In episode 6 of The Teachers Can podcast, Aimee chats with Atama Cassidy (@teachers.trove) all things leadership, vulnerability and authenticity in the classroom (and beyond).

This was such a life giving conversation to be apart of, Atama brings his inspiring perspective to what it means to be a educator in Aotearoa and shares his story of learning, becoming and growing into the leader he never knew he would become.

Atama is a beautiful human being dong amazing things for akonga & kaiako. If you don't already, you can find Atama keeping things reel (see what I did there) on Instagram and on 'The TikTok' @teachers.trove

Today on the Podcast Aimee chats with Tiffini Jacobs from the Aligned Teacher Network.

Tiffini shares with us her knowledge of Human Design and how we can use this understanding to live a life of freedom, inside the classroom and beyond.

To learn more about Tiffini, you can find her at:

Instagram - @thealignedteachernetwork

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thealignedteachernetwork

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/thealignedteachernetwork

In our fourth episode we interview our third host and hear about some of her journey thus far. Gen shares why people and connecting with others is so important for her well-being. Gen shares how her experience and learning over the years is now used within her daily being and practice.

Our first raw and authentic interview with Teachers Can host Aimee Kovacevic. Author of Cracked Open: A Teacher's Battle With Perfection, Aimee generously shares with us her challenging journey of loss, self doubt, and burnout, and how her increasing self-awareness and a growth mindset helped her to overcome these challenges and transform her as a teacher and as a human being. Trigger warning: interview contains a brief discussion about miscarriage.

You can reach Aimee at:

Website: https://theteacherslounge.co.nz/

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_teachers_lounge_nz/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aimeenicole.co.nz

In our third episode we interview one of our hosts Laura Alpe (Pākehā), a passionate Māori medium educator who experienced burnout early on in her career, and who has used her wellness studies to transform her own relationship with teaching, stress, and hauora (wellness). She shares the factors that led to her burnout, and offers invaluable advice to help prevent burnout occuring in the first place. Whakarongo mai...

***TEACHERS MASSAGE SPECIAL*** Laura is a kaiako and a massage therapist, and she LOVES supporting other kaiako. She is offering 15% off all massages for ECE, primary and secondary school teachers with the coupon: kaiako2023 . Discount applies to one massage per kaiako till Dec 31 2023, with an ongoing 5% off further massages (indefinitely) for all ECE, primary and secondary kaiako with the coupon: kiakahakaiako

You can find Laura at:

Website: www.mauritau.co.nz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mauritauwellbeing/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formerly_mauritau_wellbeing/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tereomaoriyoga

A place where you will be informed and empowered to take control of your wellbeing within the classroom and beyond. We are your hosts, Gen, Aimee and Laura, working within education in Aotearoa, New Zealand. On this episode we share about how we met and how the story is starting...

Special thanks to Abraham Kunin https://abrahamkunin.com/ for recording our sting and mastering our first few attempts at interviews! We could not have made this without you e hoa!