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For Flourishing's Sake
by Frederika Roberts
For Flourishing's Sake is a weekly 5-minute wellbeing boost for teachers and school leaders. It is a bite-size podcast that packs a mighty punch, giving you a weekly dose of inspiration, support and practical tools and ideas to enable you and your students to flourish, by supporting teacher and student wellbeing.For Flourishing's Sake - Helping you and your students flourish, in- and outside of school!Stock Media (music) provided by Lexfiles / Pond5
Episodes
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S1 Ep54: Wellbeing or academic success…and can we teach kindness? - Book Launch Panel 4 Part 2
Welcome to Episode 54. This is the last of the extended podcast episodes where you have had the opportunity to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing's Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the second half of the fourth and final panel discussion of the book launch extravaganza. This...
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S1 Ep53: Wellbeing or academic success…and can we teach kindness? - Book Launch Panel 4 Part 1
Welcome to Episode 53. This is the penultimate of the extended podcast episodes where you have had the opportunity to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing's Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the first half of the fourth and final panel discussion of the book launch extravaganza....
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S1 Ep52: A whole school approach to education for good citizenship - Book Launch Panel 3 Part 2
Season 1, Episode 52 (24th August 2020) A whole school approach to education for good citizenship - Book Launch Panel 3 Part 2 Welcome to Episode 52. This is the sixth of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For…
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S1 Ep51: A whole school approach to education for good citizenship - Book Launch Panel 3 Part 1
Welcome to Episode 51. This is the fifth of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing's Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the first half of the third panel discussion of the book launch extravaganza.…
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S1 Ep50: Practical Examples of Character and Positive Education - Book Launch Panel 2 Part 2
Welcome to Episode 50. This is the fourth of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing's Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the second half of the second panel discussion of the book launch extravaganza....
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S1 Ep49: Practical Examples of Character and Positive Education - Book Launch Panel 2 Part 1
Welcome to Episode 49. This is the third of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing's Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the first half of the second panel discussion of the book launch extravaganza.…
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S1 Ep48: The what and how of Positive Education - Book Launch Panel 1 Part 2
Welcome to Episode 48. This is the second of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing's Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the second half of the first panel discussion of the book launch extravaganza....
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S1 Ep47: The what and how of Positive Education - Book Launch Panel 1 Part 1
Welcome to Episode 47. Looking at the countries where most listeners to this podcast are from, I think most of you are now on a well-earned, much-needed summer holiday break. With that in mind, over the coming weeks, I am bringing you some extended podcast episodes, where you will be able to…
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S1 Ep46: Positive Education - from individual happiness to the greater good
Welcome to Episode 46. As I write and record this week's episode and think about the phrase "the greater good" in the title, I can't help being momentarily distracted and chuckling to myself. If you've seen the dark comedy film Hot Fuzz, you'll know what I mean. If not…I recommend it, and until...
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S1 Ep45: Flourishing Despite Fear
Welcome to Episode 45. Nearly four months after the UK - where I live - went into lockdown due to Covid-19, and as last week more businesses, such as hairdressers and pubs, have been allowed to re-open and plans for the full re-opening of schools in September were announced, my levels of fear are...
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S1 Ep44: Self-Kindness Bingo
Welcome to Episode 44. If you're anything like me and the many friends and family I regularly talk to and see updates from on social media, you are bound to have ups and downs, and particularly get days when you are thoroughly fed up with the current Covid-19 situation, whatever lockdown...
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S1 Ep43: Sounds great but we can't afford it
Welcome to Episode 43. Wow, this has been quite a week! Three of the Four panels on the "For Flourishing's Sake" Virtual Book Launch Extravaganza happened on Thursday, the day the book launched in Kindle format. The final panel will take place on 21st August, when the paperback comes out. One of...
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S1 Ep42: Taking a whole school approach to positive education
Welcome to Episode 42. The day has finally come when I can say "For Flourishing's Sake, the BOOK, is out this week!" Yay!!! So in today's episode, I will focus on the overarching theme of the book, which is to use a whole school approach to positive education to support character development and...
