Explore every episode of the podcast Teach Happier! Small shifts. Big gifts.
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| Hallway Goodness | 01 Feb 2026 | 00:06:49 | |
In this final episode of our mini-series of good, we will explore the value of slowing down to listen and hear the ordinary good things happening in our schools that make us extraordinarily proud of our important work. | |||
| GOOD Gossip | 25 Jan 2026 | 00:06:40 | |
In this episode, we consider a small shift in action and language that can help us be messengers of what’s GOOD. | |||
| GOOD Eavesdropping | 18 Jan 2026 | 00:07:54 | |
In this episode, we get crafty as we learn a way to speak good about those around us in a way they’ll remember. | |||
| Capture & Remember the Good | 11 Jan 2026 | 00:06:22 | |
In this episode, we learn one way we can hold onto the ways people show up for us, reminding us of the good. | |||
| Tell Them Something Good | 04 Jan 2026 | 00:14:51 | |
In this episode, we consider the way we use our language with those we teach, work with, live with, and love. | |||
| Holiday Hello From Suzanne | 14 Dec 2025 | 00:05:25 | |
In this episode, Suzanne shares some quick updates and encourages us to find peace in our pace. | |||
| A Good Thing Is... | 07 Dec 2025 | 00:09:27 | |
In this episode, we consider a way to strengthen or simplify the practice of gratitude. | |||
| What Is As Is | 30 Nov 2025 | 00:06:55 | |
In this episode, we learn a small 4 word shift in thought that can help conserve our limited time and energy in the busy holiday seasons and the ordinary days in between. | |||
| Slow-Vember | 16 Nov 2025 | 00:06:39 | |
This episode encourages us to intentionally slow down a bit before the hustle and bustle of the holiday season begins. | |||
| Look Around Your Room | 09 Nov 2025 | 00:07:23 | |
This episode is an extension of last week’s when we honored those we’ve lost. This week, we consider how to express gratitude to those we get to share life with. | |||
| Bring Them Back into the Room | 02 Nov 2025 | 00:12:58 | |
In this tender episode, we consider how we can honor those we have loved and lost and support those we care about to do the same. | |||
| Breaking Up is Hard to Do | 26 Oct 2025 | 00:09:33 | |
In this episode, we learn 2 ideas that can help create some distance from the “cheap dopamine” we find from our phones and get closer to the things that make us feel genuinely happy. | |||
| Is it Time for a Breakup? | 19 Oct 2025 | 00:09:51 | |
In this episode, we are inspired by two young adults and the author of How to Breakup with Your Phone to see if our time on our phones is impacting our time elsewhere. | |||
| Shhhhh | 12 Oct 2025 | 00:08:30 | |
In this episode, we are inspired by the new book Radical Listening to learn of a small shift in action that can help us in our conversations at school and at home. | |||
| Be a Flight Attendant | 05 Oct 2025 | 00:07:42 | |
In this episode, we consider a small shift in action when life hits us with inevitable turbulence. | |||
| Toxic Stress to Tolerable Stress | 28 Sep 2025 | 00:09:32 | |
In this episode, we acknowledge when stress in our lives becomes toxic and examine how we may be able to make it a bit more tolerable. | |||
| Can the Kids in Your Life Answer These 3 Questions? | 21 Sep 2025 | 00:06:57 | |
In this episode, we slow down and simplify. When we become overwhelmed with all of the small things we have to do for our students at school or children at home, let’s ask ourselves these 3 big questions to know that we are on track for doing a good job. | |||
| Kindness Matters | 14 Sep 2025 | 00:06:53 | |
In this episode, we launch season 6 and consider how we can start this school year being gentle, generous, and kind to ourselves. | |||
| Rich because... | 01 Sep 2025 | 00:07:17 | |
In this episode, we choose to find and celebrate the uniquely special things that come with our job as educators. | |||
| What's Your Reentry Plan? | 01 Aug 2025 | 00:07:49 | |
In this episode, we are inspired by the book Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and the The Deep Dive podcast with June Diane Raphael and Jessica St. Clair as we envision a small shift in our actions that can help us reenter our upcoming school year with intentionality. | |||
| What's Your Battle Plan? | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:08:38 | |
In this second summer bonus episode, we identify what kind of time we are in and consider what we would need in our "Battle Plan" during a fragile season. | |||
| Say Yes to a No Day | 01 Jun 2025 | 00:07:17 | |
In our first summer podcast, we consider a small shift in thought that can help us squeeze the heck out of our well-earned summer. | |||
| Keep Happy This Summer | 18 May 2025 | 00:07:32 | |
In this final episode of season 5, we wrap up and consider how we can squeeze the heck out of our upcoming summer. | |||
| 2 Ideas to Try: Social Wealth & Mental Wealth | 11 May 2025 | 00:09:54 | |
This is our final preview of The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom. We learn a strategy to help grow our social wealth and our mental wealth. | |||
