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Teaching through Emotions

Teaching through Emotions is a Women Who Podcast award-winning podcast that provides a rare form of relief for educators. Rare because it looks at bad feelings and bad behavior as *meaningful* and *useful*. We share stories of real-life terrible teaching moments, sprinkled with commentary and a ton of empathy, then show you how to transform those moments into happy endings. You also get to hear interviews with remarkable people about their unique takes on education. Created and hosted by Betsy

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1:42

Boys and Emotions

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/11/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.teachingthroughemotions.comI’m on a roll with the boys-and-men-in-trouble theme here. My last rant dropped two weeks ago, on November 7th. It was about a bunch of youngish Republicans (all over 30 years old, apparently) who texted each other racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and generally hate-filled messages with evident glee. Today’s rant is about school-age boys and their rel…

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53:11

Meet my favorite student teacher: my daughter Mae!

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/11/20

Here is a guarantee: You will never hear an interview like this one anywhere else. Because it’s a family affair! A Holiday Family bonus episode of TTE! In which my beloved daughter and I chit-chat about basically the things that matter the most to us.Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.We talk about* living attached to your soul* how school teaches us to sin* why hatred isn’t bad* how the divine works* what organismic learning isAnd much, much more. Listen to the

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42:37

Sarcasm stings. How can teachers defuse the impact?

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/11/13

This episode is really fun because the teacher whose story we wrestle with, Donna, is actually in the virtual studio with us! What you get to hear is a simulation of a (very small) Teacher Support Group where Joe and I ask the types of questions we would ask in a real TSG and work with the data Donna’s answers provide. Listening will bring you into the world of TSGs, where teachers and I get to unpack difficult experiences with curiosity, compassion, and perspective-changing psychodynamic insights

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45:39

Is teaching spiritual? You bet your ass!

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/10/30

Yep, I’m biased: I am certain that teaching is spiritual. Not because teachers need to be religious but because the tasks of teaching human beings require heart-based skills: faith, care, love, “unconditional positive regard for difference” — skills that do not necessarily come naturally all the time and therefore demand care and attention themselves. How can teachers (hell, and parents and other caregivers) develop and sustain these skills amidst the chaos of everyday life?In this episode, I

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53:19

Can teachers change a toxic school?

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/10/16

This episode takes us back to a Teacher Support Group I led over a decade ago at a school steeped in chaos. What seemed like an unproductive, blame-filled space was actually an unconscious mirror of the school’s deep dysfunction—a fascinating concept called parallel process. Joe and I examine how systemic issues infiltrate individual classrooms and what teachers can do to cultivate a healthy learning environment against incredible odds.Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your

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4:50

Can a school get any more dysfunctional than this?

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/10/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.teachingthroughemotions.comHappy World Mental Health Day! Given that we’ve got 24 hours to focus on mental health the world over, I thought I’d offer a bonus episode for TTE’s paid subscribers. This one celebrates the day by sharing a story of an unbelievably dysfunctional school administration. A story that might sound sadly familiar to some of you.But it’s not just a story of dysfunction! This episode offers suggestions for busting

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59:35

Holding educators accountable in a nice yet honest way

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/10/02

In this episode, I chat with two phenomenal leaders: Meg Kenny, Associate Head of School, and Jen Hyatt, Academic Dean, from a unique town academy in Vermont. We hear about their journeys to senior administration, daily challenges, and the fine balance between accountability and human connection. Listen for a real conversation about how to build thriving school cultures.Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.We discuss* Cultivating a culture of belonging, care, and

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48:17

Too judgmental? I think not!

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/09/18

In this co-hosted episode, Joe and I unpack a teacher's struggle with feeling "too judgmental" after her classroom space was taken over. We explore how what seems like a simple annoyance can reveal critical needs. We describe how a teacher moved beyond self-blame to embrace her emotions as signals that allowed for more intentional, connected teaching.We discuss* The importance of personal boundaries in a busy classroom* Why we mislabel our annoyance as "being judgmental"* How conflicts are not

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3:16

Here's the actual soundtrack!

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/09/09

About a week ago I posted a list of song titles — some real, some made up — that a group of students pulled together to characterize their first week of school. This is the actual song they (I mean, AI) created out of every single song title. It'll make you want to dance! Get full access to Teaching through Emotions at www.teachingthroughemotions.com/subscribe

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56:00

The dangers of empathy for school leaders

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/09/04

It is so fun to talk with kindred spirits! That’s what the inaugural episode of TTE’s Season 3 is: an interview with Jim and Story Leonard, founders of Coaching@Altitude and two extraordinary coaches who share a lot of wisdom and insight into the lives and worlds of school administrators (and, therefore, of teachers, students, and schools).We talk about* working with senior administrators in independent schools (relevant for public school leaders, too)* working with school trustees!! (God, boards

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3:13

Get ready for Season 3!

