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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Episodes

92. How to Make ANY DECISION in 4 Steps

Episode 92 gives you FOUR steps to help you with any decision. School decisions like: Am I staying? Am I leaving? What books should I order next year? Do I like the team that I am teaching with? Would I prefer another...
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91. The Value of a Coach for Teachers

What do you value in life and at school? As teachers, we spend A LOT of our lives at school. In Episode 91, "The Value of a Coach for Teachers," I tell you more about what I do and what I don't do. In this episode I...
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90. School Counselors: I see you!

Calling all School Counselors! In Episode 90, I talk to Rachel Davis, owner and founder of Bright Futures Counseling, an online membership community designed just for school counselors with resources to help school...
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89. How to Self-Love in 5 Simple Steps

Want 5 ways to improve your relationship with yourself and everyone around you? Just in time for Valentine's Day, these steps will help you give yourself a break while still creating discipline and creating the life...
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88. Hate Yourself In & Out of the Classroom? Try this.

I used to be VERY mean to myself but I called it self-discipline. Discipline does not mean speaking to yourself meanly or giving yourself the beat down. There is another way to get your grading done, stay on time, and...
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87. How to Forgive at School

Want to forgive someone at school? (This podcast will also help you with any person in your life.) If you're like me, your idea of what it means to forgive may need a little clarifying. In Episode 87, I turn to Oprah...
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86. How to Let It Go

What is the "it" for you that you would love to let go? Is it an emotion?  Is it an aspect of teaching or family life that you wish would simply melt away? Is it letting go about releasing control in some area in your...
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85. Three Ways to Better Classroom Management

Want to improve your classroom management ? In Episode 85, we rewire, innovate and manage our brains in order to connect before we correct. In this episode, you'll learn how these three statements will change...
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84. It's OK to Want What You Want

Are you in a toxic relationship with your school? Are you getting the message that you're not a team player or you should really LOVE doing more without getting paid? No! No! No! In this Episode, I do a deep dive into...
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83. How Skiing is like Teaching

In Episode 83, I share my two passions: teaching and skiing.  How is skiing like teaching? Skiing, like teaching, is incredibly difficult. Even if you use a lift, skiing can make you so sore that you feel muscles you...
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82. Toxic Teachers Part 2: How to Deal with Challenging Colleagues

In Episode 81, I gave you the first part of how to self-coach yourself in any challenging relationship and that first part is to  take responsibility for your thoughts and feelings about this person.  (Do not...
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Bonus! Chrissy Celebrates You!

Teachers, are you celebrating YOU? This bonus episode is not your typical gratitude episode. In this episode, I remind all teachers to celebrate what is going right-what can you celebrate about you? What makes you,...
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