Teaching Humanity Remotely with Dr. Mindy Shaw

In this brief but personal episode, Dr. Shaw shares the ways in which she tries to observe herself in order to improve her interactions with people and to live her best life.  She shares elements of how she responds with her partner and how she uplifts her friends, and all of it stems from self-reflection.  She always teaches that it's important to observe yourself and gauge how you react in situa...

In this brief but important episode, Dr. Shaw explains how our reactions and in fact our suffering can be connected to our preferences which can often guide our sense of happiness. In simple terms, when we get something we like, we are happy... when we encounter something we don't want or like, we are unhappy.  The one consistent thing is how we show up, and the question becomes: how can we show u...

In this brief but valuable episode, Dr. Shaw makes reference to one of the four principles explored in one of her favorite books, The Four Agreements, and that principle is to not take things personally.   Here, Dr. Shaw tells a tale that came from her own recent real life experience, and she shares the revelations that came to her from that experience. The life lessons and learning lessons that w...

In this brief episode, Dr. Shaw's commentary relates to a recent hospital stay that her disabled son went through. She perceptively discusses how the quality of workers and service personnel is divided into three groups... the small percentage who are terrible at what they do, the vast majority who are great, and a tiny minority who are extremely special.  That handful of special people are the No...

In this brief episode, Dr. Shaw discusses what it means to be "in right action."  She begins with the premise that right action leads to right results and that wrong action cannot possibly lead to right results.  She then takes the conversation into illustrative examples from her career as an educator.  She acknowledges and promotes the understanding that some actions are a match with others and s...

In this brief episode Dr. Shaw shares a phrase that came to her and it's the title of this podcast, "Care Before Crisis" Intervention.  It's word intervention that's the key to that phrase... we are accustomed to crisis intervention, but care intervention would be a whole new novel approach.  To treat someone or yourself with care BEFORE a situation reaches crisis is a good samaritan way to show u...

In this super-brief installment of the series, Dr. Shaw puts forth one of her favorite recommendations for success in life... she says, "don't give up, show up."  She rounds out that advice with some additional detail and some added perspective on what that means, but in essence this podcast has a simple and direct message.

In this brief but insightful episode, Dr. Shaw puts forth the notion that how you treat yourself is mirrored in how we treat others AND how the world treats us as well.  She shares some real life examples and some of her personal experiences, and she points out that sometimes it's counterintuitive to behave in the manner that serves us best.  She also reminds us that observing yourself is incredib...

In this brief but very thoughtful episode, Dr. Shaw discusses the notion of having or being given grace and how that may differ from being enabled.  This concept began with a question posed by a fellow faculty member who works with Dr. Shaw, and the examination and discussion goes from there.  For Dr. Shaw, the notion of grace is a more divine and helpful energy while being an enabler isn't usuall...

In this brief but important episode, Dr. Shaw re-visits a favorite theme of hers which is that we should all learn to not take things personally, particularly when someone is wishing you ill will.  That can be a challenging for any adult, but it is especially difficult when presented as a situation to a child.  Dr. Shaw shares a recent personal experience in which she faced someone generating ill...

In this brief but insightful episode, Dr. Shaw shares one of her key philosophies for parenting, and that is that we need to model our own life lessons and life experiences for our children.  As we go through life, many of the same issues and challenges come up for us no matter what our age or station in life, and if a child can see that their parent and role model might be suffering or struggling...

In this deeply personal episode, Dr. Shaw relates a very recent experience of a form of prejudice that she encountered when she returned to working as a teacher after several years of retirement.  She was greeted in a relatively unfriendly way by some of her fellow teachers, but as you listen to the study unfold, you can understand why her philosophy of not taking things personally is so important...

In this brief but inspiring episode, Dr. Shaw reminds us to avoid negativity in our lives and let the good stuff in.  She points out that we have the choice to decide the direction and feeling of our daily life, and she even uses a simple example to show how something that could be perceived as not-so-great can be just wonderful IF we allow that perception to happen.  And she also reminds us that...

