This blog is part of our summer blog series exploring nervous system shifts for educators that support returning to the school year with greater awareness, capacity, and sustainability. Each post focuses on different patterns that often contribute to chronic stress and burnout in schools. With more [...]
How Burnout and Nervous System Patterns Connect to Professional Learning and Relicensure for Colorado Educators This blog kicks off a 6 part series highlighting nervous system shifts that can make daily work feel more sustainable for educators. The series offers practical behavioral health training tips for [...]
Using the Right Strategy at the Right Time ⏲️ How often have you observed a student repeat the same behavior, even though they can articulate what they did wrong afterward? It’s a mix of frustration and realization—they know the expectation, but when it matters most, they’re [...]
Nurturing Regulation: A Pathway to Resilience in Schools Educators are on the front lines of student well-being, balancing academic demands while managing the stress that arises in classrooms. As professionals who support teachers, we have an opportunity to help them navigate this stress—not by eliminating it, [...]
Regulation has become such a buzzword (…you might agree), but have you ever stopped to ask why it really matters? When regulated, there are options and choices for behavior. However, when dysregulated, behavioral options become limited, and students’ bodies often take over, doing whatever it takes to stay [...]
Bruce Perry and many others have taught us that when we’re in different regions in our brain our processing capabilities are impacted. For example, did you know that whether or not you have access to your upper cortex can impact your functional IQ by up to [...]
When students are stuck in challenging behaviors, it often reflects dysregulation in their nervous systems. Did you know that energy moves to different places in our body depending on our arousal state? In hyperarousal, energy moves to our extremities. In hypoarousal, energy moves into the center of [...]
What are your greatest challenges in bringing trauma-informed, social-emotional learning practices to your site? Below you will find a variety of different resources that you can access for addressing these challenges. Staff or parent resistance Students not using the skills we’re teaching Not enough time, support [...]
By Judith Norman, MS, LSC, LPC, RPT-S AKA – How to keep your cool as you're learning about the newest school initiative! What are the first things that pop into your head when you reflect upon the question, “What stresses me out?” If you're being honest, one [...]
By Judith Norman, MS, LSC, LPC, RPT-S I sat down to write this many times and found myself getting stuck and feeling stressed out. There are so many important voices out there, what do I have to offer to a discussion? Then it hit me, that’s the [...]
