Mind Declutter with Athea Davis

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about what you and your kids need to know about the college admissions process and how your teens can navigate college with more clarity and purpose.  My special guests this week are Beth and Greg Langston , creators of the College Flight Plan , a digital program to help teens clarify their values, strengths, goals, and purpose to gai...

Happy Day, Friend!  In this podcast episode, I’m giving you some tips to get a little more control over those pesky negative thoughts and emotions you might be experiencing.  This episode is a follow-up to an episode I did a while back. It was one of my top 5 podcast episodes of all times. I definitely recommend you listen to that episode. You can listen to Controlling Our Thoughts and Emotions (P...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about discovering your inner spark.    My special guest this week is Jessica Mougis , the creator and host of The Kids Yoga Podcast, a podcast about all things kids yoga!  Jessica Mougis has been working with children and families since she graduated from Connecticut College in 2007. She began by teaching creative movement, ballet and...

Happy Day, Friend!  In this podcast episode, I’m sharing a self-reflection practice to help you start your new year from a place of balance and alignment instead of operating on autopilot.   Christina Sell taught me this practice several years ago. I also had her on the podcast a couple of years ago to talk about yoga and what it means to live a life of wholeness and freedom. You can check out our...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking how we can connect to our inner wisdom.   My special guest this week is internationally-renowned wisdom teacher, author, and speaker Sophie McLean .  Born in Algeria, educated in Morocco and France, and with a professional career in the USA and UK, Sophie McLean has had an eventful life. She’s been a helicopter pilot, a teacher, a des...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about self-reliance, retreat, and inner power.  My special guest this week is nature writer, David Gessner .  How has the tragic experience of COVID-19 changed the way we live—and the way we want to live—for those of us lucky enough to have made it through? When the pandemic struck, acclaimed nature writer David Gessner turned to Henr...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about inclusive affirmations for kids and the mindfulness resource deck you must add to your holiday gift list.  My guest this week is author and creator, Fionna Wright .  Fionna and Madison wrote 100 Days Inside as a special mother-daughter project during their time at home (during the pandemic), and the story is based on their exper...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about higher education in prison, and why it’s an important policy initiative to help incarcerated young people to begin their life’s journey again, and to live a meaningful life steeped in the values of truth, responsibility, and freedom.  My guest this week is  Patrick Rodriguez .    Patrick was released from prison in December 2019...

Description : Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about grief, loss, and meaning.  My guest this week is author, Maryanne O’Hara .   Maryanne O’Hara is the author of LITTLE MATCHES: A Memoir of Grief and Light . Her daughter Catlin died at 33, after a lifetime of living with Cystic Fibrosis and a harrowing last two years waiting for a lung transplant that finally came b...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how educators and students can ignite their shine in the classroom through brain-powered learning.  My guest this week is LaVonna Roth , creator of the Ignite Your S.H.I.N.E. for schools.  As a former elementary and secondary educator, keynote speaker, author, consultant and mom, LaVonna bridges her passion for how the brain lea...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about teacher self-care and how teachers can continue to do what they love while also prioritizing and loving themselves.  My guest this week is teacher, author, and wellness advocate, Danielle Nuhfer . She’s been teaching for twenty (20) years, studying mindfulness for ten (10), and combining those fields for five (5).  She is also t...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about mindful breathing tools for teens.    I'm  so excited to have my friend and colleague, Matt Dewar, Ed. D. , back on the show this week! We had such a great conversation talking about mindful breathing tools for teens and his new book, The Mindful Breathing Workbook for Teens .  Motivated by his own personal struggle with an...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about kindness and meditation, and the practices you can take on to bring more love, kindness, and compassion into your everyday being and life.   I enjoyed my conversation so much with meditation teacher and author, Amanda Gilbert .  Amanda Gilbert is a meditation teacher, lecturer of mindfulness at the University of Southern Califor...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about self-care for teachers and the new app that helps them prioritize it, and makes it accessible anytime, anywhere. I enjoyed my conversation with the co-founders of the JabuMind App – Jill Manly, Ann Rankowitz, and Carolyn Grabiel .  The Jabu Mind Team are a passionate group of teachers, coaches, artists, school principals, and me...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about what leadership means, particularly for kids, and giving you all the mindful tips to help you and the kids in your life actually live not only with more passion, vision, and clarity, but to actually be able to live your life authentically and on your own terms.  This episode is not about helping your kids lead a group of people....

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how we can strengthen our inner state so we can cultivate the joy and success we desire in our life.    I enjoyed my conversation with entrepreneur and visionary intuitive, Stacy Bahrenfuss .  Stacy is the founder of The Truth Teachers and works privately consulting 7 and 8 figure women leaders. After over a decade helping buyer...

Happy Day, Friend! On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about living with less, also known as minimalism .  I invited Christine Platt, a minimalist and author of the new book, The Afrominimalist’s Guide To Living With Less , on the show to help you understand this concept and lifestyle a little more so you can gain a little more liberation in your everyday lifestyle.  I enjoyed my conversat...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about life balance. And, yes, it’s achievable.  Life balance will look differently for each of us, and there’s no one right way.  Don’t get caught in the alignment versus balance debate. It’s not an either/or situation.  We need both, and I’m breaking it all down for you. Plus, giving you all the tips to help you get your life in bala...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about boundaries and mental health and well-being.  I absolutely loved my conversation with my special guest, Even Whitehead . He’s got a great 3-part framework – Balance, Boundaries, and Breaks - to help you break unhealthy mental and emotional patterns that drain your energy, and instead, cultivate mental and emotional well-being to...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about edtech, STEAM, and mental health.    My special guest, Rachelle Dene Poth , is an edtech consultant, presenter, attorney, author, and teacher. Rachelle teaches Spanish and STEAM: What’s nExT in Emerging Technology at Riverview Junior Senior High School in Oakmont, PA. Rachelle has a Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University S...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how we can teach mindfulness practices to the young children  in our lives.   My special guest, Andrea Dorn , has created some engaging and relatable resources for young children in order to teach them mindfulness practices to help them develop healthy and thriving minds called, Mindful Step Series.  Andrea’s books and other res...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about self-love and self-care and how it relates to the overall success we desire in our lives.  My special guest, Dr. Samantha Fecich , guides new teachers on their professional growth journey in education, and we dive into all the necessary ingredients for success in that process. Whether you’re a new teacher or not, each of us is o...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how one entrepreneur, creative, leader, and parent struggled with anxiety and depression for years, what she’s doing to thrive despite her mental health struggles, and why she’s talking about it now.  My special guest Melissa Bernstein , along with her husband Doug, is the Co-Founder of the toy company Melissa & Doug, which...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how you and the young people in your life can use 7 mindfully-informed principles that I personally use as a parent and teacher to create a healthy relationship to technology and social media.  I hope you and the young people in your life find them valuable. Would love to know what you think! If you have any questions, thoughts,...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how yoga and mindfulness are making their innovative mark in classrooms and schools around the globe.  I thought it was the perfect way to celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast, as the work of Yoga Ed. aligns completely with my mission on the podcast: focused energy, joy, and purpose every single day - for young people and...