In this first episode, I talk with Valerie Butron, educator, mental health advocate, and co-founder of Tumbao Bilingual Books. We explore the connection between education and mental health, the transformative power of learning languages through reading 📚, and how overcoming fear and negativity can lead to a bold and limitless life 💪. Valerie shares her journey as a global educator and entrepreneur, offering insights into how literacy can break barriers and open doors to new opportunities. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation that redefines what’s possible!
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Time Stamps:
- (00:31) Meet Valerie
- (01:02) ¡ Hola !
- (01:55) Mental Health
- (07:25) Watch How you talk to yourself
- (10:58) Should Professional Development change?
- (13:58) Overextending yourself
- (17:06) How running can help with Mental Health
- (20:57) Get out of your own way
- (21:31) My outlet from stress
- (25:45) Wellness and being an author
- (26:51) Release the need to…
- (30:30) Mission of Tumbao Bilingual Books
- (35:18) “Step, out, Act and do something about it”
- (35:30) Get to Work
- (38:20) Advice for teachers learning a language
- (38:42) Her book’s inspiration
- (40:30) Advice #2
- (45:03) Getting Uncomfortable
- (47:53) Tumbao Bilingual Books outreach
- (49:48) No means “redirection”
- (51:41) Can’t Pay Bills with opinions
- (52:32) Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
- (55:13) Being Black and speaking Spanish
- (56:33) Changing the narrative
- (59:38) Traveling as a Black person
- (01:00:43) Valerie’s experience as a Black educator
- (01:03:23) We need more multilingual Black educators
- (01:05:08) How to move the work forward
- (01:06:57) How to contact Valerie and Tumbao Bilingual Books
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Website: https://tumbaobooks.com/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TumbaoBilingualBooks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tumbaobilingualbooks/
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