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We are here to help empower parents to live a happy, healthy life with their kids. You want happy, healthy kids. Who doesn’t? But something always seems to get in the way. There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to challenging behavior which is why we created this podcast to bring together experts in this area to share with you proven methods, guidance and solution-oriented strategies so that you can live empowered to help your family live a happy and healthy life. Dr. Karin Jakubowski, founder of Educational Impact Academy, is on a mission to inform, support, educate and provide tools for parents in a safe and encouraging community. Follow her at www.educationalimpactacademy.com
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Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Do you ever find yourself not laughing as much with your kids? Do you miss the fun of your younger years? My guest today is Michael Rucker, author of, “The Fun Habit” - How the Disciplined Pursuit of Joy and Wonder can Change your Life. He is also an organizational psychologist, behavioral scientist and charter member of the International Positive Psychology Association.
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After a string of misfortune in 2016, including Mike’s brother’s untimely death, he began to critically evaluate modern approaches to happiness. During this journey, he had an epiphany: his pursuit of happiness was actually making him… unhappy. He realized trying to be “happy” only drew his attention to what was missing. Fixating on his lack of happiness made him label himself as unhappy, and he came to realize that the maladaptive label was bleeding into his identity. This left him with the question: If deliberately chasing happiness leaves me miserable, what’s the alternative? Then, after years of research and trial and error, a second crucial insight clicked into place: We can’t always make ourselves happy, but we all possess the agency to find ways to be more joyful and have more fun.
Unlike happiness, fun isn’t something that may or may not arise under the perfect circumstances or when all of my “if-onlys” are fulfilled. Having fun is an action anyone can take here and now practically anywhere, anytime.
And if you’re a cynic like he was and need to see the proof, science shows us that fun is enormously beneficial to our well-being, both physically and psychologically.
So, let’s have fun together.
For a LIMITED time, you could receive a free copy of Mike’s book - CLICK HERE!
More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is a Public School Principal, Certified Master Life Coach and Speaker. 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 is also founder and CEO of Un-Veil, where she coaches school principals in effective leadership hacks to help with their own self-care and tap into their inner strength to consistently excel and lead daily with energized passion!
Check out her NEW Course - Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids (Click Here)
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Click here to get her free video course “First Steps to Happy Kids” www.educationalimpactacademy.com
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Over the past year I completed my Master Certification as a Life Coach. And when I recorded this pre-work for a client, I thought maybe you might enjoy listening to it as well.
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and what would you do if you found out your child searched online, “How to kill myself”. Every parent MUST hear this interview.
According to Baylor college of medicine, an article last November stated, “The pandemic uniquely impacted adolescents. Social isolation, constant uncertainty, stress, and fear have plagued their lives. According to the CDC, teenage emergency room visits for suicide attempts increased significantly during the pandemic, with a 50% rise in cases in females and almost 4% increase in males.”
In this episode you will learn:
- Be attentive to where your child is spending their time.
- Be a good role model. Take care of your own mental health. Your child(ren) is learning from watching how you take care of yourself.
- Questions to ask your child to gauge their mental health state
- Being vulnerable is powerful
- Children need a stable relationship with an adult
More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an elementary public school principal and master certified life coach. 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!
Check out her NEW Course - Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids (Click Here)
Follow her on social -
https://www.facebook.com/educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Click here to get her free video course “First Steps to Happy Kids” www.educationalimpactacademy.com
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Mental Health Summit was kicked off this year with a guided meditation led by William Meyer. We brought the recording here for you. It’s a great way to start your day or take a mindful moment in the middle of your day.
William Meyer is the author of “Big Breath” and “Healing Breath” - Calm your worries and build your bravery — or just relax during a busy day or wind down before bed with these two picture books.
All day long, you breathe — in and out, in and out — without even thinking about it. But did you know that you can play with your breath, use it to take you on an adventure? All you have to do is find a comfy spot and close your eyes.
Does your breath sound like ocean waves? Like the wind before a storm or a breeze at the start of spring? Can you feel it all the way down to the tips of your toes? By the time you open your eyes, you might just feel a little lighter, calmer, more relaxed.