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S1 Ep41: Cherish the learning
Welcome to Episode 41. Today's topic centres around the character strength known as 'love of learning'. If 'love of learning' is one of your signature strengths, you're likely to be someone who enjoys learning for its own sake. This goes beyond curiosity, where you might be interested in finding...
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S1 Ep40: We need strong leadership (more than ever)
Welcome to Episode 40. This is a very exciting day as it's the first day of the month in which my book, For Flourishing's Sake, will be published. Due to disruption caused by Covid-19, the book will be published twice, which means two opportunities to celebrate! The Kindle version is coming out…
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S1 Ep39: Connection through remote teaching and social distancing
Maintaining and developing connection through remote teaching and social distancing Welcome to Episode 39. Many teachers and school leaders are wondering increasingly how to maintain a sense of connection and build, develop and maintain positive relationships with pupils and with colleagues…
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S1 Ep38: Covid19 MH&WB Panel - Caren Baruch-Feldman - Accept the Suck
On 24th March I hosted a virtual mental health and wellbeing panel on YouTube with a group of fantastic guest panelists: Dr Caren Baruch-Feldman: Cognitive Behavioural Psychologist, School & Camp Psychologist Adele Bates: Behaviour & Education Specialist. Adele was also featured on this podcast…
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S1 Ep37: Fabian de Fabiani - Recovery curriculum and the importance of focusing on character and wellbeing
Welcome to Episode 37. Today, I am delighted to bring you another special guest: Fabian de Fabiani. Fabian is an Assistant Headteacher and Director of Character Education. His work was highly commended by the DfE and he has advised Ofsted on the new inspection framework. Fabian works for Townley...
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S1 Ep36: Anni Poole - Deconstructing Scary Thoughts
Over the past couple of weeks, I've brought you snippets of the recent virtual Mental Health and Wellbeing Panel, and I will bring you more of those in the weeks to come. Today, though, I am delighted to bring you another special guest: Anni Silverdale Poole. Anni is a transformative coach…
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S1 Ep35: Kelly Hannaghan - Covid19 MHWB Panel - Supporting Older Teens
On 24th March I hosted a virtual mental health and wellbeing panel on YouTube with a group of fantastic guest panelists: Dr Caren Baruch-Feldman: Cognitive Behavioural Psychologist, School & Camp Psychologist Adele Bates: Behaviour & Education Specialist. Adele was also featured on this podcast…
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S1 Ep34: Covid-19 MH & WB Panel - Kate McAllister
On 24th March I hosted a virtual mental health and wellbeing panel on YouTube with a group of fantastic guest panelists: Dr Caren Baruch-Feldman: Cognitive Behavioural Psychologist, School & Camp Psychologist Adele Bates: Behaviour & Education Specialist. Adele was also featured on this podcast…
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S1 Ep33: Keri Haw - Simple Everyday Self-Care - Covid-19 Wellbeing Activities
Today I bring you a very special guest to help us navigate the challenges of staying mentally well and even flourishing through and beyond the Covid-19 crisis. Keri Haw is the Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead at Malvern St James Girls' School, an independent boarding school at the foot of the...
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S1 Ep32: Reappraise positively with strengths - Covid-19 Wellbeing Activities
Welcome to episode 32. As promised, while the current Coronavirus situation continues to evolve and provide us with challenges, in each episode I will share with you a simple activity that you (or your pupils or your own children) can do to support your wellbeing. As many of us are spending more...
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S1 Ep31: Covid-19 Wellbeing Activities - Start Interesting Conversations
Welcome to episode 31. These are unprecedented and challenging times we're all going through. There are, however, some comforting thoughts I take from the present situation: We're all in this together, and we're seeing daily wonderful examples of communities coming together, of individuals…
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S1 Ep30: Simple wellbeing activities to do during Coronavirus school closures
Season 1, Episode 30 (23rd March 2020) Simple wellbeing activities to do during Coronavirus school closures Welcome to episode 30. Wow, what a week! In the UK, we have had daily updates on drip-fed changes with about as much clarity as you would expect when attempting to scuba-dive in a muddy…
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S1 Ep29: Positive Psychology for difficult times
Welcome to episode 29. Over the last week, our world seems to have changed dramatically! Coronavirus has been declared a Pandemic by the World Health Organisation and people don't know which advice to follow and how best to protect themselves and their loved ones. I am not qualified to give any...
