Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols

In this episode, I give teachers practical tips about how to handle Parent-Teacher Conferences and to calm the brain's automatic fears when faced with parents like,   "Will my students' parents put the blame on me for poor grades? Will they question my instructional methods? Will anyone even show up?" In the 22 years I've been teaching, I've seen just about everything and I want you to feel c...

In Episode 66, I am in conversation with Mary Granick about what happens when teachers are faced with trauma.   Mary and I recorded this interview soon after the the May 2022, school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and while we don't go into detail about school shootings, Mary does help us understand as teachers what happens in our bodies when we, as teachers are faced wit...

I made up the word "Successing" for Episode 65 to help us remember that that success in teaching is messy. Successing means trying, failing, adjusting, trying, failing and learning. Successing also means asking for help when you need it and receiving that help. Successing means giving yourself a break and letting go of perfectionism. Announcing Weight Loss for Busy Teachers, my 5-week coaching cou...

Ever noticed that the way our society describes that incredible feeling of new love as "falling in love" and never "rising into love"?   It's funny when you think about it. In Episode 64, we discuss how the concept of rising into love with teaching can help you think about your classroom in a different way.   I also give you tips and strategies for thoughts to think and actions to take t...

Episode 63 is a great conversation with Laura Cheney, an a secondary academic math coach in public school in Utah. Laura and I spoke last spring before teachers left for the summer as she notes the exhaustion and fatigue that teachers in her district were feeling post Covid. Laura also describes the challenges of going from working with students to working with adults and how each are unique. Laur...

In this episode, I tell the story of one of my teaching clients called into the principal's office and her thoughts about the situation.   This event actually helped her: • Crystallize her WHY: why she was a teacher • Made her realize that she was not at school for the adults but to server her students • Empowered her to keep calm and carry on with decisiveness and power. So what is your teac...

Think self-pressure is working for you in the classroom and raising your game? Think again.   In this episode you'll learn: • Why putting the pressure on yourself increases stress; • Why pressure keeps you in a spin cycle of "not enough" • How if you feel pressure at school, most likely you are creating it for yourself at home; • How self-pressuring leads to you beating yourself up, not teach...

Think students can't tell what's going on with us and the challenges we face day in and day out in the classroom? Think again. In this episode, 11th grade student Isabelle, and 8th grader James, describe what qualities create a truly great teacher and describe some bad teaching moments they have experienced in their education. James Anthony is an 8th grader in Cincinnati, Ohio. James loves planes...

In this episode I give you 3 free tools that you can start now to start losing weight. I also share a BONUS tool (also free) that will help you see exactly where you are in your relationship with your body.   This episode connects to my FREE course called Weight Loss Live where we go in-depth into these concepts in a way that is specific to teachers. To sign up, simply text the word "Teacher"...

How can writing words on a piece of paper create weight loss? In this episode, I show you how writing down your  thoughts can help you achieve weight loss. I also give you details about how to sign up for my FREE Course Weight Loss Live. Simply text the word "TEACHER" to 66866 or send me an email at thechrissyconcept@gmail.com. Resources: Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept. Sign...

Irish lovers in Teacherland, you are in for a treat! Today I am in conversation with Aoife Crowne who teaches traditional Irish Gaelic in Bantry in southern Ireland. Aoife and I discuss the mindset she uses each day to motivate her 16 year-olds to learn Gaelic and how she battles time in the go-go-go Back to School pace alive and well even in a small town. Aoife also describes what she would do if...

Maybe you have that special space that a teacher can create, maybe it’s your reading rug, maybe it’s a corner with plants that serves as a place of mindfulness and mediation, quiet time, or a class circle. But I urge you to use this podcast to create a Comfy Corner for your mind. This is A SPACE to wash your thoughts, to connect deeply with yourself (even if it’s only for a few seconds or a few mi...

What if I told you that there is an amazing thing that exists, especially for teachers that: • Creates more efficiency, especially as you grade • Helps you lesson plan in half the time • Will save you hours of coming up with test or quiz questions • Helps you stay at healthy weight • Helps you get along better with people, your partner, loved ones • AND YES...elevates your mood... It’s SLEEP! &nbs...

