Teaching through Emotions is a rare form of relief for educators. Rare because it focuses on the bedrock of teaching — relationships — and rare because it turns negative emotions into understanding and compassion and effective plans of action.

It’s not psychotherapy, and it’s not life coaching. It’s more like psycho-coaching: using psychological frames to coach teachers through tough feelings to more attuned and effective teaching.

In a nutshell, Teaching through Emotions is about using your emotions to feel better and teach better.

How does teaching through emotions work?

When you engage with a TTE coach,

  • you get to speak the truth about your teaching experiences — with no blame, no judgment, and with utter confidentiality

  • you receive empathy and validation

  • you figure out what is going on in troubling situations

  • you come up with a plan of action that will defuse the troubling situation

  • you enlist a partner who has your back

  • you turn negative feelings into compassion

  • you feel seen, heard, and appreciated

listen to Betsy talk about her work: