EP 37 | Emotionally Intelligent Educators with Em Gentle

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The Bloom Room: An Early Childhood Podcast

Danica See

45 episodes

2 days ago

Where big feelings are welcome, tricky behaviour isn’t shamed, and early childhood educators finally feel seen.

Are you an educator, teacher, or school leader navigating the messy, beautiful world of guiding children’s behaviour, emotions, and sense of belonging? You’ve just found your people.

I’m Danica - early childhood mentor and consultant, and your go-to gal for honest, heart-led conversations about what actually works when supporting young children. Inside The Bloom Room, we go beyond sticker charts and surface-level strategies. Each week, I bring you fresh episodes packed with: 
✨ Real, evidence-informed tools you can use tomorrow .
✨ Thoughtful chats with experts and educators doing the work. 
✨ Practical guidance for supporting behaviour without shame. 
✨ A whole lot of validation, nuance, and “OMG SAME” moments.

Whether you're a seasoned leader or fresh out of uni, this is your space to grow, reflect, and reimagine what’s possible for the children in your care - and for yourself.

New episodes drop every Tuesday. Come on in and let’s bloom 🌼

Season 4 coming soon! Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out!

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EP 37 | Emotionally Intelligent Educators with Em Gentle

The Bloom Room: An Early Childhood Podcast

54 minutes 16 seconds

2 months ago

EP 37 | Emotionally Intelligent Educators with Em Gentle

Emotional intelligence is the cornerstone of effective teaching.

This chat with Em Gentle will be like a hug for the parts of you telling you that you're not doing enough. Em shares so much of her wisdom in this discussion centred on emotionally intelligen edicators - what emotional intelligence is, why it's important, how we live it, and why it's the crux of all we do in our work with children (or should be!).

Em is former teacher and Assistant Principal turned Emotional Intelligence Coach driven by a mission to transform the way we teach and lead. She helps educators and leaders prioritise emotional intelligence and nervous system regulation as the foundation for thriving school communities. She is committed to equipping support staff, teachers, and leaders with the knowledge and practical tools they need to build compassionate, connected, and emotionally safe learning environments.

You’ll hear:

☀️ Why conversations about teacher wellbeing and student wellbeing need to happen together, not separately

☀️ The links between the nervous system and behaviour

☀️ The first step to take in your journey with emotional intelligence

☀️ The importance of regulating routines to support children's self-regulation

☀️ Vulnerable stories about when we get it 'wrong'

This conversation is your permission to be more self-compassionate and to let go of the idea of perfection - and to move towards emotional intelligence.

PS: Very (very) mild coarse language features in this episode.

Helpful Links

Connect with Em on Instagram @em_gentle

Visit Em's website emmagentle.com.au

Connect with me on Instagram @littlebloom.consultancy

Visit my website www.littlebloomconsultancy.com.au