Send us a text Want to truly thrive in teaching without sacrificing your personal life? Check out my signature on-demand course, Balance Your Teacher Life. You can go the self-study route or join a cohort with group coaching for Summer 2025. Check out all the details here: www.gracestevens.com/balance 📘 My latest (and greatest!) book: The Empowered Teacher Toolkit Check out the best-selling Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers book here Beat Teacher Burnout with Better Boundaries book...

Send us a text Teacher Self-Care: Setting Your Substitute Teacher Up for Success 🍎✨Are you dragging yourself to school when sick because writing sub plans feels overwhelming? Discover how to set yourself (and your substitute teacher) up for success with these practical strategies from a former teacher-turned substitute! Episode Highlights: The Self-Care Connection: Why creating effective sub plans is essential for your wellbeingSubstitute Teaching Insights: Lessons learned from 5 months of s...

Send us a text For free and paid resources to help students of all ages deal with test anxiety visit: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Grace-Stevens-Happy-classrooms Feeling overwhelmed by school testing season? Dread seeing students suffer from crippling test anxiety? This podcast episode for educators of all grades is for you! 🌟 Learn the one skill you should be teaching all year to ensure test-taking success! 💡 Discover how to create a calm, supportive testing environment in your...

Send us a text In this eye-opening episode, we dive into the science behind limiting beliefs and how they specifically show up in education and the lives of passionate teachers. Learn practical strategies to identify, challenge, and transform the unhelpful stories you tell yourself about teaching that keep you stuck in burnout cycles. Key Points 🔍 Limiting beliefs are thoughts that restrict our potential and happiness🧠 Our brains are pattern-seeking devices that filter information based on o...

Send us a text Ready to cut through the noise and focus on what really matters in education? Dr. David Franklin, creator of The Principal's Desk community (230,000+ educators strong!), shares his candid take on what schools need to leave behind in 2025 - and spoiler alert: teachers, you're going to want to hear this! 🌟 Episode Highlights: 1. 📊 Stop Blaming COVID - It's time to move past using COVID as the default explanation for challenges - Focus on current solutions and moving forward - D...

Send us a text Teacher pop-quiz: If you could never wear a t-themed t-shirt again, would your wardrobe empty? In this powerful encore episode, we dive deep into the dangers of making teaching your entire identity and how to reclaim balance in your life. Whether you're struggling with burnout or feeling guilty about setting boundaries, this episode provides practical strategies to help you separate your worth from your work. Key Takeaways: Why wrapping your whole identity in teaching leads to ...

Send us a text In this powerful episode, Grace Stevens addresses the growing concerns in education and provides practical strategies for teachers to maintain their influence and effectiveness, regardless of external challenges. ICE raids, potential elimination of the Dept. of Education ... student and teacher anxiety is at an all-time high. Grace talks about the importance and empowerment that come from focusing on what you can control, including the critical areas of classroom culture, expli...

Send us a text 🎯 Transform Your Teaching with These Powerful Questions That Change EverythingAre you feeling overwhelmed in your classroom? Discover how asking the right questions can completely shift your teaching experience from stressed to empowered! In this episode, learn practical strategies to handle challenging student behavior, navigate workplace negativity, and maintain professional boundaries - all through the power of empowering questions. 🎧 Episode Highlights: 🧠 Why "why" questio...

Send us a textIf there were one word separating joyful, impactful teachers from those stuck in overwhelm, and burnout, wouldn’t you want to know it? 🚀 Spoiler alert: It’s Empowerment. In this foundational episode, we’ll unpack how you can claim it, why it’s essential for thriving in your teaching career, and how it transforms every part of your life. 🔑 Key Takeaways:The #1 Word You Need: Empowerment isn’t something given—it’s something you claim. Discover how this mindset shift changes e...

Send us a text Finally! An educational podcast for your classroom that you and your students will enjoy AND helps with listening comprehension. In this week's episode, I sat down with Jerry Kolber - the Emmy-nominated creator of Brain Games (yes, THAT Brain Games!) - and he shared an incredible FREE resource that's perfect for: Building listening comprehension skillsThose tricky transition timesWhen you need a quality 15-minute activityGetting kids excited about learningPlus, he's offe...

