Stay ConnectedWelcome to The Self-Care Series with Cherith Fluker. This is the podcast where we talk all things self-care, self-love, and self-improvement. I want to help you to be unapologetic about putting yourself first.
Each week, we will explore topics to help you get clear about what self-care means. You’ll leave motivated to start or nurture your self-care routine and inspired to help someone else on their self-care journey. Let’s go!
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Here are four quick tips for celebrating the holidays during this pandemic.
On this episode of the WhatCherithinks Podcast, Cherith sits down with LaTasha Toney. Toney is a licensed independent clinical social worker. She has worked with everyone across the life span in the home: in residential treatment facilities, in the community and in hospitals. Currently, she works in inpatient psychiatry. She is passionate about educating individuals about mental health and mental illness and helping them to learn ways to manage their mental health and mental illnesses.
In addition to her 9-5, Toney also blogs about Mental Health and related issues at www.itstashascorner.com
She is available to facilitate discussion on topics related to mental health, mental illness and coping with life to parents, teachers, community groups and whoever will listen!
On the episode, Toney speaks of several agencies in the Greater Birmingham (Alabama) area that can provide additional resources and guidance regarding mental health. Those resources are listed below:
Psychiatric Intake Resource Center (PIRC) - 205-638-7472
Open seven days a week, year around from 8am-11pm
Jefferson Blount St Clair Mental Health Authority
https://jbsmentalhealth.com/childrens-services/
205-595-4555
Ask for Children's Services
Eastside Mental Health Center
Jefferson County 129 East Park Circle
Birmingham, AL 35235 (205) 836-7283 (Phone) (205) 836-9594 (Fax)
Blount County 1002 2nd Avenue E
Oneonta, AL 35121 (205) 625-3882 (Phone) (205) 625-4201 (Fax)
St. Clair County 625 15th Street N
Pell City, AL 35125 (205) 338-7525 (Phone) (205) 338-7557 (Fax)
United Way 211 -- just dial 211 from your cell phone to get resources
https://www.jeffersoncountychildren.org/parents/
https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/index.html
Safety plan: http://www.acmh-mi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Creating-a-Family-Safety-Plan2.pdf
Great resource for educators and parents
Great article on how anxiety can show up as behavior problems. https://childmind.org/article/how-anxiety-leads-to-disruptive-behavior/
Resource for teachers
This is episode 14 and Cherith is interviewing poet and author, Janea Harris. Janea and Cherith first met several years ago when they worked together as consultants for an education solutions company. Janea uses creative writing to help children gain a better understanding of complex topics. As an educator, she learned that children often discover lasting life-long lessons in the books that they read. She has written two children’s books, but today we are focusing on her latest book, “Through the Window of Winter the Rabbit.” It is an uplifting story that touches on the various emotions that children are feeling during the pandemic and provides reassurance that this will come to an end.
To purchase a copy of Through the Window of Winter the Rabbit, click here.
You can learn more about Harris' other works or purchase copies using the following links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733409238/ref=nodl_?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
Today on the podcast, Cherith interviews Julie Emory-Johnson and Lisa Lawrenz. Julie and Lisa have partnered to launch Inside Voices, a Birmingham (Alabama)-based educational consulting company. They want to bring joy back to the workplace for teachers by providing them with opportunities for autonomy and professional engagement.
Tune in to this episode to learn more about Inside Voices. You can visit www.insidevoicesonline.com for additional information or to get contact information for Julie or Lisa. Inside Voices officially launches on December 1, 2020.
Today on the WhatCherithinks Podcast, Cherith interviews a former student, Abbey Graves. Abbey is currently completing a practicum, which puts her one step closer to becoming a secondary social studies teacher. At a time where several teachers are contemplating leaving the field, Abbey shares why she is optimistic and eager to have her own classroom soon.
Many teachers have been thrust into online teaching this year and are still feeling like a fish out of water. In this episode, Cherith shares some strategies for effective online teaching.
When I first launched the WhatCherithinks Podcast, I published a bonus episode called Back to School Encouragement for Teachers. Well, we're only a few short months into this school year and I thought teachers could use another dose to help them get through this semester. Tune in to Episode 10 for more encouragement for teachers!
In this week's episode of the podcast, I'm sharing ways to build culture and community in schools during a pandemic.
Building culture and community in schools has always been important, but it is especially important now that we are in the middle of a global pandemic. Teachers, students, staff, administrators, and even parents are feeling overwhelmed by the uncertainty that comes with the pain and the inability to create a sustainable plan due to ever-changing data and information surrounding covid-19.
In this episode of the WhatCherithinks Podcast, Cherith shares some study tips for online classes. For transcripts of this episode, visit www.whatcherithinks.com and click podcast.
Teachers are experiencing burnout earlier this year than in previous years. It is important that teachers take a step away from the stress to focus on self-care. This episode suggests ways that teachers can take care of themselves while in the midst of what most would call the most difficult school year ever.
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