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Better Sleep, Fewer Headaches, Less Allergy Symptoms - Avoid These Toxins with Tonya Harris

Health and happiness go hand in hand, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start creating a healthier home. This week’s guest has been there, and she brought along a roadmap! Tonya Harris, a board-certified holistic nutritionist and author of The Slightly Greener Method, shows us how little adjustments can have a big impact on your family’s health. 

Her child suffered from ADHD like symptoms and through a couple of simple changes, she saw the symptoms reduced. 

Tonya Harris talks to us about how to make small changes to detox our homes and our lives.

https://slightlygreener.com/

MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an elementary public school principal, founder of Educational Impact Academy and host of the Podcast - “Momnificient”. 

She is passionate about helping moms first take care of themselves to be their best for their kids and helps them with a problem solving process when their child is experiencing challenging behaviors. She practices mindfulness personally and at school teaching students breathing and awareness techniques to help them manage their own stress to be happy and healthy!

LEARN MORE AND FOLLOW KARIN:

www.educationalimpactacademy.com

YouTube - Educational Impact Academy

Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy

Instagram - JakubowskiKarin

Twitter - @KarinJakubowski

My Kid Has ADHD, Help!

Dr. Norrine Russell talks with us about the 3 signs of ADHD. This episode is packed with strategies, tips and tools to help your child struggling with ADHD.

It’s a great episode for parents as well as teachers. 

Dr. Norrine Russell began Russell Coaching in 2009. Her passion for providing support to frustrated students and weary parents is fueled by her own experience of raising two complex children who are both neurologically atypical (her children’s diagnoses include autism, mood disorders, ADHD, giftedness, and learning differences). Dr. Russell knows firsthand the exhaustion parents face as they day in and day out seek solutions for their out-of-the-box children. She is committed to supporting the psychological well-being, education, and family life of all her clients.

With twenty years of experience creating positive youth development and parenting education programs, Dr. Russell has extensive knowledge of child development, learning styles, special needs, and positive parenting philosophies. She blends this knowledge to provide students and parents with comprehensive support and the tools they need to grow and thrive.

Dr. Russell has created programs that help youth develop social, emotional, and leadership skills, as well as programs that help families and communities, support healthy youth development. Dr. Russell is dedicated to walking beside families and helping them turn chaos into calm.

https://russellcoaching.com/

Facebook - @drnorrinerussell

She offers a 20% discount for the first 3 months of coaching to any of you listeners when they mention this podcast or Karin Jakubowski.

More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an elementary public school principal. She is passionate about helping moms first take care of themselves to be their best for their kids. She helps moms with a problem solving process when their child is experiencing challenging behaviors. She practices mindfulness personally and at school teaching students breathing and awareness techniques to help them manage their own stress to be happy and healthy!

www.educationalimpactacademy.com

YouTube - Educational Impact Academy

Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy

Instagram - JakubowskiKarin

Twitter - @KarinJakubowski

Simple Self-Care Practices with Yoga and Mindfulness Expert, Beth Shaw

Beth Shaw is a pioneer in the Wellness, Yoga & Fitness space in North America. Beth is single-handedly responsible for the widespread growth of yoga throughout the span of the U.S. and Canada.

She believes in empowering cultures and sharing the gift of yoga beyond borders. Through the continuous development of YogaFit, Beth remains at the forefront as President, creating programs and yoga teacher training courses that are innovative and educational.

Beth is also a best-selling author. Her premier book, YogaFit has sold over 100,000 units worldwide. YogaLean is a lifestyle program that provides tools towards for maintaining optimal health. The YogaFit Athlete, released 2016, has inspired a 100-hour YogaFit for Athletes specialty track for instructors.

Beth’s most-recent book, Healing Trauma With Yoga, was released in December of 2019.

Passionate about positive change in the world, Beth is a dedicated animal advocate. She also founded a non-profit organization, Visionary Women in Fitness, which awards scholarships to women worldwide.

