Empowered Educator Mom

As educator moms, we often pride ourselves on being “right”—about parenting decisions, classroom management strategies, and even our beliefs about what needs to change in education. Being right gives us a sense of security, control, and empowerment. But what if empowerment can also come from wanting to be wrong? In this episode of the Empowered Educator Mom podcast, we explore why our brains cling so tightly to existing beliefs, how that can hold us back, and how wanting to be wrong ope...

Have you ever thought about how your mood can empower or disempower you? How it can make things easier or more difficult to handle? In this episode of the Empowered Educator Mom podcast, we explore four specific things you can focus on to improve your mood so you can be more empowered to handle life’s challenges. We’ll dig into why feelings matter, why you actually need some negativity in your life, and how you can impact your moods through your thoughts. You’ll walk away with strategie...

Adding is our natural default when it comes to solving problems and striving to improve our lives. We add organizers to manage clutter. We add diet plans to lose weight. We add programs to help struggling students. And we add meetings to implement the programs. What if real empowerment comes not from adding…but from subtracting? In this episode of the Empowered Educator Mom podcast, I share why we don't typically consider subtraction, why busyness has become a sneaky badge of honor, and...

Empowerment is like a magic pill that makes it easier for you to handle challenges and stress, find solutions to problems, push harder on your goals, advocate for what you want, strengthen your relationships, and positively impact all areas of your life. But what happens when you don’t use it? In this episode of the Empowered Educator Mom podcast, Keri Martinez unpacks the hidden costs of disempowerment. It’s not just a matter of “feeling stuck.” From decreased problem-solvi...

Ever feel like life is happening to you, or like you're a puppet and other people are pulling your strings? If you want to feel more in control in your life, to feel more empowered, this episode will teach you the single most important principle you need to understand to do that. Whether you’re a teacher or administrator, empowerment (or lack of it) is something that makes a real difference in how you approach your life, the different roles you play, and your relationships. It’s w...