Are your teachers and staff struggling with the stress and weight of their jobs?

Are teachers struggling to manage classrooms because of stress and overwhelm?


Have programs and strategies failed to stick because teachers are too overwhelmed to use them?


Are students shutting down or acting out more than ever before?

You are not alone.

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THE DATA

Teachers are among the most stressed professionals in the nation.

Research from Penn State and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found:

  • 46% of teachers report high daily stress, the highest of any profession (even higher than doctors)

  • 23–42% of teachers leave within the first five years, due to stress, burnout, and job dissatisfaction.

  • Turnover costs schools $10K–$20K per teacher, adding up to more than $7.3 billion annually.

  • High stress directly lowers student achievement, increases disruptive behavior, and makes classrooms less conducive to learning.

(Penn State / RWJF Issue Brief, 2016)                                                                                                                                          

WHAT’S NOT WORKING

You’ve added more curriculum. You’ve brought in behavior programs. You’ve invested in academic strategies.

But none of it sticks ... because the emotional foundation for learning is being overlooked.

THE SOLUTION: WELLNESS EDUCATION & SUPPORT

What if teachers had simple, science-based tools to manage their own stress, and teach those same skills to their students?

What if classrooms shifted from constant reaction and behavior struggles to cultivating calm, resilience, and focus?

When teachers are supported, classrooms transform.

That’s what my workshops are designed to do.

Through four simple, science-based pillars, I make emotional wellness practical and accessible for everyday classroom life.

The Four Pillars of Wellness Education & Support

Together, these four pillars equip teachers with the skills and confidence to manage stress while creating classrooms where students thrive and their capacity for learning expands.

1. How the Brain Works

The survival brain vs. the learning brain

What drives decision-making and reactions under stress

Why students sometimes shut down or overreact and how teachers can help.

2. The Brain–Body Connection

How physiology (our body) impacts psychology (our mindset and emotions)

How stress affects the brain’s ability to focus, problem-solve, and learn

Why students sometimes have big reactions and how teachers can be supportive.

3. Managing Emotions

Simple tools for teachers and students to navigate stress and big emotions

Reset strategies to use after overwhelm or shutdown

Creating supportive classrooms where learning capacity grows.

4. The Power of Mindset

How thoughts, beliefs, and self-talk shape behavior and resilience

Mindset tools that help teachers and students approach challenges with confidence and growth.

The Four Pillars of Wellness Education & Support

Together, these four pillars equip teachers with the skills and confidence to manage stress while creating classrooms where students thrive and their capacity for learning expands.

1. How the Brain Works

→ Understand the survival brain vs. the learning brain.

→ Learn what drives decision-making and reactions under stress.

→ How teachers can help when students sometimes shut down or overreact.

2. The Brain–Body Connection

→ How physiology (our body) impacts psychology (our mindset and emotions).

→ How stress affects the brain’s ability to focus, problem-solve, and learn.

→ Why students sometimes have big reactions and how teachers can be supportive.

3. Managing Emotions

→ Simple tools for teachers and students to navigate stress and big emotions.

→ Reset strategies to use after overwhelm or shutdown.

→ How to build supportive classroom environments where students re-engage faster.

4. The Power of Mindset

→ How thoughts, beliefs, and self-talk shape behavior and resilience

→ Mindset tools that help teachers and students approach challenges with confidence and growth.

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Why Me?

As a Certified Health and Life Coach with advanced certifications in Nervous System Resilience and Pain Reprocessing Therapy, I specialize in taking complex neuroscience and breaking it into simple, practical tools that clients can use right away. My trainings are designed to reduce stress, strengthen resilience, and create healthier classrooms where both teachers and students can thrive.

But my passion for this work is also deeply personal.

As a parent of three, I have navigated schools, teachers, and the challenges that come with them. One of my children had a particularly difficult year with a teacher who was doing her very best but was overwhelmed by the weight of her own emotions and classroom stress. My child, who also had big emotions, struggled with this teacher’s approach to classroom management and sank into a very dark place.

This opened my eyes to something important: teachers are not being given the emotional support they need. They receive training in academics and curriculum, but very little in how to manage their own stress, emotions, and well-being. I don’t fault that teacher, she simply didn’t have the right tools.

That realization lit a fire in me. I couldn’t turn away from what I saw: teachers doing their best but missing the tools that would make all the difference. And the ripple effect is enormous, every student a teacher interacts with is impacted, for better or worse.

My mission is to close that gap. By equipping teachers with tools for their own well-being, they not only change their own lives but also transform the lives of the students they serve. Because when you touch a life for good, you touch a generation.

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Take the Next Step

My signature training is a 90-minute professional development session, but I will work with schools to customize the length and format to meet your staff’s needs.

Still have questions? I’d be happy to connect. We can schedule a phone call, Zoom, or I can come to your school to discuss how this training could support your teachers and students.