| 2 Ideas to Try: Time Wealth | 04 May 2025 | 00:10:28 | |
In this episode, we learn to strategies shared in the time wealth section of The 5 Types of Wealth. | |||
| Summer Reading! An Introduction to the 5 Types of Wealth | 27 Apr 2025 | 00:10:10 | |
In this episode, we hear an overview of The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom as an invitation to read it over the summer as we rest and reflect. | |||
| Give Yourself 90 Seconds | 13 Apr 2025 | 00:08:08 | |
In this episode, we learn why 90 seconds is an important timeframe when it comes to regulating our emotions. | |||
| 7 Words to Brighten Someone's Day | 06 Apr 2025 | 00:03:28 | |
In this episode, we learn seven words we can use in our busy lives that can help brighten someone’s day. | |||
| What is NOT Yours to Do? | 30 Mar 2025 | 00:06:06 | |
In this episode, we examine our lives to celebrate the work that ISN’T ours to do. | |||
| What is Yours to Do? | 23 Mar 2025 | 00:05:50 | |
In this episode, we consider a small shift in thought that can help us discover our agency when life gets “life-y”. | |||
| Say What? | 16 Mar 2025 | 00:07:07 | |
In this episode, we learn a small shift in language that can help us support others during times of uncertainty and worry. | |||
| Fix Your Face | 09 Mar 2025 | 00:08:00 | |
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| Take Notes | 02 Mar 2025 | 00:08:25 | |
In this episode, we are invited to consider a small shift in action that can help us capture some good, and find a little bit of sunshine this time of year. | |||
| Who's Your MVP? | 23 Feb 2025 | 00:04:51 | |
In this episode, we are inspired by 2024 NFL MVP winner Josh Allen. In his acceptance speech, he acknowledged those who support his success. Our invitation is to consider those we work with that support our success and share some gratitude. | |||
| Lessons From a 15 Year Olds | 16 Feb 2025 | 00:09:42 | |
In this episode, we are inspired by a bunch of regular 15-year-olds as they make the decision to lift each other up again and again. | |||
| 5 More Minutes | 09 Feb 2025 | 00:08:50 | |
What would you do if you had 5 extra minutes in your day? In this episode, we consider put our answer to action. | |||
| Mid-Week Podcast Pop-In | 05 Feb 2025 | 00:02:26 | |
Popping in your podcast feed with an invitation to be part of an upcoming project! | |||
| Take Notes | 02 Feb 2025 | 00:08:25 | |
In this episode, we are invited to consider a small shift in action that can help us capture some good, and find a little bit of sunshine this time of year. | |||
| Who Are Your 3 AM People? | 02 Feb 2025 | 00:09:03 | |
In this episode, once again, we are inspired by the Bills Mafia in the way they showed up for their beloved team after a difficult championship loss. | |||
| Level Up Connections | 26 Jan 2025 | 00:08:53 | |
In this episode, the final in this mini-series, we learn one small shift that can help us strengthen our important relationships at work and at home. | |||
| Level Up Gratitude | 19 Jan 2025 | 00:08:31 | |
In this episode, we learn one small shift that can help us strengthen our gratitude practice. | |||
| Level Up: Intentional Act of Kindness | 12 Jan 2025 | 00:10:38 | |
This episode kicks off a little mini-series as we “level up” some of the important things we’ve learned in this space. This week we level up Intentional Acts of Kindness. | |||
| Beginning Again in 2025 | 05 Jan 2025 | 00:11:47 | |
In this episode, we consider how to begin again in 2025 by reflecting on what we’ve learned in 2024. | |||
| Holiday Hello From Suzanne | 15 Dec 2024 | 00:09:52 | |
In this episode, we celebrate the growth of our Teach Happier community, reveal our latest podcast stats, and share a few upcoming projects we can look forward to in 2025. Shoutout to @mradamwelcome for his encouragement to start this project 5 years ago. | |||
| Productivity & Rest | 08 Dec 2024 | 00:06:23 | |
In this episode, we learn the important relationship between productivity and rest. | |||
| How do you feel TODAY? | 01 Dec 2024 | 00:10:14 | |
In this episode, we honor our capacity, bandwidth, and energy and plan our days accordingly using the acronym TODAY.
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| Positivity Pauses for Thanksgiving Week | 24 Nov 2024 | 00:06:37 | |
In this episode, 12 Positivity Pauses are shared so that we can reflect individually, or deepen our connections with students, friends, and family this Thanksgiving week. | |||
| What's Your Response? | 17 Nov 2024 | 00:07:03 | |
In this this episode, we consider a small shift in action that can help us become more present in our conversations at work and at home. | |||
| Gratitude & Growth | 10 Nov 2024 | 00:07:47 | |
In this episode, we consider the idea of: what doesn’t make for gratitude makes for growth. | |||
| Lessons from the Bills Mafia | 03 Nov 2024 | 00:09:12 | |
In this episode, we are inspired by the Buffalo Bills fanbase and their most recent intentional act of kindness. | |||