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/08/21

Season 3 of Teaching through Emotions, a Women Who Podcast award-winner, begins in two weeks! Get ready for thought-provoking interviews, mind-bending discussions of difficult teaching moments, and pithy stories about teacher successes made possible by the invaluable psychodynamic perspective.And, starting this season, we’re eager to hear from you! Give us a call at 413.239.4158 and leave a message telling your own terrible teaching story. We’d love to put your voice on the air! And we’d love to

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41:55

Teacher tips that'll make the first days back way...

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/08/19

Ever considered visualizing your entire teaching day before you even get to school? Thinking it can make it so!Ohm, baby!Joe and I cooked up this special episode just for you, dear listeners, as you move into another wonderful and stressful school year. We know that the first day back can be… well, lots of things. That’s why we cut right to it, offering quick, actionable ways to get your mind right, manage the classroom, and even understand those tricky student dynamics before the school year gets

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75:06

Introducing...Arts Educators Save the World

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/08/07

But first: Introducing the TTE podcast as a winner of the 2025 Women Who Podcast Award!!We here at TTE are thrilled at this honor!! Especially since Season 3 is about to drop (September 4th) and we’re excited about all the great new content we’ll be sharing throughout the school year.And now for today’s terrific episode:I have always pooh-poohed Disney, mostly because of its wildly unrealistic (and interchangeable) animated princesses. But this podcast episode has, amazingly, caused me to

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43:25

Wahoo! The interview you've all been waiting for!

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/07/24

Many years ago I took an online marketing course with Seth Godin. I learned a lot, but honestly? The one benefit I gained was to meet Danny Bauer, founder of Better Leaders Better Schools and early podcaster. He asked to interview me about Teaching through Emotions! I was amazed! And this episode is the result.The interview took place in 2018, but it still perfectly captures the work I do and the reasons for it,including* what inspired me to go into education* why I focus on teachers (and

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62:21

Introducing...Those Who Can't Teach Anymore

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/07/10

There are some good podcasts out there about education, but this one takes the cake. And the prize. (It has won a Top of the Rockies award from the Society of Professional Journalists and was nominated for an Ambie Award, which celebrates excellence in podcasting.) For your listening pleasure this summer, we’ve teed up Episode 5 of Those Who Can’t Teach Anymore. You’ll hear Charles and the people he interviewsdiscussing* the downsides of standardized testing* the upsides of process over product* the

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56:55

Why are teachers quitting? Why are they staying? Is...

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/06/26

In this special season finale, I speak with Charles Fournier, creator of the award-winning podcast Those Who Can’t Teach Anymore. Charles is a teacher — a really good, creative, passionate teacher, from what I can tell! — whose insights about what drives teachers out of the profession and what keeps them in are interesting and often surprising.We talk about* the multi-dimensional, culturally sanctioned disrespect for teachers* the pitfalls of quantifying learning* teaching content vs emphasizing

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54:16

If you're avoiding conflict, you might be ruining...

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/06/13

This one’s about me, folks! Joe and I dissect a story from long ago in which I caved to my conflict aversion — and then doubled back to engage with the conflict. Because it felt just too awful to continue to avoid it! In addition to sharing the surprising outcome of my conflict engagement,we talk about…* the subtle dynamics of self-erasure and avoidance* power grabs in collaborative settings* the transformative practice of repair* the pervasive nature of parallel process in all human interactions,

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59:29

Grades make learning worse for your students, and for...

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/05/30

In this episode, I talk with Arthur Chiaravalli, an educator at the heart of an organization called Grow Beyond Grades. Arthur shares his deeply personal journey away from traditional grading, revealing how it can undermine learning, sideline classroom relationships, and lead to passivity and apathy. He also talks about how freeing it is to deep six grades while focusing attention on meaningful, collaborative assessment — that is, on truly human-centered teaching.We talk about:* grades as handcuffs

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48:53

How mad should you be when your students disrespect a...

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/05/15

This is another episode in our inadvertent series on teachers who handle badly behaving classes in novel ways! This time Pamela brings her wrath at a class of all boys to a Teacher Support Group and, after exhibiting her own resistance to different interpretations, decides to try something she would never have tried if left to her own devices. Listen to hear about* different types of neglectful parenting and the surprising ways they can manifest in a classroom* the joys — and limitations — of

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55:18

From nearly quitting to a heart attack, now she...

Teaching through Emotions ·

2025/05/01

Thinking about self-care — and, importantly, figuring out how to be cared for — is always good for every teacher any time. In this episode, I talk with Deb Calderara, a teacher who knows what it feels like to be completely overwhelmed. After facing burnout, a serious health crisis, and the confusing and exhausting pandemic, Deb had to figure out how to find strength and keep going, both for herself and her students.This conversation is about navigating those impossible moments and discovering

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