Teaching through Emotions: psychological strategies and resources for educators
Episodes
Toxic School? Diagnosing narcissistic organizations and changing school culture
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This one’s for the leaders.In this episode, I talk with a most amazing psychotherapist and “Leadership Whisperer,” Jerry Fromm. Jerry does organ...
The Frustrations of Having a Teaching Assistant: Managing the benefits and drawbacks
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the face of it, having a Teaching Assistant or any adult in the classroom is a boon, right? The more adults, the more expert help students can get,...
Care and Love in Education: The case for radical love in the classroom
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Garboden Murray is director of the Wimpfheimer Laboratory Nursery School at Vassar College. She is a lifelong lover of the youngest children, ag...
Ego in Teaching: What are the psychological benefits of having an ego?
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t think I have ever thought about the role of the ego in teaching. Until now! Thanks to an old student who wanted to talk with me about her eg...
Transforming fear into success. Who doesn't want to?
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a departure from the typical TTE conversation, I talk in this episode with Felicia Keller-Boyle about her two podcasts, The Bad Therapist Show and ...
Meowing in class? What the hell do you do with that?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This one’s from a while back about a teacher who was so fed up with a student who was a huge “pain in the ass” that she wanted to quit. Right th...
AI in schools? Ugh. It's here whether we like it or not.
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
God, I hate AI. And I love this interview. Jesse Dukes, producer of the magnificent podcast on AI in schools called The Homework Machine, discusses th...
Facing an angry parent? Here's how one teacher handled it
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a good thing when parents are involved in their children’s educations. When parents establish routines for getting homework done. When parent...
Burned out yet? Here's how one teacher dealt with it.
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Teacher of the Year to burnout and depression to “the best year of school that I’ve ever done.” In this conversation, you’ll hear the sto...
Boys and Emotions
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.teachingthroughemotions.comI’m on a roll with the boys-and-men-in-trouble theme he...
Meet my favorite student teacher: my daughter Mae!
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here is a guarantee: You will never hear an interview like this one anywhere else. Because it’s a family affair! A Holiday Family bonus episode of T...
Sarcasm stings. How can teachers defuse the impact?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is really fun because the teacher whose story we wrestle with, Donna, is actually in the virtual studio with us! What you get to hear is ...
Is teaching spiritual? You bet your ass!
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yep, I’m biased: I am certain that teaching is spiritual. Not because teachers need to be religious but because the tasks of teaching human beings r...
Can teachers change a toxic school?
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode takes us back to a Teacher Support Group I led over a decade ago at a school steeped in chaos. What seemed like an unproductive, blame-fi...
Can a school get any more dysfunctional than this?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.teachingthroughemotions.comHappy World Mental Health Day! Given that we’ve got 24 ...
Holding educators accountable
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat with two phenomenal leaders: Meg Kenny, Associate Head of School, and Jen Hyatt, Academic Dean, from a unique town academy in ...
Too judgmental? I think not!
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this co-hosted episode, Joe and I unpack a teacher's struggle with feeling "too judgmental" after her classroom space was taken over. We explore ho...
The dangers of empathy for school leaders
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is so fun to talk with kindred spirits! That’s what the inaugural episode of TTE’s Season 3 is: an interview with Jim and Story Leonard, founde...
Get ready for Season 3!
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 of Teaching through Emotions, a Women Who Podcast award-winner, begins in two weeks! Get ready for thought-provoking interviews, mind-bending...
Teacher tips that'll make the first days back way easier!
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever considered visualizing your entire teaching day before you even get to school? Thinking it can make it so!Ohm, baby!Joe and I cooked up this spec...
Introducing...Arts Educators Save the World
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
But first: Introducing the TTE podcast as a winner of the 2025 Women Who Podcast Award!!We here at TTE are thrilled at this honor!! Especially since S...
Wahoo! The interview you've all been waiting for!
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many years ago I took an online marketing course with Seth Godin. I learned a lot, but honestly? The one benefit I gained was to meet Danny Bauer, fou...
Introducing...Those Who Can't Teach Anymore
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are some good podcasts out there about education, but this one takes the cake. And the prize. (It has won a Top of the Rockies award from the So...
Why are teachers quitting? Why are they staying? Is there any hope?
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special season finale, I speak with Charles Fournier, creator of the award-winning podcast Those Who Can’t Teach Anymore. Charles is a teach...
If you're avoiding conflict, you might be ruining trust and success in your classroom
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This one’s about me, folks! Joe and I dissect a story from long ago in which I caved to my conflict aversion — and then doubled back to engage wit...
Grades make learning worse for your students, and for you too
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Arthur Chiaravalli, an educator at the heart of an organization called Grow Beyond Grades. Arthur shares his deeply perso...
How mad should you be when your students disrespect a sub?
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is another episode in our inadvertent series on teachers who handle badly behaving classes in novel ways! This time Pamela brings her wrath at a ...
From nearly quitting to a heart attack, now she coaches wellness and teachers
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thinking about self-care — and, importantly, figuring out how to be cared for — is always good for every teacher any time. In this episode, I talk...
Her class descended into chaos—so she tried something counter-intuitive
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Joe and I unpack a classroom story from Siobhan, a special ed teacher working with high schoolers who grapple with big emotions — b...
Pre-school teachers have it right: Professional Love
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview an old and dear friend, Sarah Becker, who has been teaching and teaching teachers and directing at the early childhood le...
How This Teacher Navigated a Cheater’s Emotional Manipulation
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of the second season of Teaching through Emotions, my co-host Joe and I tell a story about a cheater in a class taught by someon...
New Season Trailer
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 16: Julia
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 15: Kristabel
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 14: Erica
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 13: Betsy
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Overwhelmed? Confused? Transform those emotions into effective instruction!
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Seems as though feeling overwhelmed has become a trademark of the teaching profession. And confusion? Why do our students do what they do (or not do w...
Episode 11: Jenny
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 10: Leona
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 9: Grace
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 8: Penelope
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 7: Veronica
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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This teacher turned classroom conflict into pure gold.
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Taming a "squirrely" class that made this teacher want to quit teaching
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're in Sally's classroom. She loves hands-on learning and has a high tolerance for “squirreliness,” but what happens when squirreliness tu...
How to free yourself from a debilitating team-teaching trap
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like you're doing all the work in a co-teaching setup? Rachel, a passionate social studies teacher, struggles with Edmund's "old-school" way...
What to do when students blow you off -- and you are PISSED
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s mid-terms. Students are panicked; they need extra help. If you’re a college instructor, you open up more office hours so you can assuage stud...
He was bored with his own teaching. Here's how he brought joy back.
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVID was extremely, unusually, horribly difficult for most if not all teachers. Jeremy, a math teacher, was no exception. He was pretty sure he could...
A frustrated teacher lashes out at a resistant student—now what?
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An overwhelmed teacher acts out on a resistant student. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access t...