Making Friends with Emotions to Thrive After 65 with Dr. Betsy Burris
What if the emotions we've been taught to push aside are actually trying to teach us something? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Betsy Burris - educator, psychotherapist, author, and podcaster - to talk about the winding path that led her from studying classical Chinese literature, to directing the Stanford Teacher Education Program, to becoming a therapist for teachers. Betsy opens up about the painful administrative experiences that pushed her toward burnout and ultimately toward...
What if the emotions we've been taught to push aside are actually trying to teach us something?
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Betsy Burris - educator, psychotherapist, author, and podcaster - to talk about the winding path that led her from studying classical Chinese literature, to directing the Stanford Teacher Education Program, to becoming a therapist for teachers.
Betsy opens up about the painful administrative experiences that pushed her toward burnout and ultimately toward her true calling. We talk about why relationships (with people and with curriculum) are the real foundation of teaching and learning, and how unlearning old survival patterns opened up her most creative and impactful decade yet.
This is a conversation about listening to our students, to our emotions, and to ourselves as we age.
Betsy also shares a special episode from her podcast Teaching Through Emotions. It's centered on the Vahombey Project, a school library project in the rural village of Bekitro, Madagascar. Alongside the episode, TTE is launching a fundraising campaign to support the library and its students.
Please tap here to listen to the episode and tap here to learn more about the Vahombey Project.
Connect with Betsy Burris: Email: betsy@teachingthroughemotions.com. You can also find Betsy on Substack and check out her book here: Teaching Through Emotions Book: The Feeling of Teaching
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