Educators are expected to respond to emotionally demanding situations every day.
Educators receive extensive training on how to support their students, but very little on how to understand what the stress of the job is doing to them or what to do about it.
Purposeful Interventions for Educators bridges that gap through evidence-informed learning rooted in Polyvagal Theory, EMDR-informed practices, Internal Family Systems principles, and practical nervous system regulation.
These aren't just concepts, they are practical skills designed for the real moments educators experience every day.
The same evidence-informed tools I've used as a Licensed Limited Psychologist, translated into practical skills every educator can use.
Created by Julie MacArthur, M.A., LLP
The Emotional Weight of Education Has Changed
- 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.
- The joy of teaching becomes harder to find. Not because you've stopped caring, because you've been carrying so much.
Why PIE Is Different
Unlike traditional wellness programs, PIE teaches educators the science behind stress and nervous system regulation using practical, evidence-informed strategies.
✔ Created by Julie MacArthur, M.A., LLP, Licensed Limited Psychologist
✔ Built from 33 years of clinical experience and current work in school mental health
✔ Grounded in Polyvagal Theory, EMDR-informed practices, and Internal Family Systems principles
✔ Approved Michigan SCECH Provider
✔ Practical tools you can use in the classroom and beyond
Welcome to Purposeful Interventions for Educators
What You'll Learn
In the Foundations Program You'll Learn
Understanding Your Nervous System
- Fight
- Flight
- Freeze
- Fawn
Understanding Regulation
- Window of Tolerance
- Glimmers
- Triggers
- Anchors
Understanding How to Reset
- Hidden Strengths
- Self - Compassion
- Co-Regulation
- Nervous System Regulation
These topics are just the beginning. Each session goes deeper with guided activities, practical strategies, real-world examples, and downloadable resources designed to help you put these concepts into practice, not just learn about them.
Steps to Get Started
What Have You Been Carrying?
☐ The student whose story stayed with you.
☐ The difficult parent meeting you keep replaying.
☐ The classroom that never seemed to settle.
☐ The difficult conversation that stayed with you.
☐ The crisis that followed you home.
☐ The feeling that you're giving everything you have and it never feels like enough.
The 60-Minute Educator Reset
The 60-Minute Educator Reset
A simple place to begin.
Curious about PIE? This 60-minute training is a practical introduction to the tools and strategies you'll learn throughout the Foundations Program.
✔ Live training + recording included
✔ Practical tools you can begin using right away
✔ A great first step before the full Foundations Program
🟩 Start with the Reset
What You'll Learn
Eight interactive sessions exploring topics including:
• Fight • Flight • Freeze • Fawn
• Glimmers • Triggers • Anchors
• Nervous System Regulation
• Window of Tolerance
• Hidden Strengths
• Practical Regulation Strategies
• Gratitude, Joy & Hope
• LiveTraining + Recording
My goal is simple, I want you to leave every session with practical tools, meaningful resources, and strategies you can use in your classroom during a "big feeling event" or after to reset and move forward.
Julie MacArthur, M.A., LLP
Licensed Limited Psychologist
- 33+ Years of Clinical Experience
- School Mental Health Provider
- Michigan Approved SCECH Provider
- Creator of Purposeful Interventions for Educators
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.
For years, I've used these tools with clients because they work. Today, I get to share them with educators because I believe they deserve the same support.
Ways to Work with Julie
The Educator Reset
A 60-minute live introduction to the practical tools behind PIE.
✔ Reset after emotionally demanding moments
✔ Learn practical strategies you can use tomorrow
✔ Live session + recording included
PIE Foundations
An eight-session professional learning experience for educators ready to go deeper.
✔ Understand your nervous system
✔ Build practical regulation skills
✔ Evidence-informed strategies for real classrooms
School & District TrainingSchool
Customized professional learning
Bring PIE to your school or district
✔ Customized district training
✔ Practical, evidence-informed learning
✔ Michigan SCECH Provider
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.
