Educator Wellness Podcast

A Podcast Just for K-12 Educators

Dr. Kari Vogelgesang hosts nationally recognized experts who help us explore and reflect on various dimensions of health and well-being. Take away strategies and tips to transcend wellness knowledge and practices into your classroom or school.

Latest episodes

How to Become Your Best Self by Loving Yourself Exactly as You Are (Season 1, Episode 4)

Special guest Dr. Susannah Coaston joins Kari to chat about self-improvement and how we can use self-compassion to counteract self-criticism.

Connecting with Others in Difficult Times (Season 1, Episode 3)

Tune in to learn how to manage emotions and meaningfully connect with others during stressful times, navigate different types of relationships, and set firm and kind boundaries in relationships.

Creating Habits to Support Your Physical and Mental Health (Season 1, Episode 2)

Dr. Jennifer Heisz explores how physical activity affects brain function, ways to create and maintain health habits to build a stable wellness system, and fascinating discoveries connecting movement and sleep.

Your 8-Dimensions of Wellness and Creating a System to Support Your Well-Being (Season 1, Episode 1)

Dr. Peggy Swarbrick unlocks the powerful connection between prioritizing educator wellness and centering the needs of students and families. Learn how to harness the 8 dimensions of wellness to fully support your whole well-being.

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Watch, listen, and reflect on each of the 8 episodes in Season 3 of the Educator Wellness Podcast to earn 1 Iowa Licensure Renewal Credit (IRLU)!

This course has been designed to bring together education professionals across the state of Iowa to learn about the importance of educator wellness and its connection to social-emotional-behavioral health (SEBH). Topics this season include collective action in K-12 education, finding your authentic teaching voice, school avoidance, advancing social connection, strong family-educator relationships, nourishing student minds through nutrition, tackling burnout, and the intersection of youth physical activity and mental health.