EPISODE · Oct 30, 2025 · 27 MIN
How to turn anxiety into empowerment
from Math Therapy · host Vanessa Vakharia
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply)Most episodes, Vanessa is chatting with colleagues about the root causes of math anxiety/trauma and exploring how math education can change to avoid causing them.But as long as math remains a 4-letter word for some, we need some practical coping strategies! So today, Vanessa details 5 ways you can flip anxious math moments into empowering ones - for teachers, parents, and students.Learn how to:Trade control for curiosityAdmit what you don't knowNot be afraid to follow tangents in classCoregulate before you educateHeal your own math traumaOther episodes mentioned:How to find the "why" in math class w/ Mike FlynnWhy 1 + 1 isn't always 2 w/ Eugenia Cheng5 simple Math Therapy strategies for your classroomContact us:Vanessa Vakharia: Instagram, TikTok, EmailMath Therapy: Text the PodcastMore Math Therapy:Get the book: Corwin, AmazonAudiobook: Audible, SpotifyMerch store: Shop here
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Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Most episodes, Vanessa is chatting with colleagues about the root causes of math anxiety/trauma and exploring how math education can change to avoid causing them. But as long as math remains a 4-letter word for some, we need some practical coping strategies! So today, Vanessa details 5 ways you can flip anxious math moments into empowering ones - for teachers, parents, and students. Learn how to: Trade control for curiosityAdmit what you don't ...
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