Shaw has dedicated her life to YogaFit and the transformational growth that the company creates globally through its programs and community service, giving away one million free yoga classes to those in need annually.

https://www.bethshaw.com/

Facebook - @BethShawWellness

More about your Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an elementary public school principal. She is passionate about helping moms first take care of themselves to be their best for their kids. She helps moms with a problem solving process when their child is experiencing challenging behaviors. She practices mindfulness personally and at school teaching students breathing and awareness techniques to help them manage their own stress to be happy and healthy!

www.educationalimpactacademy.com

YouTube - Educational Impact Academy

Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy

Instagram - JakubowskiKarin

Twitter - @KarinJakubowski

BONUS: High School Special Ed Teacher, Emily Ewin Helps Us Understand Our Teens

Listen to this unique interview to learn what high school students with disabilities said they need from their teachers to help them succeed in school. This is so insightful!  

Emily Ewin surveyed students and teachers and found what these teens need from us as educators to help them thrive in school.

Emily takes us into the minds and perspectives of teens with disabilities. She helps us understand how we can better support them. 

Sometimes we teach thinking we know what students need from us. We are doing our best! Emily creates an an opportunity for us to learn what our teens with disabilities need from us as educators.

Emily’s passion and heart to support students with disabilities is inspiring and encouraging. 

She will reignite your passion to help our students in school succeed and feel supported by the network of educators around them.

*If you know a teacher, please share this episode with them. It will inspire them and re-energize their passion for teaching.

www.educationalimpactacademy.com

YouTube - Educational Impact Academy

Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy

Instagram - JakubowskiKarin

Twitter - @KarinJakubowski

Mindfulness Practices In School and At Home with Lisa Rector

Empowering others with skills for living a peaceful, productive and balanced life is at the heart of Minds Over Matter (a non-profit started by a small group of women in Sussex County, Delaware). The Minds Over Matter initiative is to cultivate strong communities of healthy and compassionate people.

And one of the members is on our show today! Lisa Rector - What an amazing gem she is. Her passion and love for helping kids and adults with mindfulness practices is inspiring.

She is someone who gives of herself for others and when you listen to her, you might feel like she is your friend, your long-lost sister, a kindred spirit. 

Lisa shares with us how this group, Minds Over Matter has impacted the lives of kids, teens and adults in the area of Mindfulness.

You can follow them on their facebook page, “Minds Over Matter”. 

Their latest post inspired me. It says, “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” - Roy T. Bennett

Follow Karin here:

www.educationalimpactacademy.com

Educational Impact Academy - YouTube Channel

Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids

Instagram - JakubowskiKarin

Twitter - @KarinJakubowski

How To Help Your Teen or Tween from Lonely, Isolated and Self-Conscious to Confident

Teens and tweens today face more pressures than we can imagine. In a world with access to 24/7 social media apps, the news, and so-called “influencers”- coupled with the highest expectations of achievement for ANY generation – Erin Tarr is here with me today and she has a recipe for this daily living disaster.

At a time in life when these girls should be enjoying friendships and making memories – they are more vulnerable than ever, experiencing unprecedented feelings of loneliness and isolation. This is resulting in the highest rates of teen anxiety, depression, and suicide our country has ever seen.  

Erin is a Confidence Coach for teen and tween girls and creator of the fierce&flourish empowerment program. As a keynote speaker, parenting consultant, and host of the fierce&flourish podcast, she is a thought leader in the youth confidence space.

Erin’s twenty year career in education and personal development serving tweens, teens, and moms led her to be named among Central Illinois Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40, and to be invited to speak on the “That’s What She Said” stage. She has led countless Confidence Building workshops with girl scout troops, athletic teams, and youth groups, as well as private corporations.

If you’d like more info on how Erin can help you and/or your teen, contact Erin at www.erintarr.com and mention this podcast episode. I am an affiliate of Erin, and you won’t be disappointed. Reach out to Erin today and see your teen go from self-conscious to self-confident.

www.educationalimpactacademy.com

Educational Impact Academy - YouTube Channel

Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids

Instagram - JakubowskiKarin

Twitter - @KarinJakubowski

 

Despite Childhood Trauma, Parents and Kids Can Transcend Fear and Return To Their Authentic Self

Terri Kozlowski helps us understand that children are born unafraid and how to keep them fearless.

