Math Therapy

How to turn anxiety into empowerment


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Most episodes, Vanessa is chatting with colleagues about the root causes of math anxiety/trauma and exploring how math education can change to avoid causing them.

But as long as math remains a 4-letter word for some, we need some practical coping strategies!  So today, Vanessa details 5 ways you can flip anxious math moments into empowering ones - for teachers, parents, and students.

Learn how to:

  1. Trade control for curiosity
  2. Admit what you don't know
  3. Not be afraid to follow tangents in class
  4. Coregulate before you educate
  5. Heal your own math trauma

Other episodes mentioned:

  • How to find the "why" in math class w/ Mike Flynn
  • Why 1 + 1 isn't always 2 w/ Eugenia Cheng
  • 5 simple Math Therapy strategies for your classroom

Contact us:

  • Vanessa Vakharia: Instagram, TikTok, Email
  • Math Therapy: Text the Podcast

More Math Therapy:

  • Get the book: Corwin, Amazon
  • Audiobook: Audible, Spotify
  • Merch store: Shop here
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Math TherapyBy Vanessa Vakharia, aka The Math Guru

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