In this episode I discuss the difference between discipline and punishment in school and how punishment doesn't really work unless all we want is compliance. When you are looking to help your students learn and grow, a new discipline is needed. Teachers aren't trained to be counselors to their students but they are often called upon to fill a similar role. The simplicity of helping students self-evaluate can help teachers gain a framework for providing students what they need, without a counseling degree.

#teaching #education #selfevaluation #lifeequalschoices #disciplinevpunishment #effectivediscipline

In this episode, I interview Choice Theory counselor, Pam Slakely, about her involvement with Mental Freedom both as an individual taking the coaching program and as a counselor using the elements in her counseling.

#Lifeequalschoices #KimOlver #MentalFreedom #Choice Theory #counseling #coaching

In this episode, I interview a Choice Theory colleague from Australia, Christine Duffield. Christine has been a Choice Theory enthusiast for several years and she participated in one of my beta groups for the Mental Freedom program. Christine talks about her personal experience with Mental Freedom and how she is teaching the concepts to her high school students in a psychology elective course.

#KimOlver #Lifeequalschoices #MentalFreedom #ChoiceTheory #HighSchoolTeacher #teaching #psychology

In this episode, I interview a student of Mental Freedom, Anthony Freire, who also happens to own a counseling practice in New York City. Even though he's a therapist himself, he shares how he was able to apply Mental Freedom in his own life, in supervision with the therapists he supervises and in the lives of his clients. If you'd like to get in touch with Anthony, you can email him at info@thesohocenter.com or call him at 917-592-2345.

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In this episode, I interview Tony Kitchens, a Mental Freedom advocate, and his wife, Cynthia. Tony is certified in Choice Theory and also took my Mental Freedom group coaching sessions. He in turn, taught what he learned to his wife. They both talk about their individual accomplishments with Mental Freedom, as well as what they have noticed and appreciated in each other during this transformation. They also explore how it has helped their marriage.

Please know this is the last podcast of the season and I'll be taking two weeks off. Life = Choices; Choices = Life will return on July 29. I'm looking forward to it... talk with you then.

In this podcast, I discuss the new information about coach skills and characteristics put out by the Board Certified Coach(BBC) program for inclusion in their approved coaching programs. Academy of Choice is one of those programs. Check us out at academyofchoice.com.

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In this episode, I interview Conchetta Jones, Certified Personal Development and Confidence coach on her path to becoming a coach. Conchetta went from a disbeliever in coaching to becoming one herself. We talk about self-care, how to choose the right coach for you and remaining coachable. You can find her at www.satwoman.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/conchetta.jones. Be sure to tell her you heard her here on the Life = Choices; Choices = Life Podcast.