Teaching has changed.
Today's educators are asked to do far more than teach.
They support students through grief, anxiety, crisis, conflict, and life's unexpected moments, "big feeling events" often while setting their own needs aside.
Purposeful Interventions for Educators was created to help educators care for themselves with the same compassion they give to everyone else.
Helping the People Who Help Everyone Else.
- Many educators are navigating bigger emotions, complex situations, and more demands than ever before.
- Supporting students often means holding "big feeling events" long after the school day has ended.
- Self care isn't always practical in the middle of a busy school day. Small, evidence based tools are.
What people in education notice over time..
- You replay the "big feeling events". You care deeply about your students, but by the end of the day, you may feel emotionally and physically depleted.
- You miss the feeling that first brought you into education. Not because you've stopped caring, because you are holding space for so many individuals.
- The joy of teaching becomes harder to find. Not because you've stopped caring, because you've been carrying so much.
You have more choices than you realize.
Small, therapist-informed tools can help you release stress, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with the work you love.
Welcome to Purposeful Interventions for Educators
You might be surprised by what you'll learn...
Why curiosity is often more helpful than criticism.
How Butterfly Tapping can help your nervous system reset after difficult moments and can be done anywhere, any time.
How a "Not Now Box" helps your brain let go of worries that you don't have control over.
Why sour candies help our nervous system reset.
Simple grounding practices you can use before your next meeting, classroom transition, or drive home.
How small intentional shifts can change the way you experience an entire day.
Steps to Get Started
Let's check in.
There isn't a right or wrong answer.
These questions are simply an opportunity to notice how you're feeling—and whether you might benefit from having a few more tools in your toolbox.
Over the past few months...
□ I find myself replaying difficult moments long after I've left school.
□ By the end of the day, I feel emotionally or physically drained.
□ I sometimes carry the stress of work into my evenings or weekends.
□ I wish I had practical ways to reset after difficult student interactions.
□ I love teaching, but I know I need better ways to care for myself while caring for others.
The 60-Minute Educator Reset
A simple place to begin.
Discover practical, therapist-informed tools that help you release stress, reset after difficult moments, and leave the school day at school.
Perfect if you're curious about PIE or looking for strategies you can begin using immediately.
✔ 60-minute live training and recorded
✔ Practical tools you can use tomorrow
✔ Leave feeling more grounded and confident
Button: Start with the Reset
PIE Foundations Program
Go beyond the quick reset.
If you're ready to better understand stress, your nervous system, and how to care for yourself while caring for others, this eight-session program was created for you.
Together we'll build practical skills that help you navigate difficult moments, reconnect with your passion for teaching, and create sustainable habits that support both you and your students.
✔ Eight in-depth sessions
✔ Therapist-informed strategies
✔ Real tools for real classrooms
Button: Explore the Foundations Program
Why I Created PIE
For more than 30 years, I've had the privilege of helping individuals and families navigate trauma, grief, anxiety, and life's most difficult transitions as a licensed therapist.
A few years ago, I stepped into a new role as a school mental health provider and quickly realized that schools have an energy unlike anywhere I'd worked before.
Every day, educators respond to big emotions, unexpected crises, celebrations, disappointments, and countless moments that require patience, compassion, and resiliency, all while continuing to teach. (Sometimes all before lunchtime)
Watching educators do this every day changed me.
As therapists, we're taught practical ways to recognize stress, regulate our nervous systems, and release the emotional weight of difficult days. I realized many of these same tools could benefit educators, too.
That's why I created Purposeful Interventions for Educators (PIE).
My goal isn't to add one more thing to your already full plate. It's to share practical, therapist-informed strategies that help you reset after difficult moments, release stress, and continue doing the work you love.
Because I believe educators have more choices than they realize.
Ways to Work with Julie
The Educator Reset
A 60-minute live experience
Perfect if you'd like to experience a few practical therapist-informed tools you can begin using immediately.
You'll leave with simple strategies to help you:
• Reset after difficult moments
• Release stress before heading home
• Stay grounded during emotionally demanding days
PIE Foundations
Eight-session professional development
A deeper learning experience for educators who want to better understand stress, nervous system regulation, self-compassion, boundaries, and practical strategies that support long-term well-being.
Together we'll build skills that help you continue doing the work you love while caring for yourself along the way.
School & District Training
Bring PIE directly to your staff.
Customized professional development designed to give educators practical tools they can begin using immediately.
Perfect for:
✔ Professional development days
✔ Staff meetings
✔ District wellness initiatives
✔ Conferences
Have Questions?
I'd love to hear from you.
Whether you're an individual educator, a school administrator, or you're wondering if PIE is the right fit, I'm happy to help.
Email me, [email protected]
Together we can explore the option that's the best fit for you, your staff, or your district.
Educators aren't expected to have all the answers. They deserve practical tools that help them navigate the emotional demands of today's classrooms.
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Download your FREE Educator Reset Kit
Discover a few of the same therapist-informed tools I use every day alongside educators, students, and families.
In just 10 minutes, you'll learn practical strategies to help you:
🌿 Reset after difficult moments
🌿 Release stress before heading home
🌿 Stay grounded during emotionally challenging days
🌿 Leave the school day at school
Because caring for yourself isn't one more thing to add to your day.
It's something you can begin doing in the middle of it.