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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
Episodes
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
After surviving a life-threatening car accident, Mark suffered for years due to the injuries and surgeries and found mindset strategies that helped him heal, conquer the obstacles and reach his goals. Mark is an expert on the topic of wellness. He is here to help us unleash our potential, overcome obstacles and reach our goals. And he’s here, right now to share with us how WE can become empowered through the challenges we face.
You will learn:
- How to decrease the stress and overwhelm in life when it feels like, ‘the world is crashing in on you’?
- What to do when you feel like you can’t focus on the very thing you want to focus on? Why you might end up finding yourself doing other things and then never get to what you really want and how to change that.
- How to “Be Present to Be Well”
- The one thing you should stop doing today to get the results in life you want.
Mark Marino: mark@awakenyourwellnessnow.com
website: https://www.awakenyourwellnessnow.com/
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 the 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
https://www.educationalimpactacademy.com/offers/j9e5YPfP
www.educationalimpactacademy.com
YouTube - Educational Impact Academy
Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Reduce stress, overcome anxiety and depression, improve the quality of your sleep and regulate your emotions with this new app, JabuMind for educators.
Jill Manly is co-founder of JabuMind and a Certified iRest Teacher.
She is also an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books that have been translated and distributed in 5 continents as part of Social and Emotional Learning Curricula. She taught children in elementary schools in Saudi Arabia, Japan and Eswatini.
Before starting JabuMind, Jill owned Jabulani Yoga Studio in Corona del Mar, California. She created and led youth yoga programs for the City of Newport Beach in California and at local elementary schools. Her desire to promote emotionally healthy and compassionate education tools led her to start JabuMind. She joined educators, administrators and mental health specialists who shared her belief in the importance of caring for the classroom teachers.
“44% of new teachers leave the field within the first 5 years.” (2018) University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education; National Teacher Principal Survey
In this episode you will learn:
- How JabuMind helps teachers with stress, anxiety, sleep to manage their mental health.
- The iRest method
Jill’s team is deeply committed to improving the health and well-being of teachers. They believe that a teacher sets the tone for the whole classroom, and that happy, successful teachers lead to happy, successful students. If they can help keep talented teachers in the profession by making their wellness a priority, whole communities will reap the benefits.
https://jabumind.com/ - A Mindfulness app for teachers to enhance mental health. Reduce stress, overcome anxiety and depression, improve the quality of your sleep and regulate your emotions
More about Jill -
Jill is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books; they are translated and distributed in 5 continents as part of Social and Emotional Learning Curricula. She has taught elementary school children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Okayama, Japan; and Mbabane, Eswatini. She earned her BA in French Literature from Pomona College and completed language training in comprehensive Italian at Department Of State Language Center, Roslyn, VA. Before starting JabuMind, Jill owned Jabulani Yoga Studio in Corona del Mar, CA. She created and led youth yoga programs for the City of Newport Beach, CA and at local elementary schools. She is passionate about teaching, learning, and sharing. She is a certified iRest teacher. She practices and teaches somatic yoga, iRest, and yoga nidra. Her desire to promote emotionally healthy and compassionate education tools led her to start JabuMind. She joined educators, administrators and mental health specialists who shared her belief in the importance of caring for the classroom teachers. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her adult daughters and teenage sons and coaching High School Girls Basketball. She likes to practice mindfulness and meditate next to her large Italian Sheepdog.
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!
CLICK HERE for Karin's new course: Happy Kids, Not Perfect Kids!
https://www.educationalimpactacademy.com/offers/j9e5YPfP
www.educationalimpactacademy.com
YouTube - Educational Impact Academy
Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
During times of stress, uncertainty, and chaos learn how to maintain a sense of peace and happiness. Sandee learned this firsthand when she lost her brother at an early age.
