Mind Declutter with Athea Davis

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how to recognize trauma, the best practices for trauma recovery, and how to build resilience in community. My special guest, Lisa Cherry is an author and a leading international trainer and consultant, specializing in assisting those in education, social care, and fostering to understand trauma, recovery, and resilience for vuln...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode I’m talking about toxic positivity.  Toxic positivity is a form of communication that can invalidate the complexity of our emotional terrain. As I discuss in this episode, it’s the tendency to invalidate difficult emotions such as anger, fear, frustration, sadness, and grief.  I wanted to spend some time on this topic because while I’m a big advoc...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how to manage your anxiety, turn your mistakes into big learning lessons, how to set effective boundaries, and healing your mental and emotional health with animals My special guest, Jess Lee , is an author, blogger, storyteller, homesteader, donkey rescuer, and mental and chronic illness advocate who believes in loving our whol...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how to live a purpose-filled life by adopting a variety of health, wellness, spirituality, and mindset tools to help you fuel your mind, body, and heart to reach your dreams and goals.   My special guest, Kristel Bauer , started her company + podcast, Live Greatly, to inspire others to awaken to their ultimate potential.  Kriste...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how we can help our kids navigate uncertainty, gain focus, and increase emotional stability through mindful arts & literacy.   My special guest, Andrew Nance , is the founder and lead trainer for Mindful Arts San Francisco . He offers trainings and assemblies around the globe for libraries, and school districts to provide th...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about low self-worth, how it can create an insidious parenting dynamic with our kids that causes unnecessary mental and emotional pain and suffering, and how to break the cycle so our kids grow up confident and emotionally intelligent.  With her groundbreaking research, Maggie Nick has cultivated a global community of cycle breakers –...

On this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing how one mindfulness & yoga educator in schools has pivoted her teaching practices in the pandemic, and personally grown in the process.  Jodi Smith , or “Ms. Yoga”, as she is lovingly called by her students, has taught yoga and mindfulness to over 800 children full-time at KIPP Connect Primary in Houston, Texas since 2017. Jodi centers her lessons on...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing how one science educator of almost twenty years has successfully incorporated mindfulness into her classroom.  My special guest, Melissa Chouinard-Jahant , has taught middle school science for almost twenty years, and uses mindfulness in her classroom to promote social and emotional well-being among her students. Melissa is also an ac...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how wilderness therapy can help heal anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.   My special guest today, is Erik Schlimmer . Erik is an author, speaker, adventurer, and therapist. He’s hiked more than 16,000 miles, summitted more than 2,000 mountains, and camped more than 1,000 nights.  Erik is a clinical social w...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing one of my fave year-end practices – intentions, word stones, and fire ceremony.  2020 has been a heck of a year filled with so many different emotions. We’ve had to adapt in so many ways using zoom rooms, social distancing, masking, and seeing each other in real face-to-face time less and less.  It’s been filled with loss, grief, pain...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how you can find the answers you are seeking by tuning into the discernment of your heart.  It’s really an art, and a science (like most things in life, right?!). It’s not about choosing the mind intelligence over the heart intelligence, but using them together.  My special guest today, is Moncef Afkir. Moncef’s journey is a tes...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing all about how to introduce affirmations to your kids so they can shift their negative self-talk to a more empowering inner dialogue using affirmations.  Affirmations, or the power of positive self-talk, can help your kids shift their mindset during challenging times so they can act from a place of empowered being instead of spiraling...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how to let go, control less, and align more with the life you actually want to live.   My special guest, Heather Chauvin , is a leadership coach who helps ambitious, overwhelmed women conquer their fears and become leaders at home and at work. She is also the host of Mom Is In Control Podcast .  Heather and I talk about how to l...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing my latest tips and tricks that I’ve been personally using to optimize my mind and body in the midst of a really, really hard season – collectively and individually. In early July, my health took a down turn with my skin breaking out in uncomfortable, and at times, debilitating, hives on my body and hands. I had to completely revise my...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about the nature of self and our real Self, also known as our spiritual nature.  My special guest, Sujan Shah , is a mindfulness practitioner and keynote speaker.   Sujan grew up talking about philosophy around his family dinner table, and now talks to others about the nature of who we are, what our greater purpose is from this spirit...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about mental health.  October 10th is World Mental Health Day , and throughout the month of October there are a variety of organizations raising awareness about mental health.  As many of you know, mental health awareness is near and dear to my heart, and I wanted to take the opportunity to share an incredibly inspiring journey of how...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about whole child education and how to create a positive culture in your classroom, school, or home.  My special guest, Jennifer Appel , is an educator, coach, speaker, and writer who wants to create an environment where all students are able to learn and become passionate about serving others. She’s also the author of the new childre...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing one of my fav meditation practices to help shift unpleasant thoughts and emotions so they don’t take control of your life, and so you can navigate challenges with more ease.  I’ve used this mindfulness meditation tool a lot in this crazy year of 2020 and I’ve taught it to my students. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!  You can com...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about mindfully-centered social and emotional learning skills your kids and students need to thrive in any environment. My special guest, Helen Maffini , is the Director of MindBE Education and MindBE Business. She’s a former school principal and teacher, an NLP practitioner, a certified emotional intelligence coach and positive psych...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how educators, parents, and leaders can create identity affirming schools and environments where all of our students and young people feel seen, heard, and valued.  My special guest, Dr. Angela Ward , is a public-school administrator with 24 years of experience. She is focused on creating identity-safe schools and workplaces, an...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about the the intersection of pedagogy and neuroscience.  My special guest, Missy Widmann was a frustrated educator with a critical case of compassion fatigue. She was inspired by the teachings and practices of the cognitive learning scientist, Dr. O’Mahony. Missy is a health and fitness teacher at Challenger Alternative High School i...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing some of my fav mind training tools .  These tools are great for all ages!  It’s a process of training our mind in focused attention. As Dr. Dan Seigel says, “The heart of training the mind is how we learn to focus attention.” ~  When we learn to master ourselves, we learn how to create the life we truly desire. The father of modern ps...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about building resilience.  My special guest, Jay Abbasi , talks about his personal journey through grief and loss when he lost his father to a heart attack in 2014. It was learning self-observation through mindfulness practices that transformed Jay’s life and helped him build resilience, better mental and physical health, and relatio...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about mental health in uncertain times. My special guest, Dr. Christopher Willard , and I talk about his journey into becoming a clinical psychologist and mindfulness practitioner, how mindfulness has elevated his own mental health, mental health within the current pandemic and current trends with youth, how we can create environments...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing several reflective journaling and breathing practices specifically for youth.  I won’t tell if you use them, too! Seriously, they are great for all ages.  Kids are plugged in to technology almost 24/7, they are more stressed than ever, and though we don’t have any hard date on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their social and em...