The Peak and the Pit

Welcome back to Season 2. In this episode, we begin to unpack universal human needs and how those are directly correlated to our emotional intelligence. My guest, 11-year-old Maliah, speaks indirectly about the ways in which she deals with her human needs not being met and how she changes the stories she tells herself in her head to increase her emotional intelligence. She is proof

Making an effort to be aware is something that my next guest talks about quite a bit, stating that the language that he uses, and the choices that he makes in his day to day life as both a educator, an artist, an activist, and a friend of mine, is "not an attack on him but doing a kind act for others." Sandro Murillo is a 6th/7th grade ELA teacher at Sherman School of Excellence in

On today's episode, I speak with my Aunt, Barb, a former social worker in our "sister district," district 98 and now mom to two of my favorite boys in the world, my cousins, Luke and Noah. My Auntie Barb is someone who I've admired for my whole life for a multitude of reasons, but I believe the biggest one is her ability to continually grow, improve and educate herself. In this epi

Devynn speaks candidly both of healthy striving and perfectionism and how they can co-exist especially in the mind of a middle schooler. I loved her ability to speak bravely despite the hard topic and hard questioning that I was throwing at her on top of the fact that she has as she so beautiful calls "bumpy speech." Her bravery in sharing the struggles she has with her speech impe

In this episode, my next guest, Marissa and I discuss how friends create space for true belonging, the dangers of ignored ignorance, and how much weight your words hold. I hope this podcast is able to open the eyes of every listener to see the "able versus the label" in every single human being.

In this week’s episode of the Peak and the Pit, our first guest, the lovely and talented Michelle Brezek shares about her experiences as an educator and a coach. Michelle is an educator I’ve admired from afar for a long time and grew close to over the past year. She's an amazing human being and educator and I can't wait for you to hear her insight and what she has to share. You

In this week's episode, I reflect on Chapters 15-19 of Ditch that Textbook by Matt Miller.

In this week's episode we begin to discuss the importance of trust in relationships between coaches and teachers. We'd love to hear some feedback on this topic to be able to share out in next week's episode.

This week we talk about validation, busyness and purpose.

Introduction to The Peak and the Pit