You're MORE Than A Teacher: Build Your Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Jen Rafferty

→ How can we learn to recognize our body’s stress signals as data? → What is a daily micro-move educators can practice to regulate themselves? → How can prioritizing our own wellness directly impact our students and create generational change? TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 - Dr. Jen Rafferty is an educator, author, and speaker 2:14 - A turning point from burnout to wellbeing 3:20 - Writing The Empowered Educator 5:45 - The body's stress signals as data 7:29 - Other stress signals 12:47 - Emotional intelligence 15:26 - Increasing our self-awareness 19:11 - Categorizing repetitive tasks 23:07 - Generational change 27:42 - A path to sustainability 30:38 - Recovering personal identity 35:13 - How and where to connect with Dr. Rafferty ABOUT THIS GUEST, Dr. JEN RAFFERTY Dr. Rafferty is an educator, author, TEDx speaker, and the founder of Empowered Educator, an organization transforming the culture of education by placing educator well-being at the center of school success. She holds a PhD in educational psychology, degrees in music education, and certifications in Emotional Intelligence and Neuro-Identity Evolution. As a former middle school music teacher, Jen knows firsthand the challenges and joys of life in the classroom, and the toll it can take when personal well-being comes last. Her own journey from burnout to balance ignited her mission to help educators reconnect with their purpose, restore their energy, and feel empowered as leaders both in and out of the classroom. Dr. Rafferty is the author of a brand new book, The Empowered Educator: 10 Lessons to Prevent Burnout, Reclaim Your Joy, and Unlock Your Teaching Potential. CONNECT with Dr. RAFFERTY on Facebook and LinkedIn, on Instagram @jenrafferty_, and on her website, empowerededucator.com. Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/. Song Track Credit: Tropic Fuse by French Fuse - retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library.