In this episode, Dr. Shaw addresses what to do when you are stuck in an emotional loop, especially a negative one.  This discussion was in part inspired by her 10-year-old granddaughter who, when reflecting on being in a state of agitation and exhibiting a bit of a tantrum, said that she felt like when she was in that state she wanted to stay there for a little while.  Dr. Shaw theorizes that that...

In this brief but impactful episode, Dr. Shaw tackles the subject of what to do when someone disappoints you.  She is not referring to someone who falls short results-wise perhaps at work or while playing a sport... she's talking about when you are in close contact with someone who may not be the kind of person you want to have in your life.  These are people who might be unkind or manipulative or...

In this brief but insightful episode, Dr. Shaw presents one of her most common themes in her own study of human behavior, and that premise is that behavior equals need.   When you see certain behaviors from people, and in her educational experience that means children, those behaviors stem from a need that is unfulfilled.  She discuss how a child that is throwing a tantrum is learning the exact wr...

In this brief but powerful episode, Dr. Shaw begins (and ends) by urging the listener to take responsibility for the choices that we make in our lives.  Sometimes it will take someone else to open our eyes to a bad situation... sometimes, and hopefully more often, we can see the road map that we've laid out for ourselves and take control of where we are in life.  When it's someone else guiding us,...

In this brief but insightful episode, Dr. Shaw talks about the concept of how we label ourselves and how it impacts our life.  A "label" could be that you say you have anxiety or that you're phobic about something or any number of things.  When we label ourselves we can often limit our options and limit our growth in life.  Dr. Shaw talks here using illustrative examples and she discusses how to m...

In this brief but fascinating episode, Dr. Shaw connects the dots between the way we all suffer as human beings and the way that we all have preferences.  Some of our preferences get satisfied and others don't, and when we suffer disappointment we suffer in life.  Her suggestion here, using some illustrative examples, is to be more neutral about our preferences... not to the point of living a bori...

In this meaningful episode, Dr. Shaw walks us through the importance of not just showing up, but HOW we show up... and more importantly, it's important we we remain open and not be reactionary to what's said to us.  We all have the tendency to defend our actions or defend our position in interpersonal relationships.  But perception is reality, and what someone feels is all that matters.  We must r...

In this very personal episode, Dr. Shaw shares one of the topics that is very important to her in manifesting her own personal growth, and that topic is the process involved in breaking away from old habits and developing a new "muscle" in order to evolve.  She describes the process as it works for her, and that process begins with self-observation.  In observing ourselves, we see how we are and w...

In this brief but very powerful episode, Dr. Shaw coaches us on how to have confidence and also that by being confident, we can manifest our best life.   She begins by acknowledging that confidence is not about having swagger, nor is it about one-upmanship... it's about having a strong belief in oneself.  By valuing yourself, the world will meet you as someone of value.  She shares some of her own...

In this fascinating episode, Dr. Shaw put forth the notion that SINCERITY leads to greater fulfillment.  On the surface that may seem like a leap, but as she discusses and illustrates how it works, and it comes together as a smart, interesting and very true theory.  She begins by talking about the power of the word, and specifically, she talks about words of affirmation.  For example, if words of...

This episode in this series presents a highly personal point of view while at the same time is completely a "must-listen" for teachers and educators.  Here, Dr. Shaw discusses her recent return to classroom teaching, and in doing so she dissects her motivations, her own insecurities and her strategies for success.  She talks about her self-examination and her implementation of intention.  She poin...

Once again, Dr. Shaw takes us on a journey through the power of positive thinking.  Early in the this episode she states that "We are what we think about," and she follows that up with the philosophy that she is trying to treat people as they ought to be and not as they are.  That attitude allows us to see everyone we encounter in the most positive light, and by doing that, we also create self-res...