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S1 Ep28: I'm not ok - and that's ok!
Welcome to episode 28. A few weeks ago, I published an episode about healthy coping mechanisms in which I talked openly about some difficult times I went through and how I'd got through these with the strengths (and emotions) of hope, love and gratitude. Today, I'm going to share some of the...
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S1 Ep27: Experiences
Welcome to episode 27. Last week, we explored the importance of savouring - not just food but moments and experiences. So let's talk a little more about the importance of experiences. Do you go out of your way to create enjoyable experiences for yourself, the people you love, and your students?…
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S1 Ep26: Savouring
Welcome to episode 26 - I can't believe we've been enjoying this weekly rendez-vous for exactly half a year already! Thank you for going on this journey with me. Talking of journeys… I have just come back from Paris, where I spent two days teaching on the Positive Education module of the Anglia...
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S1 Ep25: Feel the love
Welcome to episode 25. As it was Valentine's Day a few days ago and my Birthday yesterday, and I was lucky enough to have the people I love most in the whole world close to me, love has been on my mind more than usual over the past week. So today I want to dedicate this podcast to love, but not…
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S1 Ep24: Rebecca Comizio - Playing with the Problematic Ps
Welcome to Episode 24 of the For Flourishing's Sake podcast. Today, I bring you a very special guest again. I met this wonderful educator when we were both attending the IPEN World Positive Education Accelerator conference in Fort Worth, TX, in 2018, and she has since contributed not only to this...
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S1 Ep23: Healthy Coping Mechanisms
Welcome to episode 23. I find myself in a pensive mood as I record this episode. The 31st January was a very difficult day for me and millions of others, and the 3rd of February - today - marks the 10 year anniversary of one of the most traumatic days in my family's life. At this point, I need to...
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S1 Ep22: Curiosity
Welcome to episode 22. If you're a regular listener of the For Flourishing's Sake podcast, you will know that I often relate episode content to recent events in my life. Last week, I spent two days at University as part of my EdD (Doctorate in Education). As each member of our group introduced...
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S1 Ep21: See the light
Welcome to episode 21. I should start by saying that I'm not a winter person. I like spring and summer. I like sunshine, warm weather and the beach. That said, I do love a crisp, sunny, blue sky winter day, but I live in the North of England, so I don't see that many of those. My natural...
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S1 Ep20: Music for Focus and wellbeing
Welcome to episode 20. This week, I want to share with you something I've been playing with that has really helped me. Last week I needed to be completely focused and very productive in order to complete the first essay for my Doctorate of Education, so I remembered something I'd heard about and...
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S1 Ep19: Dr Caren Baruch-Feldman - FAIL
Welcome to episode 19 - the first episode of 2020! This week, we have a special guest: Dr Caren Baruch-Feldman, whom I met at the first IPEN global conference in Dallas, Texas, in 2016 and with whom I had the pleasure to present at the IPEN 2018 conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Caren...
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S1 Ep18: End of Year Reflections
Welcome to episode 18. This is going to be another shorter than usual episode as I am taking a rest from work and study over the festive season and preparing for a New Year's Eve party with friends. I hope you have taken a well-earned break this Christmas holiday, too! So often, at this time of...
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S1 Ep17: Festive Greetings & Self-Care
Welcome to episode 17. This is going to be a really short episode as you are hopefully taking time to rest and be with your loved ones this festive season - as indeed am I. Over the past few weeks, more than ever I have been struck by the generosity of so many teachers I know and the selfless and...
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S1 Ep16: Lee Jackson - What is your Why? (Part 2)
Today is the second of a two-part special guest episode of the "For Flourishing's Sake" podcast. Lee Jackson is a motivational speaker and author of 'How to enjoy and succeed in school and college'. A former youth worker (and Hip Hop DJ!), he now works in businesses, schools and colleges helping...
