Leaning Into Self Compassion - with Dr. Angela Brooks

Mindfulness & Self-Care
September 07, 2020•1 min read
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In this episode, Chrissy interviews Dr. Angela Brooks, founder and CEO of ABR Consulting, who is leading the way in restorative school transformations. Throughout her 20+ years in education, she has had first-hand experience in being a direct change agent in restorative school transformations resulting in high achievement for all students.

In their conversation, Angela shares:

  • the role that compassion, achievement, and hope play in school transformation, staff culture, and student success

  • specific steps she took as a new principal to gain trust of all stakeholders in the building

  • actions she took as a school leader to help staff communicate and navigate conflict with compassion, including topics the staff discussed in monthly professional learning experiences

  • two examples of how educators can respond with compassion, even in challenging situations with students

  • how self reflection and self compassion enables us to be more compassionate with our students

  • two things teachers can do to grow in self awareness and self compassion, even if they don’t have a school leader who has prioritized adult SEL yet

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Chrissy Allison is the founder of Mindful Math Coach whose purpose is to support math teachers, coaches, and administrators in providing positive and effective learning experiences for all students.

Chrissy Allison

Chrissy Allison is the founder of Mindful Math Coach whose purpose is to support math teachers, coaches, and administrators in providing positive and effective learning experiences for all students.

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