Bill Meyer is also the author of two adventure chapter books for kids. He also published a guide for meditation in the classroom called, Three Breaths and Begin. He holds degrees from Dartmouth, Harvard and has a PhD from NYU in Education.
More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an elementary public school principal and certified life coach. 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!
Check out her NEW Course - Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids (Click Here)
Follow Karin on Social -
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Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
September is Suicide Prevention Month and I wanted to bring a guest who could share their experience losing a loved one from death by suicide.
3 weeks prior to giving birth to triplets, Barbara Rubel’s father died by suicide. Her story was featured in an Emmy award winning documentary, “Fatal Mistakes” and she shares her story in her recent book, “But, I Didn’t Get to Say Goodbye”. She is a board certified expert in traumatic stress and she is here today to help you understand the effects of trauma, help build your resilience through laughter, optimism and self-compassion. Barbara Rubel’s specialty is burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue.
In this episode you will learn:
- Managing grief after a suicide
- Reactions to a suicide
- What impacts grief after a suicide
- A palette of grief - suggestions to help those left behind
But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping Families After a Suicide tells the story, from the perspective of a family, as they are rocked by suicide and reeling from the aftermath.
The reader will see the transformation of feelings after going through death by suicide. The revised edition is an evidence-informed and contemporary treatment of a devastating form of loss that uses the artful device of a hypothetical case study to render it in human terms.
The reader will understand how to make meaning in the loss, and ways to experience personal growth. This self-help book was revised to provide guidance and education for clinicians and families to help suicide loss survivors.
The chapters in Part 2 build upon one another sequentially, from the day of the suicide to the anniversary of the death. At the end of each chapter, there are follow-up questions to explore in counseling sessions, support groups, or at home.
GET BARBARA’S FREE DOWNLOAD PDF of “The Palette of Grief”
Learn more about Barbara at
www.Griefworkcenter.com
More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an Elementary Public School Principal, Certified Master Life Coach and Speaker. 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!
Check out her NEW Course - Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids (Click Here)
Follow Karin on social -
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Click here to get her free video course “First Steps to Happy Kids” www.educationalimpactacademy.com
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
At our Annual Mental Health Summit, Dr. Gominak shared with us how anxiety, depression, the world epidemic of sleep disorders AND MORE are due to a lack of Vitamins D and B.
Imagine a world filled with people pain-free. Mental illness, anxiety, depression and psychosis is a thing of the past. Medical illness is reduced and medication use is minimized. Dr. Gominak believes this saying is a reality, “See your doctor once a year, heal your body every night.”
Dr. Gominak also says that autism is linked to insufficient deep sleep and that the global struggle with worsening sleep is linked to reduced sun exposure, says Dr. Gominak.
Given back enough time in deep sleep and the necessary raw materials (D and B vitamins) the brain can make up for the deep sleep that it missed and develop normal social skills even into the teens and early 20’s.
Not a morning person? Dr. Gominak says that’s due to your body not getting the correct sleep at night.
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More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is a Public School Principal, Certified Master Life Coach and Speaker. 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.
Check out her NEW Course - Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids (Click Here)
Follow Karin on social -
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Twitter - @karinjakubowski
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Click here to get her free video course “First Steps to Happy Kids” www.educationalimpactacademy.com
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
3 weeks prior to giving birth to triplets, Barbara Rubel’s father died by suicide. Her story was featured in an Emmy award winning documentary, “Fatal Mistakes” and she shares her story in her recent book, “But, I Didn’t Get to Say Goodbye”. She is a board certified expert in traumatic stress and she is here today to help you understand the effects of trauma, help build your resilience through laughter, optimism and self-compassion. Barbara Rubel’s specialty is burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue.
In this episode you will learn:
- Help for burnout
- What is vicarious trauma?
- Framework for wellness for compassion fatigue and resilience
- Managing trauma-related employment stress
Learn more about Barbara -
www.Griefworkcenter.com
Barbara was named, “Essential Worker Mental Health Thought-Leader of the Year 2022”
Barbara is a keynote speaker and author, has been accepted into Newsweek Expert Forum, an invitation-only community for pioneering thinkers and industry leaders.