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S1 Ep15: Lee Jackson - What is your Why? (Part 1)
Today is the first of a two-part special guest episode of the "For Flourishing's Sake" podcast. Lee Jackson is a motivational speaker and author of 'How to enjoy and succeed in school and college'. A former youth worker (and Hip Hop DJ!), he now works in businesses, schools and colleges helping...
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S1 Ep14: Zimbardo's Time Perspectives
Welcome to episode 14. I asked you to choose this week's topic and you chose Zimbardo's Time Perspectives, so today I'm going to share with you how understanding and playing with your time perspective preferences can help you - and the children you work with - flourish. The psychologist Philip...
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S1 Ep13: Christian van Nieuwerburgh - Nurturing Relationships
In this episode, I bring you a very special guest who made the beginning of my MSc in Applied Positive Psychology utterly magical (more on this in the audio). Christian van Nieuwerburgh is a highly regarded executive coach, leadership consultant and academic with an international reputation. He…
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S1 Ep12: Best Possible Self
Welcome to episode 12. Today, I would like you to consider what your life might be like if everything went exactly the way you want it to go. Let me take a step back. On Sunday 16th November, I celebrated the first anniversary of my life-changing weight-loss surgery. I won't go into great detail...
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S1 Ep11: Adrian Bethune - It's Cool to be Kind
Today is the start of #AntiBullyingWeek in the UK, or as my guest Adrian Bethune calls it, "it's cool to be kind" week. Wednesday 13th November is Kindness Day. Adrian embodies kindness in his speaking, his writing and his everyday work. He is a teacher, the author of 'Wellbeing in the Primary...
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S1 Ep10: Adele Bates - Dealing with Challenging Student Behaviour
What do you do when your students tell you to f*?# off? How do you handle challenging behaviour and not let it get you down? Managing and dealing with challenging student behaviour is not something we are often taught as teachers, yet if we don't develop strategies, this can wear us down. That is...
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S1 Ep9: Gratitude
Welcome to episode nine. Today, I'm going to focus on a fundamental aspect of wellbeing: Gratitude. Last week, it was my youngest daughter's 20th Birthday. I know what you're thinking… I couldn't possibly be old enough… Thank you, you're too kind! 😉 But seriously, this Birthday was particularly...
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S1 Ep8: Connection
Welcome to episode eight. My experiences over the last week have caused me to reflect on human connection. Last Tuesday, I graduated from my MAPP (MSc in Applied Positive Psychology). Of course, I was excited and proud to finally attend the ceremony and receive the bit of paper that confirms I've...
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S1 Ep7: Kelly Hannaghan - Three Key Elements to Whole School Positive Education
Welcome to Episode 7! It is my privilege to have some fantastic guests to bring to you in this podcast, who share their passion and expertise with you so we can all contribute towards children and adults flourishing in education. Today, I bring you the wonderful Kelly Hannaghan, Wellbeing...
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S1 Ep6: Positive Relationships
Welcome to episode six of the "For Flourishing's Sake" podcast! After a few weeks of featured guests, I wanted to come back to you myself today and talk about something that I am passionate about. Positive Relationships have been mentioned by me and my guests in previous episodes. I also recently...
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S1 Ep5: Sha-En Yeo - Teacher self-care and relationships with pupils
In this fifth episode of the "For Flourishing's Sake" podcast, I am delighted to introduce you to Sha-En Yeo of Happiness Scientists. We met in the summer of 2019 when we both spoke together on the IPPA Education Division panel. In this episode, she provides a useful reminder about the importance...
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For Flourishing's Sake is a weekly 5-minute wellbeing boost for teachers and school leaders. It is a bite-size podcast that packs a mighty punch, giving you a weekly dose of inspiration, support and practical tools and ideas to enable you and your students to flourish, by supporting teacher and student wellbeing.For Flourishing's Sake - Helping you and your students flourish, in- and outside of school!Stock Media (music) provided by Lexfiles / Pond5
HOSTED BY
Frederika Roberts
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