Sandee Sgarlata is a Happiness Coach and author of her recently published book, “Happiness Solved.” Sandee was 12 years old and could not have been happier as she climbed the one hundred steps from the river dock to her house, only to learn that her older brother had tragically died while serving in the U.S. Army. It was just one of the defining moments in her life. Maybe you’ve dealt with a recent loss, or know someone who struggles with an addiction. Sandee’s story will encourage and inspire you. She is a retired U.S. National and International Figure Skating Coach and she is here today to remind us that life is too short to live without peace and happiness.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Sandee dealt with her brother’s unexpected death
- Her struggles in life and how she overcame
- How to find peace and happiness
- How to maintain a sense of peach and happiness
Check out Sandee’s podcast - Happiness Solved
Her website - https://sandeesgarlata.com/
Check out her YouTube channel - Happiness Solved
You can find her new book, “Happiness Solved” on Amazon
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!
www.educationalimpactacademy.com
YouTube - Educational Impact Academy
Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Saturday Dec 25, 2021
Saturday Dec 25, 2021
Anna Zeccolo Coaching was established in 2021 amidst the pandemic to provide women an opportunity to gain greater clarity around their relationships with themselves and others. Anna is a worldwide Certified Neurolinguistic Programming Coach and Hypnotherapist. She practices Quantum Time Techniques and NLP processes and integrations with her clients.
https://www.annazcoaching.com/
Anna Zeccolo (Zeh co lo) Reeves, CEO and founder of Tiny Chefs Inc, and Tiny Chefs Franchise, the leading and premier recreational cooking school for kids in the DC Metro area since 2007. Anna’s Masters in Reading and Literature and Bachelors in Elementary Education supported her in the education field for over 10 years teaching children ages 5-13. Her career began in upstate New York, travelled to North Carolina and culminated in the DC Metropolitan area.
While a kindergarten teacher, Anna combined her passion for teaching along with her ravenous interest in cooking to create the concept of cooking in schools and camps as a turn key program. Her culinary adventures began by watching Food Network and attending professional cooking and pastry classes.
In this episode you will learn:
- What is Conscious Parenting?
- The one thing you can do today if you are struggling to connect with your child
- When your child or teen act out at home or school, find out what lies underneath their behavior and what you can do
- How to feel more balanced, manage work, kids and time for yourself
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!
www.educationalimpactacademy.com
YouTube - Educational Impact Academy
Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Living without stress is possible. Most of us are living mindlessly virtually all of the time, why that is and how do we change?
Social psychologist and Harvard University professor, Ellen Langer, Ph.D. Dr. Langer is the author of 11 books including Mindfulness: The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility.
“We have many, many studies that suggest that the limits we assume are real are artificial, and that we don’t have to accept them at all.”
She is known as “The Mother of Mindfulness”
Dr. and Professor Ellen Langer, who is a full-time Psychology Professor at Harvard University. She was the first female to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard. Se has 4 distinguished science awards, and the Liberty Science Genius Award.
Dr. Langer shares with us:
- Her definition of mindfulness
- Why people always ask her why she’s smiling and her reason
- “Most of us are living mindlessly virtually all of the time” and why that is and how to change
- That work/life balance doesn’t exist, but what does that can help
- Living without stress is possible
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!
www.educationalimpactacademy.com
YouTube - Educational Impact Academy
Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
In our busy lives, it’s hard to stop and take a breath and just let things go. Dr. Darlene Mininni is joining me today to tackle the problem of stress and anxiety. Darlene is the author of “The Emotional Toolkit” and Creator of the UCLA undergraduate well-being course - Life Skills. Today we are going to find out how we can start using mindfulness and meditation to reduce stress and how to fit it into your busy schedule wherever you may be.
What we are doing right now is not something that comes naturally to us and it’s no fault of our own, it’s the way our brain is designed. Our brain fills with thoughts of the future to protect us from what if’s. What if I lose my job? And sometimes we focus on the past, things we wish we did differently, or why did he say that to me? And we are rarely focused on this moment, just where we are, and what’s happening.
In order to do that, actually train ourselves to do that, mindfulness or mindfulness meditation is really a brain training program in a sense that will literally rewire the functioning of your brain so that you begin to be more focused on your present moment and exactly what’s happening. It doesn’t mean that you are never going to plan for the future. You are going to take things as you can in the moment. So, the question might be. What difference does doing things in the moment make?
Science is starting to look at what Mindfulness Meditation can do for us. The obvious one is reducing stress.
But it can boost our creativity, enhance our productivity, improve our immune functioning so you are healthier, it decreases your anxiety, depression, you can sleep better, students do better on exams.