Part 3 of How to Feel Better and Create a New Belief is not-to-be-missed. How do you believe something you don't yet believe? How do you grow into a new thought goal? I describe all of this and more as I help you move through the steps that you learned in the previous episodes. I am also reference the work of the great Brené Brown. Like this podcast, I love how she keeps it "awkward, brave, and ki...

In Part 2 of How to Feel Better, I explain the next steps after seeing your Problem Reveal or Thought Download before you. I explain the power of being with your emotions and why it is vital to understand that our emotions are 50% positive and 50% negative: it's all wisdom.   This podcast also explains the pitfalls of pushing down, ignoring, reacting to or resisting your emotions. Here, I als...

In this episode, I explain the very first step of feeling better is to eavesdrop on your mind in an exercise called a Problem Reveal or Thought Download. This episode is an interactive one so please do this work using a pen and paper. Giving you powerful questions to ask yourself, I guide you through this exercise in thought hygiene so that you are clear on where you are --today. Resources: Follow...

Join us in this episode as I speak with French teacher Claire Rouquette as we discuss the challenges that French teachers face such as salary, resources, and materials. Sound familiar?   Claire shows us that many of the teaching challenges we face are the same for all of us around the world.   Listen for Claire and Chrissy's discussion of how a TWO HOUR lunch and no school on Wednesdays...

Today I share the great words of Jen SIncero, one of my favorite thought leaders and teachers on the power of words and how they can change your life at school. You won't want to miss this empowering episode. Resources: You Are a Badass at Making Money, Jen Sincero Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept. Sign up for a FREE 30 minute coaching call. More About Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols:...

  Welcome. You are VERY important. You are the first responders of our culture. I believe   in you.   You are a professional.. You are changing lives.   If Back to school is rough right now, I want to teach you this fast but mighty tool that I use in meditation and that I learned from my meditation teacher and you can use it many times throughout the day at quick intervals. Ima...

In Episode 48 Teacher Talk is BACK in conversation with Kelsey Sorensen, owner and founder of Wife Teacher Mommy. Kelsey tells us what is new for her company and describes all the ways that teachers benefit as club members. Kelsey also describes how toxic positivity can be more harmful than helpful in the teaching world and how teachers are still leaving the profession. Resources: Follow Chrissy o...

In this episode, you'll learn how to melt the stress-freeze that comes when your brain believes it has SO much to do that it can't start on anything. I share the one question that cuts through the manic spin cycle and how to use this powerful question to get started on B- work.  Resources: Episode 46 of Teacher Talk, Overwhelm + The Grand Canyon Life coach Corinne Crabtree   Follow Chris...

In this episode, I share three lessons that I learned in the Grand Canyon to help you solve for overwhelm. Really? The Grand Canyon can help me in my classroom? Yes. Tune in as I show you how to apply the three thought tools that I came up with on my recent trip to this amazing place. Resources: Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept. Sign up for a FREE 30 minute coaching call. More About Tea...

Mary Toth Granick is a former teacher and licensed marriage and family therapist who lives in New Mexico and specializes in somatic experience and complex trauma work. Mary talks about her role when she worked with teachers to help engage students who seemed hard to reach or "tough" learners. Mary is kind, compassionate, and clear. She reminds us all to step back to notice different learning style...

Hating Back to School? The solution is value. What do I mean by value? This means more support, ease, and nurturing for you so that your brain may want to return into the classroom. In this episode I explain: *how to create MORE value (not more To Do's) for YOU; *how to make your classroom more valuable and supportive for you; *the one question you must ask yourself to create easy value NOW so tha...

In this minisode, we talk about all the lies we tell ourselves and how these lies erode trust with ourselves. The good news is that it is a habit that you can break. In this episode I give you: * examples of the lies I tell myself * how to uncover the lies you tell yourself * the thought tool that will help you see your lies Resources: Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept. Sign up for a FRE...