In this episode, I give a brief wrap-up of season 2 and a teaser of what's coming in Season 3. If you are a parent, teacher, or school practitioner and you are interested in being a guest on this show in Season 3 to discuss your self-care journey, please contact me using the form on my website, www.drtiabarnes.com.   Thank you so much for your continued support.  Please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — to establish and maintain essential self-care habits. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and ..read more

When you think about self-care, being organized may not be the first thing that comes to mind. I know it might sound a little odd but for our guest today, being organized is an important part of her self-care. Self-care is all about taking action to protect and promote your mental and physical health and well-being. When you practice self-care you do the things that make you feel good and are good for you. Being organized is one of those good things. As our guest today will share, it’s not just actions that feel good in the present moment. It’s also about taking the time to do the things that ..read more

Hey Scholars! I am super excited about this episode because this is one of my favorite topics. Today I am joined by Dr. Shannon Beth Wanless. Dr. Wanless is an associate professor and the director of The Office of Child Development in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.  Her current work is on social justice and equity (SJ&E). She explores ways that children, preservice teachers, and organizational leaders develop SJ&E skills and how to create classroom, school, and organizational climates that reflect SJ&E tenets. Join us as we discuss how SJ&E play a role i ..read more

Julia Mahfouz is an assistant professor in the Leadership for Educational Organizations program, School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado-Denver. She has a Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in Educational Leadership with minors in Comparative International Education and Curriculum & Instruction. Her research agenda has been shaped by her educational work as an international educator in the capacity of a high school teacher, department chair, principal (K-12), and curriculum director. Her research explores the social, emotional, and cultural dyn ..read more

I'm so excited to have an amazing guest join me for this episode. Her name is Kamilah Drummond-Forrester. Kamilah is currently a Social and Emotional Learning Consultant and a Racial and Social Justice Facilitator at The National SEED Project. She is the former director of Open Circle, a program with the Wellesley centers for women at Wellesley College.  Kamilah's passion for social justice and the social and emotional well-being of children has fueled her vision for advocating for and educating others about the inextricable connections between social and emotional learning and equity. K ..read more

Our guest today is Brandee El-Attar. Brandee is a family success coach as well as a behavioral consultant, parent-educator, volunteer extraordinaire, blogger, and budding author. She loves making connections, reflecting upon life, and sharing it with others. Helping people navigate the complexities of parenting, managing a kiddo with special needs, or stepping into their own greatness, is where she SHINES. And she always seeks the lessons from each and every experience and is one who strongly believes in owning your OWN IMPACT. To this end, she aspires to help others find the joy, meaning ..read more

Our guest today is Dr. Lorea Martínez. Dr. Martínez is the award-winning founder of HEART in Mind Consulting, a company dedicated to helping schools and organizations integrate Social Emotional Learning in their practices, products, and learning communities. An educator who has worked with children and adults internationally, Dr. Martínez is a faculty member at Columbia University Teachers College, educating aspiring principals in Emotional Intelligence. Her second book for educators, Teaching with the HEART in Mind, is currently available. Previously, she was a special education teacher and a ..read more

Today, I want us to talk about self-awareness. Self-awareness by definition is the conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires. Knowing ourselves can help with some of the confusion and conflict in life as well as develop our confidence and creativity. If we can understand how we react to life, we can gain more control over our actions and make better choices. I strongly believe that in order to fully understand our values, our character, and our feelings and how they relate to the world, we need to intentionally self-reflect. This is because self-awareness is co ..read more

Our guest today is Christina Cipriano, Ph.D. Dr. Cipriano holds a dual appointment at the Yale School of Medicine as Assistant Professor of Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center and Director of Research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI). Dr. Cipriano’s research focuses on the systematic examination of social and emotional learning (SEL) in the promotion of pathways to optimal developmental outcomes for traditionally marginalized student and teacher populations. Dr. Cipriano has extensive experience working in classrooms and schools ..read more

Hey Self-Care Scholars! Welcome to season two of The Scholarly Self-Care Podcast! I am so happy that you are here. This season is going to be amazing. I have a lot to discuss with you and would love your feedback on the ideas that I have for the podcast moving forward. So please reach out to me and let me know your thoughts. My hope is that we will spend more time really diving into well-being and expanding on the topics that we discussed in season one. I have several valuable interviews lined up this season that will provide us with wonderful examples, tips, and strategies of ways that we can ..read more