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...
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113. Heart Deposits & Life Withdrawals

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...
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113. Why Bad Days Aren't Your Fault & How to Feel Better at School

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...
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112. When Life Sucks

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...
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111. How to Be Self-FUL

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...
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110. Time Hacks & Hard Growth with Amber Harper

Enjoy Episode 110 with Amber Harper of www.burnedinteacher.com. In this conversation that we recorded together, we discuss using real time hacks at the start of your year like batching your work and simply deciding...
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109. Let School, Let Them

Want more spaciousness, ease, and calm when it comes to your relationships? OF COURSE! We all do. In this episode, I explore the Let Them concept. It's simple but not always easy. Letting others be exactly who they...
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108. What's your Shablam?!

What's your SHABLAM?   What does that even mean?   What makes you tick? What are your special gifts? What helps you feel at home inside yourself?    In this epsiode, Chrissy shares her own personal...
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107. Eve Ellis, teacher & poet on London Life + Teaching Abroad

Join this amazing interview with published poet and English teacher Eve Ellis, who works in an international school in London. Eve tells us what it is really like to work in live in a vibrant city and still have to...
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106. How to Create Habits That Last: Part 2

Sure : we all want to change new habits but will they last 6 months from now? In Part 2 of How to Create Habits that Last, using the research of Dr. Kelly McGonigal's work...
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105. How to Create Habits That Last! Part 1

Want a habit that will go the distance? Want a new habit that will actually still be working for you 4 months from now on a random Wednesday? YES! We all want that. But you need to ask the right questions. In this...
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