Welcome! - April 2025
- Kim Bodholdt
- Apr 26
- 3 min read
I’m so grateful you’re here. As someone deeply passionate about supporting the hearts and minds of those who support our students, I believe educator wellbeing isn’t just important—it’s essential. I’m committed to being part of the solution and supporting all educators on their journey. Through this work, I hope to offer knowledge, encouragement, practical strategies, and a community of care to help you reconnect with your purpose, restore your energy, and rediscover joy in both your work and your life. Welcome to the monthly newsletter.
-- Kim
Tools for thriving...
The Window of Tolerance is Critical Knowledge!
Have you had a chance to be a part of my Understanding the Brain: Mastering Self-Regulation for a Healthier You? one hour free webinar? If so, you probably remember the Window of Tolerance. Watch the video below to refresh your memory! If you don't know the Window of Tolerance, its a critical video to watch to understand how your Window of Tolerance works to maintain a regulated state -- a state where you can be the best version of yourself! This video also shares tips and ideas for what you can do to stay within your window of tolerance.
A small thing but a big thing...
Why We Should Share Our Good News (not just our struggles)!
New research from The Greater Good shared a study in which 300 participants were interviewed and were asked about their general health, how often they tended to share good news and how people generally responded to their good news.
The study found that people who shared positive events with others felt more grateful in the moment and closer to the person with whom they shared the news. In addition, people with a tendency to share good news and receive enthusiastic responses were the most grateful in the study, overall. Sharing good news also strengthened social bonds (no matter how close you were before).
The take away? Share your good news and respond enthusiastically when others share theirs It makes life better!
Read the story in its entirety here: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_we_should_share_our_good_news_not_just_our_struggles
Tidbits I love...
Quote:
"Each day is a gift and everyday miracles are scattered about if only we have eyes to see."
- Magnolia Manifesto
Community Circle Questions:
In the rush of daily life, what are you not seeing?
If you had a free day to spend doing whatever you want, what would it be?
Share something that made you feel proud or competent this week.
Mindfulness or Focused Attention Practice:
Great strategy to organize your thoughts and prioritize your day
Book, video or website:
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies
by Reemaa Menakem
In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology.
The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trauma inflicted by the ills that plague society. Menakem argues this destruction will continue until Americans learn to heal the generational anguish of white supremacy, which is deeply embedded in all our bodies. Our collective agony doesn't just affect African Americans. White Americans suffer their own secondary trauma as well. So do blue Americans—our police.
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