Terri Kozlowski lives in Georgia and just published her first book “Raven Transcending Fear” in February which is part memoir, part self-help book. 

It's her raw and personal story of childhood abuse and diving deep into her terror before ultimately getting comfortable with fear and transcending it.

Though Terri had loving people in her life, her mother was abusive and enabled others to traumatize her. To get drugs, her mother allowed strangers to assault her 11-year-old body sexually. She then left her and her sister alone on the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Terri’s childhood left her filled with fear until she embarked on a spiritual journey and learned the skills of empowerment, which have allowed her to transcend the fear and regain a connection with the Divine.

Everyone is born fearless and knowing who they are and what their purpose is.

However, life experience or abuse may instill fear and break the connection with our authentic selves. Through this memoir, readers will go on the journey with her as Terri moves from a life ruled by fear to fearlessness.

Terri shares with us why she believes "Children aren't our possessions."

We all come to this earth knowing who we are, knowing who we are authentically meant to be and have a purpose in life. Then, we come into the unknown...our family. There is something our family is here to teach us.

Terri is married with a son and grandchild, discovered her Native American Alaskan roots and is a passionate certified life coach, empowerment coach, and artist.

Get your Free Mini Blueprint to overcoming your fears today at

https://terrikozlowski.com/

http://www.RavenTranscendingFear.com is her book, which can be ordered on Amazon. 

http://www.SoulSolutionsPodcast.com is Terri’s podcast, where each week she discusses how to overcome fear and limiting beliefs.  It's everywhere you listen to podcasts. She suffered childhood trauma of abuse and her hope is that as she retells her story through her podcast “Soul Solutions” it will give you courage to embark on your own healing journey - One that transcends fear and returns you to your authentic self.  And bring you Back to the realization that you’re worthy and have limitless potential. 

http://www.TerriKozlowski.com is her website.

I hope you enjoy this interview. To learn more about Karin go to 

www.educationalimpactacademy.com

Live Q & A with Dr. Borba (Questions from Parents and Teachers)

A few months ago, I hosted a virtual book club for a month with teachers and parents. We read and discussed four chapters in Dr. Borba’s book called “Thrivers” - The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine. Including 7 Teachable skills that set happy, healthy, high-performing Kids Apart.

We read about: Self-Confidence, Empathy, Self-Control and Optimism.

And...Dr. Borba joined us for one of our meetings and answered our questions. I thought you would love to hear this one of a kind interview with her. We loved having her join us! 

The book club was amazing. Teachers and parents were sharing their insights around the chapters we discussed. We were inspired by each other. We found a place where we could share, learn and grow together. There was something really special about it. I loved it so much, I’m going to launch another book club in the next few months. Stay tuned if you are interested to join me. 

www.educationalimpactacademy.com

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How to Help Your Kid When They Have A Challenging Moment

Do you ever wish you knew how to really help your child when they have a meltdown, get in trouble at school, don't do what you want them to do or just act unexpectedly?

In this episode I'm going to share with you what to do first, what to say and what not to do and say to keep your relationship with your child intact, really help them with the problem and know how to face the next problem when it comes up.

I've worked with kids for the past decade and had success really getting to why a kid was doing what they were doing and help them learn and grow from the incident that I couldn't wait to share this with you.

Kids with behavior are oftentimes tragically misunderstood. And in this episode, I am going to share with you my top successes in this area, so you can experience the same!

www.educationalimpactacademy.com

@KarinJakubowski

BONUS: Experience A Mindfulness Lesson with Dr. J

In this episode I’m going to lead you through a simple mindfulness lesson that I practice with my students at school. This lesson is a part of the Mindful Schools curriculum for teaching kids Mindfulness.

In 2019 I took two courses through Mindful Schools and began teaching students in my school their Mindfulness Lessons. The kids responded really well to these lessons, that I wanted to share one with you in this episode.

Mindfulness is being aware of the present moment without any judgment. You can listen by yourself or with your child as I guide you through these mindful moments.

For more lessons, visit

www.educationalimpactacademy.com