The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar

In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the third Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 1 Program Guide: the “What do I Want to Feel” checklist.Full show notes, including everything mentioned in the episode, can be found here. Sign-up for the (free!) Feel Better program here. 

In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the second Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 1 Program Guide: the “Name Those Feelings!” and the corresponding Core Emotions tool.Full show notes, including everything mentioned in the episode, can be found here. Sign-up for the (free!) Feel Better program here. 

In this mini-episode Elena walks you through the first Feel Better exercise in the How to Feel Better Week 1 Program Guide: the “How am I Feeling?” temperature check. Full show notes, including everything mentioned in the episode, can be found here. Sign-up for the (free!) Feel Better program here. 

In today’s episode, Elena officially kicks off her free How to Feel Better 4-week program. Here’s a spoiler: the first step of how to feel better is that you need to feel. Many of us have been taught to “manage” or “control” our emotions. In the workplace we have learned that emotions are unprofessional and have no place. In this episode, Elena exposes the historical context that has led to this detachment from our emotions and the wisdom of our body. She provides the first step to reconnect with our emotions on the pathway to healing and feeling better. This episode is for you if: You’re ready to take one step today to stand against oppressionYou’d like a sneak peek into one of the four(!) books Elena is writing right now You’re ready to feel better Click here for full show notes and everything mentioned in the episode. Sign-up for the (free!) Feel Better program. Mentioned in This EpisodeFeel Better (Free 4-Week Program): Sign-up to get all resources Elena mentioned in today and will be sharing in the upcoming daily episodes.

This week Elena dives into what is behind the current phenomenon of hearing so many people expressing the desire to want to “feel better” right now and how she’s meeting this need with her new (free!) Feel Better program. Listen in to hear more about what emerging from this moment in time requires of us, and the incredible opportunity it presents for collective healing. And then sign-up for the Feel Better program and get excited for Elena to guide you through the process, step-by-step, beginning next Monday! Register for the Feel Better program HERE. Full show notes, including all things mentioned on the show can be found here. Mentioned in This Episode:Friends of PodcastFeel Better registrationInstagram Art of Coaching Teams 101 All-Inclusive/+ memberships 

This is a coaching conversation. In this episode Elena once again coaches Huber Trenado, a teacher (who is also a former student!) who we met in Season 1: Episode 13 of the podcast. This time around Elena supports Huber to codify his learnings from a year of virtual teaching that brought many surprises in terms of the amount of joy and success he and his students managed to find. They explore an often unidentified culprit in our struggles with change, how to stand in your power, and the need to capture and share our learnings on how to best serve students...even when that defies a popular narrative.   This episode is for you if: You want to hear a masterful example of paraphrasing.You, or others you support, struggle with change. You want to better support others (or yourself!) to stand in their power.  Full show notes can be found here. Mentioned in this Episode:Episode 13: Creating Classroom Community in a PandemicFriends of the Show (support Elena’s work) All-Inclusive+ Membership (become a part of Elena’s inner circle)The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)OnwardThe Art of Coaching Workbook (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)

In this power-packed mini-episode Elena provides guidance on how The Spheres of Influence can be engaged right now as a critical resilience boosting strategy. Listen in to grow your coaching toolkit and hear how to artfully utilize the Spheres of Influence alongside the complimentary tools of Identifying Bright Spots and Strengths-Based Coaching. This episode is for you if: You’re looking for a tool to use when people are feeling powerless (hint: if someone is complaining, this is for them!) You and/or your coachees are riding a wave of uncertainty and anxiety and would benefit from regaining some control. You want to hear more about the intersections of different coaching moves and tools. Find full show notes, including links to everything mentioned in the show here. Mentioned in this Podcast:Friends of the Podcast (Opportunity to support Elena’s work)Spheres of Influence (Printable tool)Books by Elena: The Art of Coaching (retired July 2024 with the release of Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching)OnwardOnward Workbook Episode 42 : A Lonely Role with Adam Morales (Coaching Conversation podcast episode)  

On the Bright Morning Podcast: This week is a coaching conversation. Continuing on with our theme for this season, Elena is catching up with a coachee from season one. This week she's joined by Adam Morales who recently made an unexpected mid-year move into being the principal. Beyond the specifics of Adam’s situation however, this is an episode that addresses how you coach someone when what they are saying isn’t matching up with how they are physically showing up. This episode is for you if:You are a leader or coach leaders. I guarantee some of what Adam is navigating will deeply resonate! You're interested in experiencing more directive coaching stances and moves. You want more ways to incorporate celebrating progress and helping yourself and others practice self-care in addition to focusing on everyone else.You're experiencing people saying they're "good" and you're wondering if there might be more to explore and process.  Find full show notes and links to everything mentioned on the show here. 

This is a different kind of episode. Not an interview or a coaching conversation, but rather a candid talk between two colleagues as we explore how we are processing and responding to the recent rise in overt hate crimes committed against members of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities around our county. Elena is joined by Bright Morning Podcast producer and COO, LesLee Bickford. Together we explore what holds us back from speaking out against injustices and how we can release those tethers and stand in solidarity. This episode is for you if you: Have ever failed to respond to injustice and want to do better in the future.Benefit from hearing others discuss how they process complex and emotionally charged topics. Want ideas for how to engage and stand with members of the AAPI community during this moment of increased racialized violence. Find full show notes and links to everything mentioned on the show here.