Well, this episode took an unexpected turn. What started out as a conversation on healing and claiming inner and outer healing turned into a reflection on spirituality and the shared journey that Kimberly and Sarah have experienced "off microphone." Listen in to meditate on the idea of healing, how healing is possible, and what we can do to anchor ourselves to something bigger than what we can see. [Also, listen to the end for an announcement about something coming very soon!]

“Wellness.” How do we talk about self-care? Community care? Is it inclusive? Holistic? In this episode, Kimberly and Sarah break down the idea of wellness and how they are working towards being well in their personal lives. Through a mining of past experiences, often painful at times, they talk about how our collective wellness is intrinsically linked and connected to our identities and purposeful pursuits.  In the episode, Kimberly talks about the “hurkle durkle” and why we might need more of it:  https://www.realsimple.com/hurkle-durkle-8553591

Do you feel free? How are you pursuing freedom? In this episode, Sarah and Kimberly break down the word “freedom” and how we can identify what we need freedom FOR and freedom FROM. Listen in to learn why Sarah chose “freedom” as her word of the year and find out what Kimberly would tell the kids about freedom.  Check out the hustle sanely journal here:  https://www.jessicamassey.com/journal

Have you ever been stuck in a cabin deep in the woods with no heat in the middle of winter? In this bonus episode, the disrupter sisters recap a very *special writing retreat and all of the hilarity that ensued when given two days to isolate and write. This bonus episode includes some meditations on creativity, thoughts on future opportunities for the SFD community, AND a BIG announcement from Kimberly! Find out why Kimberly and Sarah were retreating and how a regular retreat practice can fuel your soul.

As we move close to the new year, we have a lot of expectations about who we should be and how we should show up. In this episode, Kimberly and Sarah dig into the idea of "expectations" and how they affect our relationships and sense of self. Sarah shares a new hobby that's been giving her life (and defying expectations), and Kimberly digs into a season of learning and hope.

Do you embrace solitude as a regular, necessary practice for your well-being? In this episode, Sarah and Kimberly discuss the idea of solitude and how it has become more essential than ever. They share practical ways to practice solitude on a regular basis, and how being alone with ourselves is not only helpful, it's essential to being human.

It's time for a pivot! In this episode, Sarah and Kimberly dig into the idea of pivoting. Why is it so necessary (and hard) to grow our pivoting skills? And, how can we practice pivoting by examining our motivations? Listen in to hear about how Sarah failed to pivot (and learned the hard way) and what Kimberly would tell the kids about pivoting. Are you a Patreon member of SFD? You can get monthly journal prompts for episodes by contributing as little as $10 a month. Help us keep these conversations going by supporting SFD! https://patreon.com/SchoolforDisrupters

What does it mean to truly support teachers? To support students? To support friends and family? In this emotionally moving episode, Sarah and Kimberly get vulnerable about the concept of support and why it can be so hard to ask for the things we need. They provide practical strategies and nourishing meditations on the idea of support and all that comes with it. Resources in this episode: Consolations by David Whyte: https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations Data Stories by Victoria Boler and Sarah Gulish: https://fflat-books.com/product/data-stories-music-advocacy-through-data-collection-and-story-telling/

It's Kimberly's birthday month, and we're celebrating with an episode that's all about celebration. In this episode, Kimberly and Sarah discuss the need for celebration in our classrooms and lives. They tackle: Examples of celebration in the classroom How to have a sober celebration Celebration songs and "happy dances" Why celebrating is deeply connected to gratitude for life Listen to the end to hear about the #celebrationchallenge, and share your celebrations with us on Instagram (@schoolfordisrupters). Do you want to help sustain this podcast? Consider becoming a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/SchoolforDisrupters

What does it mean to seek and find harmony? In this episode, Kimberly and Sarah break down the definition of "harmony" and how we might pursue thinking about harmony in the classroom with students. How do we make sense of conflicting narratives? And, what do we do when we don't have the same beliefs as other people? Resources mentioned in this episode: Ted Talk on the danger of a single story: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en J.R.'s work in Brazil ("Women are Heroes"): https://www.jr-art.net/projects/rio-de-janeiro And, while this book wasn't mentioned, you can learn more about American history and specifically the history of the Whitney Plantation that Kimberly visited in the book, "How the Word is Passed" by Clint Smith: https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-the-word-is-passed-a-reckoning-with-the-history-of-slavery-across-america-clint-smith/15485196?ean=9780316492935