Barbara was hand-selected to join the community based on her proven expertise in burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and loss in the workplace. As a member, Barbara is part of a curated network of thought leaders from a broad range of influential industries and professions who share unique insights and analysis with one another and publish thought-provoking content.
The objective of Barbara’s evidence-based programs is to present current understanding of how professional helpers and social organizations respond to traumatic loss experiences and interventions, based on the acronym FABULOUS: Flexibility, Attitude, Boundaries, United, Laughter, Optimism, Understanding job satisfaction, and Self compassion.
More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an Elementary Public School Principal, Certified Master Life Coach and Speaker. 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!
Check out her NEW Course - Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids (Click Here)
Follow Karin on social -
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Click here to get her free video course “First Steps to Happy Kids” www.educationalimpactacademy.com
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
“Self awareness is the key” says Dr. Alibhai, Family Doctor, public speaker and “Community Healer.”
Dr. Alibhai opened our Mental Health Awareness Summit this year with a keynote. Listen here to this episode where we recorded it just for you.
Dr. Alibhai’s parents escaped Uganda as refugees and started their new life in Canada.
She took classes at night at the young age of 16 and became a certified fitness instructor.
She practices as a Family Doctor and is a motivating and inspiring public speaker, famous for her TedX Talk, "Emotional Literacy for Better Mental Health." She is known as a "Community Healer."
But, like each of us...she has a story.
After completing her residency in Family Medicine and birthing her first son, the stressors of life caught up with her as much as she knew a lot about maintaining a healthy lifestyle. She found herself at rock bottom suffering with postpartum anxiety and feeling alone.
"The first step is to learn to be self-aware." - Dr. Alibhai
Even though Dr. Alibhai studied nutrition, exercise and medicine for ten years, she finally found the missing link - HEALTHY THINKING.
Dr. Alibhai currently works in the largest health youth clinic in British Columbia. She works with young adults ages 12-24. 1 in 5 Canadians suffer from a mental health illness.
Learn more about Dr. Alibhai at
More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an Elementary Public School Principal, Certified Master Life Coach and Speaker. 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!
Check out her NEW Course - Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids (Click Here)
Follow Karin on social -
https://www.facebook.com/educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Click here to get her free video course “First Steps to Happy Kids” www.educationalimpactacademy.com
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
According to Gramps Jeffrey, one of the important treasures in life is moral values.
Gramps Jeffrey’s children's book "I Don't Want to Turn 3" serves its purpose of character-building and grooming the personality of your kids by teaching them great moral lessons. It takes readers on a journey into Jordan's world. Jordan's two years old and scared because his parents expect more of him when he turns three tomorrow, and Jordan discovers what happens when you take, when you share, and when you give back.
Gramps Jeffrey wrote this book for grandparents who want to be more involved in influencing how this latest generation grows up.
Gramps Jeffrey has 4 kids and 6 grandchildren and looks at how the kids are growing up as a baby boomer trying to understand how the world has evolved since he was 3 years old.
As the author of the acclaimed business book "The Secrets of Retailing...How to Beat Walmart" and a contributor to The Huffington Post of over 100 articles on how to help the nonprofit world and also help grow small businesses, Gramps' commentary is quite timely in the challenging world we live in.
More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an Elementary Public School Principal, Certified Master Life Coach and Speaker. 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!
Check out her NEW Course - Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids (Click Here)
Follow Karin on social -
https://www.facebook.com/educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Click here to get her free video course “First Steps to Happy Kids” www.educationalimpactacademy.com
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Ahna Fulmer is the author and owner of leading DIY healthy lifestyle blog, Hammers N Hugs, where busy moms are empowered to enjoy healthy hearts and happy homes with fitness and nutrition coaching, healthy recipes, DIY tutorials, home design inspiration, and family fun. Equipping you to fulfill your God-given purpose with more confidence and joy by redeveloping your holistic health – emotionally, mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually – one imperfect day at a time.
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More about the Host - Dr. Karin Jakubowski is an elementary public school principal and certified life coach. 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!
Check out her NEW Course - Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids (Click Here)
Follow Karin on social -
https://www.facebook.com/educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Click here to get her free video course “First Steps to Happy Kids” www.educationalimpactacademy.com