L'Habitille: Habits that Count!

Dr. MarthaJay sits with Certified Flight Instructor Fitzroy St. Jean. Mr. St. Jean shares the qualities of a great aviation student from the perspectives of both a flight instructor and a student. He also addresses challenges in pursuing an aviation career but encourages students to develop an obsession or passion rather than just a career to diminished interest. Mr. St. Jean also advises parents...

Dr. Martha Jay sits with IFR Captain, Offshore Helicopter Pilot, Dami Fadahunsi to discuss one aspect of #civil #aviation. Dami advices inspiring pilots to have a 'can do attitude' . He cautions #minorities to remember that "nothing is beyond" their capabilities. He says be ready for the reactions of those who will question your abilities because of what you look like, sound like, or come from. He...

It can be surprising when we find out that we hold the keys to feelings of satisfaction, happiness, motivation, and high self-confidence. If we understand the impact of gratitude on mental wellbeing, improved focus, and motivation, more of us would be living more fulfilled lives. I am Dr. Martha Jay, your host, inviting you to practice these few tips to express gratitude and live more fulfilled li...

Mrs. Marah Languedoc, enjoys the idea of giving back to the community. Through this podcasts she hopes that listeners will learn about mental wellness and take steps to improve their mental wellbeing. With Dr. Martha Jay she shares tips for improving and sustaining metal wellness. She provides tips on how to handle grief, as well as how to support children through the loss of a parent. Listen, sha...

Dr. Martha Jay sits with Dr. Pearl James, Consultant Nephrologist, to discuss habits individuals can implement to reduce the risk and incidences of kidney disease. Dr. James addresses kidney function, health habits that benefit kidney health, possible symptoms and types of kidney disease and cautionary steps to take to improve and ensure a good quality of life. Listen, share with someone you know,...

Dr. Martha Jay sits with Mr. Arlinton James author, curator and fomer Forest Officer, of Dominica Division of Parks and Wildlife to discuss the preservation of games with plants. His book Playing with Plants: in the Nature Isle (2012) a publication reviewed by the International Journal of Games serves basis for the discussion. Mr. James encourages parents, grandparents, and educators to ensure tha...

Dr. Martha Jay sits with Ms. Joycelyn Bazil, the elementary school teacher responsible for the Children's Savings Union at her school. Ms. Bazil shares the guidelines for schools, and parents to participate in the process. She reiterates the main benefit for children which is to cultivate the habits of saving early with the hope of making them into life-long savers. She encourages teachers to use...

Coding or programming is a male-dominated field that seems to scare off the average individual. According to Senior Software Engineering, @Karim Langudoc, coding is more accessible than we think. He shares the nuances and ease of coding with Dr. Martha Jay and her listeners. He addresses the gender gap and gives suggestions to parents and educational systems on how to narrow the gap between gender...

Dr. Martha Jay sits with Mrs. Ingrid Eloi, Teacher Leader, at Belles Elementary to understand the use of the I ACE IT model as an approach to implement the WTR (Writing to Respond process as an approach to improve writing performance. Mrs. Eloi shares the school's team approach with examples for each aspect of the model. Dr. Jay invites other individuals, organizations, schools, and school dis...

Dr. Martha Jay sits with Principal, Mrs. Viline Christopher, and Teacher Leader, Ingrid Eloi of one elementary school in Dominica. The educators share stories about their success with The Writing to Respond Process (#WTR) and the #OECS #PEARL project expectations. With passion, they share their use of the process to increase student engagement through outings, stories, and higher-order thinking qu...

Dr. Martha Jay, utilizes a Biblical allusion to help listeners understand how to nurture talent so that it morphs into a sustainable resource that can become a revenue that will lead to individual sustainable growth. Listeners are given an opportunity to go retrospectively: Take stock, look for opportunities, guard those opportunities, market, pay debts, and then live a life outside of lack.

HR consultant Erin Eilers outlines the soft skills that major employers desire for new hires. She provides guidelines on how to develop the top skills before they show up for the interview. Ms. Eilers also addresses the top soft skills needed for staying hired or for winning the internal promotion. Dr. Martha Jay reminds youth that although their educational, technical, and trade skills are needed...

Dr. Martha Jay sits with Digital Specialist Mr. Geoffrey Bagnato to discuss how adults can best present themselves as #digital #citizens with integrity. Mr. Bagnato utilizes everyday examples to simplify terms like digital footprints and how the internet stores and uses the information that we feed it. Feel free to rate the show or leave a message.

Dr. Martha Jay speaks with cultural icon of the Commonwealth of Dominica. They examine traditional games and their values and explore best practices to preserve and pass them on to future generations. Dr. Martha Jay encourages listeners, and citizens to be vigilant guardians of culture. Look for other episodes on cultural preservation.

Dr. Martha Jay sits with Muriel Baptiste, the Program Manager of youth skills development with a non-government entity, and the Executive Director of a foundation that focuses on supporting marginalized women, and youth in Chicago. Muriel outlines how to build capacity, broaden partnerships, and assess needs in the process of organizing and establishing trade, sports, and STEAM programs geared to...

Dr. Martha Jay explores Youth Skills development from two perspectives: Reactive- after school failure and Proactive - runs concurrently with academic learning. Ms. Malissa Jno Lewis, Youth Development Officer in Dominica, and Ms. Muriel Baptiste, Program Manager in Chicago share their approach to youth skills development. The hope is that listeners who can impact change will be inclined to do so...

Mrs. Marah Languedoc (LCPC, CCM, utilizes her expertise in youth mental health, case management, and clinical behavior therapy to guide parents on best practices for screen time outside of school hours. She outlines the benefits when utilized correctly, and cautions about the detriments of excessive interaction with screens. (Twenty hours or more per week) She provides guidelines to parents on how...

Dr. Martha Jay and Mary Brotherton discuss procrastination. She categorizes procrastination into three generalized groups: simple putt-offs that lead to habits like putting of the laundry; more serious put-offs that may derail life -like failing a course; and deferred dreams because of one or more of Paulo Coelho’s four obstacles: people’s expectations, love, fear or failure or anxiety. Examine an...

Dr. MarthaJay hones the skills of world activists to address the impact of remittances on children and economy of receiving countries. MWESIGYE Robert, CEO and Founder of Rejoice Africa, and Attorney Carter Dillard, executive at the Fair Start Movement share practices on how recipients of remittances can direct the fund towards sustainability and how entities like the United Nations and government...

Certified Professional Counselor, Behavioral and Mental Health, Marah Joseph Languedoc joins Dr. MarthaJay to share best practices on when to introduce toddlers to electronic devices and how to monitor their interaction to prevent future behavior issues.

Dr MarthaJay takes a look into adversities she calls ingredients for perseverance. She uses her personal experiences to convince her audience that obstacles are mere distractions that can cause emotional havoc if not identified and guarded early. She encourages those who missed the mark, fell short, were overlooked, or have given up to reflect, muscle up, and keep trekking.

When students practice responses orally, and educators provide timely and candid feedback to those responses, students build confidence. They practice text or evidenced-based responses and they become better able to transfer those skills to written responses.

Educators should consider students interest and educational level to motivate reluctant readers and maintain high interest in readers and writers. Dr MarthaJay and Co Host Mr. Bagnato explores and share personal examples

Rethink It! A Podcast series developed for educators to help improve writing performance in the classroom. This is for all education levels and all types of learning. This episode is about cultivating habits in the classroom for student sucess!