In our “Real Talk” blog series, we defined what genuineness means and discussed the two main steps to take in order to improve your sense of being genuine. We also touched on the principles of fear and risk — this valuable information is just the beginning!

Fortified in silence, our genuine selves remain imprisoned, haltering our growth and hindering our relationships. Does it have to be this way? When life's relationship problems assail us and the risks of being true to ourselves seem so daunting, is our only option to clamor up and close off?

“Social Emotional Learning” or SEL is now an integral part of many district and school initiatives to increase student wellbeing and academic performance. Whether you’re a teacher trying to figure out how to implement it in your classroom, a school leader working to improve school climate, or a district leader looking into how you can reduce student discipline—like many educators you are focusing on SEL. But what is the key to successful SEL?

Since the pandemic, our education systems have experienced multiple crises at the same time including high teacher turnover, increased burnout, and falling retention rates. But at FuelEd, we help school systems navigate these problems.

In this episode, Counselor Accents speak with Megan Marcus and Kelley Munger from FuelEd about:

• how educators can heal student trauma through relationships, and the need for educators to first do their own healing
• how equipping educators with relationship skills can make school counselors jobs easier and better
• how the best student SEL is actually educator SEL

In this episode of the Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast, host Daniel Bauer speaks with Megan Marcus of FuelEd to offer a "Leadership Wake-Up Call".

In this episode, Dr. Kay Ayre and Dr. Govind Krishnamoorthy of the Trauma-Informed Educators podcast speak with Megan Marcus from FuelEd about:

• how FuelEd approaches trauma-informed work with educators
• how attachment theory can help educators better understand their students and themselves
• some traits of secure-attachment that all educators can work on, and seek out, in their relationships

This partnership will bring FuelEd's research-backed, CASEL-aligned lessons for building Adult SEL (adult social-emotional learning) skills to Panorama Education's Playbook Online Professional Learning Library.

FuelEd Partners Megan Marcus Dr. Kelley Munger speak with Matthew Bennett of the Trauma Informed Lens podcast about how educators can serve as secure attachment figures and the power of providing simple and safe places for educators within school culture to receive healing from their own trauma.