Consequences Are Just Punishments With a New Name: A Different Approach to Student Behavior
What if the next time a student lies, sneaks, or breaks a rule, instead of reaching for a consequence, you reached for a conversation? In this episode of the Empower...
Self-Acceptance for Teachers: A Meditation Teacher’s Honest Guide to Surviving End-of-Year Chaos
What happens when a meditation teacher stops meditating — and decides that's okay? In this deeply personal episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda...
An Autistic Teacher Explains the Neurodiversity Movement (And Why It Matters for Your Students)
What is neurodiversity — and why should teachers care? In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda Warner — a certified meditation teacher, 16-year...
Paradoxical AuDHD: A Poem About Contradictions, Overwhelm, and Self Understanding
On the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda Werner shares that she pursued an autism diagnosis at 43 after years of researching autism following her child’s 2021...
Why Diagnosis Matters: My Adhd and Autism Journey as a Parent and Teacher
Host Amanda Werner shares why she is discussing her family’s diagnostic journey, describing years of feeling overwhelmed and not understanding why daily life felt so...
Rethinking “Defiance”: When Students are Drowning, Not Disobeying
Host Amanda Werner discusses how schools often misinterpret student “defiance” as willful disobedience when it may reflect nervous system distress, trauma responses,...
How to Teach Collaborative Problem Solving Skills
In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda Werner dives into the essential skill of collaborative problem solving. This episode is part of a...
What Made Me Suspect I’m Autistic: A Teacher’s Adult Diagnosis Story and Classroom Takeaways
Amanda Werner hosts an off-the-cuff episode of the Empower Students Now podcast about what led her to suspect she was autistic and eventually seek a formal adult autism...
Teaching Emotional Regulation to Students
Amanda continues her Empower Students Now series with short classroom slideshow lessons available via email sign-up here by focusing on emotional regulation. She...
How to Teach Conflict Resolution to Students
In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda dives into the critical skill of conflict resolution. Amanda shares personal experiences and highlights...
Teaching When the News is Breaking Your Heart
In this urgent and heartfelt episode, recorded on Sunday, January 25th, Amanda offers raw and real advice for teachers dealing with a recent tragedy involving the death...
How to Teach Active Listening: An Essential Skill for the Future
In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda Werner discusses the importance and challenges of teaching active listening to students. She provides...
Navigating an Adult Diagnosis of Autism
Join Amanda Werner and her good friend Jessica Martin in this insightful episode as they dive deep into navigating life with autism and other neurodivergent conditions...
I’m Autistic. Always Have Been. Always Will Be.
In this special New Year's episode Amanda shares some big news, that she's Autistic! To help Amanda reveal this difficult and amazing truth to the world Amanda brings...
The Crucial Skill of Self Knowledge for Future Ready Students
In this new series about preparing students for an unknown future, Amanda Werner delves into the essential skill of self-knowledge. The episode explores how...