The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar

What is “transformational PD?” How do we make PD joyful?What are important considerations for one-time vs. ongoing PD?How do we center equity in all of our PD sessions? What is Elena’s favorite tool from The PD Book? Today Elena is joined by Bright Morning teammate, Becky Barstein, to explore these questions and many more in Part 1 of our three-part Transformational PD mini-series. If you design or facilitate adult learning, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!  Mentioned in this episode: The PD BookArtful Design and Facilitation (Bright Morning workshop)The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)Mind the Gap (free tool)BIPOC Spaces Opportunities for continued learning: Artful Design and Facilitation (Bright Morning workshop)Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://brightmorningteam.com/newsletter/ Support us 

It’s been two months and the teacher you’re coaching still hasn’t implemented the strategies they agreed to. What do you do? In today’s episode, Elena demonstrates her approach to coaching this type of “resistance” and then pulls back the curtain to explain her coaching moves.  Mentioned in this episode: Episode 68: Coaching Tool: Taking a Confrontational Stance Opportunities for continued learning: “The Art of Coaching” Workshop (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)“The Art of Coaching Emotions” WorkshopVisit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://brightmorningteam.com/newsletter/  Support us 

Did you know a childhood photo or a lunch date can help you coach resistance? On today’s episode, Elena and Bright Morning teammate, Nick Cains, discuss what they do to prepare themselves to coach resistant clients, and how they tend to themselves as coaches of color who often coach across lines of racial difference. Listen in for concrete strategies and several stories that help bring them to life. Mentioned on the podcast: Core human needs (Bright Morning handout) Opportunities for continued learning: “The Art of Coaching” Workshop (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)“The Art of Coaching Emotions” WorkshopVisit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://brightmorningteam.com/newsletter/  Support us 

Elena hasn’t experienced resistance in her coaching conversations in over a decade. In this episode, she shares her five step process to eliminate resistance in your coaching conversations (...and really, in any conversation). This is the first in a three-part Coaching Resistance mini-series you won’t want to miss! Mentioned in this episode: What to Say When podcast series and free listening guide Episode 146: How to ACE Your Coaching Conversations “The Art of Coaching Emotions” workshop Opportunities for continued learning: Listen to Elena’s What to Say When You Hear Something Racist podcast series and expand your learning with our free listening guide Attend “The Art of Coaching Emotions” workshop Listen to Episode 87: Coaching Strong Emotions Reflection questions:What behaviors have you previously labeled as “resistance,” and how might your interpretation shift if you viewed them as expressions of fear insteadConsider what core human needs might be threatened in those moments.When you feel triggered or dismissed by someone you’re coaching, what fears are activated in you?Reflect on how those fears influence your reactions and what might change if you explored them with compassion.What would it look like in your coaching practice to stay in relationship with someone who’s showing fear—even when it’s hard?What words or actions could communicate curiosity, compassion, and a willingness to support?Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://brightmorningteam.com/newsletter/ Support us 

Resolutions don’t work for the overwhelming number of people, but we know what does! In this episode, Elena shares the simple, research-based, strategy she’s using to support her in making 2023 one of the best years yet. Listen in, grab your free resource, and take the first step in making 2023 a great year.  Mentioned in this episode: Core Human Needs downloadable resource Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)Episode 105: Morning RitualsBright Morning InstagramBecome a Friend of the PodcastVisit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://brightmorningteam.com/newsletter/  Support us 

We’re hard at work preparing amazing episodes for you in 2023, starting with a series on resistance in early January (get excited!). So today we’re coming to you with an ask to help make all that’s to come possible. Help make the podcast happen: Become a sustaining member! Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources Support us 

In today’s episode replay, Elena once again becomes the coach in your ear, providing some guidance for how you can think about winter break to ensure it serves you and your needs. Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources Support us 

How can we bring some creativity and levity to our coaching conversations? What about helping our clients access their needs? Or connecting them to their power?   In this replay of our First 5 Minutes series, Elena will walk you through how to do just that with one question that opens up your next coaching conversation. In addition to providing you with a new question each week, Elena also walks through how to introduce this new type of question, models what that might look like, pulls back the curtain on why this question works and shares some wisdom on how to artfully put this into action. This episode is for you if: Your conversations are feeling a little flat Your coachee is more compliant than actively engaged  You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations You like concrete coaching tools!  Opportunities for continued learning: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)The Art of Coaching 101 (retired July 2024 and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course) Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources  Support us 

Today we’re replaying an episode from our First 5 Minutes series. These short episodes provided you with all you need to know to incorporate one resilience-boosting question in your conversations. Listen in and consider adding these to both your work and home conversations. This episode is for you if: Your coachees are drained and/or overwhelmed and working from limited resilience reserves You’d like to learn a new way to open your coaching conversations You like concrete coaching tools! Opportunities for continued learning: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)The Art of Coaching 101 (retired and replaced by The Art of Transformational Coaching workshop)The Art of Coaching Emotions (Online course) 12 Ways to Boost Resilience in New Teachers (Blog post) Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramReceive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://subscriber.brightmorningteam.com/resources  Support us 

Dr. Dena Simmons, the founder of LiberatED, a collective focused on developing school-based resources at the intersection of social and emotional learning, racial justice, and healing joins Elena in an uplifting conversation about healing, authenticity, imposter syndrome, hope and play. This is an episode for BIPOC educators who have been made to feel like they don’t belong.  Mentioned in this episode: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, Gabor MatéDena’s TED Talks The Ways of White Folks, Langston HughesAtlantaAbbot Elementary Dena’s forthcoming book, White Rules for Black People Visit https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/ for links to everything we mention on the show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram Receive weekly wisdom and tools from Elena delivered to your inbox! Sign up at https://brightmorningteam.com/newsletter/  Support us