Why I Created PIE 

After more than 33 years as a licensed therapist, I thought I understood stress.

Then I began working as a school mental health provider.

I quickly realized schools have an energy all their own. They have their own culture, their own community, and every day brings something unexpected. Educators move from supporting students through grief, crisis, conflict, and overwhelming emotions...and then somehow jump right back into teaching and find joy every day. I quickly realized educators are the ultimate first responder. 

I became more aware of the emotional load educators carry while continuing to teach.

As therapists, we're taught practical ways to regulate our nervous systems and release the emotional weight of difficult experiences. I realized educators rarely receive that same training, despite carrying so much for others.

That's why I created Purposeful Interventions for Educators (PIE).

These aren't just tools I teach, they're tools I use every day. Before school, they help me focus. After difficult moments, they help me reset. At the end of the day, they help me work at leaving the school's energy at school instead of carrying it home.

I believe PIE has the power to change how educators experience their work, not by changing education, but by changing how they move through it.

My hope is simple, to share practical, therapist-informed strategies that help educators understand their nervous system, recover from "big feeling" moments, and continue doing the work they love.