There are so many benefits to learning this skill as Jon Kabit Zin says “To just pay attention to what is happening in the present moment and with an attitude of acceptance that you accept whatever is happening as is.
Dr. Darlene Mininni says - “We don’t want to just manage our life, we want to thrive in our life.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn - “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- What if I’m thinking, “Well, I tried it once or even a couple times and nothing happened.” What now?
- How many minutes a day of practicing this focus on the breath can make a difference.
- Is there such thing as meditation in action? For when I’m so busy, I don’t have time to sit down and really meditate. What do we think or say to ourselves when we are doing the dishes, folding laundry, etc.
- What if I have trouble sleeping at night? What can I do?
- How does mindfulness equal happiness?
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!
www.educationalimpactacademy.com
YouTube - Educational Impact Academy
Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Saturday Dec 04, 2021
Saturday Dec 04, 2021
Gina struggled with her own child’s diagnosis and now helps parents to provide them with support during this difficult and often challenging time.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- The common indicator or look for when it comes to your child struggling with ADD that may often be missed by parents and educators?
- What you should do if you suspect your child has ADD?
- How know if your child has ADD or ADHD?
- Successful strategies for anyone with ADHD to improve their life
- How you can advocate for your child with ADHD
Gina Wilson is a holistic executive coach, author, and coach to adults, college students and families with ADD. She conducts ADD education and advocacy programs at colleges and universities, high schools and in the community, and has trained educators and youth program administrators on supporting children with ADHD. She has written about ADD in ‘Coaching Perspectives III’ and about developing soft skills, in her latest book, ‘Skills That Build’ both available on Amazon, through libraries, local booksellers and through her website ginamwilson.com.
Learn more about Gina, her coaching services and her latest book at https://ginamwilson.com. Gina invites listeners to follow her on:
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/systemstrategies
Twitter @GWStrategyCoach
Instagram @ginadewil
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!
www.educationalimpactacademy.com
YouTube - Educational Impact Academy
Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Do you ever try to stop a bad habit or improve something like exercise more and no matter how hard you try, you find it’s hard to stick with it? Well, this week’s guest has an app for that! Brent Founder is with us today, founder of ‘Most Days’ which is a life improvement platform designed to let you create healthy routines while also getting a social support system.
He’ll tell us how his own struggles led to creating this platform and how he’s using it to help others address challenges like exercising, depression, anxiety, loneliness, sleep disturbances and more!
In this episode, you’ll learn:
-The importance of having a routine to address personal challenges
-Why it’s important to learn which of your habits affect your mood
-Why having someone to hold you accountable can help improve your outcomes.
Follow Brent -
mostdays.com | LinkedIn | Follow me on Most Days
Check out his new Podcast - The Most Days Show
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!
www.educationalimpactacademy.com
YouTube - Educational Impact Academy
Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
On today’s episode we will be discussing building a successful blended family. Today, it is estimated that more than half of all Americans either have been or will be included in a blended family during their lifetime. 40% of the married couples with children in the U.S. are forming blended families right now. Today, my guest Nicole Odem Hardnett will be sharing on How to Blend Your Perfect Family. Nicole has counseled individuals on how to achieve success in this area and is the mother of two biological children and 5 bonus children and an expert on blended families.
Nicole has been a blended/bonus family mom since 2013 and has lots of tips and stories to share. Sometimes the easiest way to learn is through shared experience which is why I’m so excited to have Nicole with me today.
She talks about:
-How to help kids cope with the transition
-Communication
-Co-parenting
-Patience
-Valuable lessons learned
You can find Nicole on LinkedIn - Nicole Odem Hardnett
and on her website www.talktonicole.com
Be sure to check out her 2 books: Blended to Perfection and Dating Made Simply for Women
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!
www.educationalimpactacademy.com
YouTube - Educational Impact Academy
Facebook Page - Happy Mom's, Happy Kids @educationalimpactacademy
Instagram - JakubowskiKarin
Twitter - @KarinJakubowski
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Jessica Begley is a training and developmental specialist and self-care advocate.
She talks to us today about:
-Notice where you hold stress
-Check in early and often
-How does stress impact the brain and body?
-Take a deep breath
-Be kind to your brain and body
-Set boundaries
Her motto is, “The communities we serve deserve our best effort and we can only give our best when we take care of ourselves.”
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