Send us a text🌟 Teacher Growth Reimagined: Why "Being" Beats "Doing" - A Fresh Take on New Year's ResolutionsAre you one of the 80% of teachers whose New Year's resolutions have already fallen apart? Don't worry - you're not alone! Let's ditch the "new year, new you" pressure and focus on something more powerful: identity-based growth. 🌱Key sections of this episode:Identity Over Actions 💫Focus on WHO you want to be rather than WHAT you want to doYour personality isn't fixed - you can intentio...

Send us a text It's time to level up your teacher communication! Could YOU be unintentionally pushing your teaching colleagues away? In this eye-opening episode, we dive into the seemingly helpful phrases that might actually be damaging your workplace relationships. Whether you're a veteran teacher or new to the classroom, these common expressions could create tension without you even realizing it! 🎯 Key Takeaways: 🤐 The dangerous trap of "it could be worse" and why this well-meaning phrase ...

Send us a text In this heartfelt mini-episode, Grace shares a "Lunchbox Love Note" to help teachers navigate the dreaded Sunday Scaries. As winter break ends and the hustle of teaching looms, many educators feel a mix of anxiety, dread, and resentment. Grace reminds you that these feelings are normal—and that you’re not alone. 💡 What You'll Learn in This Episode: 🌈 Why it’s okay to feel conflicted about going back to school.🛑 How to stop guilt from stealing your joy today.❤️ A reminder that a...

Send us a textThis week's ENCORE🎙️ episode is for anyone who has ever wondered if they are taking our "drink to escape/cope" culture too far. As teachers, many of us joke about needing our "lesson planning juice," but some of us have a nagging feeling that maybe our life would be better without alcohol. Educators, this is a judgment-free zone. It's an invitation to honestly ask yourself if some of your habits may be fueling your teacher stress and anxiety, not relieving them.Listen along to m...

Send us a textTo get your copy of The Empowered Teacher Toolkit: Proven Strategies to Take Control of Your Time, Your Energy, & Your Passion for Teaching click here Want to truly thrive in teaching without sacrificing your personal life? SPECIAL 30-Day TRIAL to The Balanced Teacher Membership www.gracestevens.com/30days📘 My latest (and greatest!) book:The Empowered Teacher ToolkitCheck out the best-selling Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers book here Beat Teacher Burnout with Better B...

Send us a text👩‍🏫 Are you a teacher wrestling with the "stay or go" dilemma? This vulnerable and honest episode might be your roadmap!Episode Description: In this deeply personal episode, experienced educator Grace Stevens shares her transformative journey of leaving full-time teaching, discovering unexpected challenges in her new life, and ultimately finding her way back to the classroom—but on her own terms.Key Insights You'll Discover: 🔍 The REAL reasons teachers consider leaving their pro...

Send us a textAre you nervous about setting boundaries at school because you're worried about pushback? You're not alone! In this episode, we tackle one of the most common concerns I hear from educators: "What happens when I start setting boundaries and people push back?" Whether it's passive-aggressive comments from colleagues or pressure from administrators, I'm sharing real strategies to help you stand firm with confidence and grace.✨ In This Episode You'll Discover:🔑 Why the person who co...

Send us a textLet me help you get ready to have the best parent-teacher conference season ever! 📝 While it can cause a lot of teacher stress, conferences are an important chance to connect with families. With some preparation, you can make conferences productive and positive! In this episode I do do a deep dive into these top 5 strategies to help everything run smoothly.🔑 First, leverage technology to take yourself out of the scheduling drama! It will also help you meet the needs of pare...

Send us a textIn this empowering mini-episode, Grace examines how to deal with the aftermath of this week's election results. What if it didn't go the way you hoped? How do we rise above no matter what and find things that unite us with others, not divide us? How do we create a classroom community where everyone feels valued, safe, and included?❤️ Her advice? "Be the source." Lead with love, not fear.Take a quick time out to maybe have a mindset shift and a virtual hug to make you feel better...

Send us a textBeating the Sunday Scaries: 5 Game-Changing Tips for TeachersThat pit in your stomach on Sunday afternoon? You're not alone. As educators, we've ALL felt that weekend-ruining anxiety creeping in. But here's the truth: you don't have to live with the Sunday Scaries forever. In this episode, I'm sharing my battle-tested strategies that helped me transform my weekends from dread-filled to rejuvenating.🎯 In This Episode You'll Discover:💡 Why it's NOT "just teaching" - the surprising...