Dr. Susan Guiney and Kristen Ancker MS Ed.

Raising Minds Podcast

Kids EN ↓ 4 episodes

Empowering Parents and Educators for SuccessWelcome to Raising Minds: a podcast that discusses current topics of interest to parents and educators today. In each weekly episode, we will be talking about trends in the world of education, learning tools and strategies for optimal human growth, and supporting educators and parents like you. In each episode, we will discuss a different topic and focus on helping our kids (and ourselves) to become more resilient, have the resources we need to be successful, and be the person you always want to be.

Author

Dr. Susan Guiney and Kristen Ancker MS Ed.

Episodes

What is Bullying and What can we do to Help? 26.04.2026 23:09

This is part 1 of a 2 part series on bullying in today's schools. Bullying has become a 24/7 problem due to social media and smart phones. Children are suffering. Parents are worried. Teachers are concerned. In this video Dr. Susan Guiney and Kristen Ancker M.S. Ed. discuss what bullying is and what we can do to support our kids through these challenging years.

Successful Home-School Partnerships 19.03.2026 17:45

Welcome to Raising Minds: a podcast that discusses current topics of interest to parents and educators today. In this episode, we will be discussing how schools and families can work together and create a home-school partnership for student success. In each weekly episode, we will be talking about trends in the world of education, learning tools and strategies for optimal human growth, and support...

Negative Self Talk 05.03.2026 12:57

In this episode we will be exploring the topic of Negative Self Talk and provide tools and strategies to reframe the stories we sometimes tell ourselves.

Handling Overwhelm 26.02.2026 17:22

Hi! I’m Kristen Ancker, I’ve been working as a Montessori educator, school administrator, parent coach and school consultant for over 25 years. I’m a mom of 3 and I’m passionate about empowering parents and teachers with growth mindset tools and helping school leaders create connected school communities. And I’m Dr. Susan Guiney…a retired school superintendent, educator, leadership coach and consu...