Permission Slips

The work we do is couched in emotions. ALL of them. You can run through the entire gamut in a matter of a few moments when you are working with minds and hearts. Sometimes our automatic response is to help others (parents, children, early educators, each other) navigate those emotions, but hold our own at bay. WE MUST CHANGE THIS HABIT! It drains our resilience and has negative impacts on us as people and as professionals.

This month, we take a look at a strategy coined "permission slips." Created by the amazing Brene Brown, this ritual provides a daily opportunity to give ourselves permission to do and feel the things that build us up and to say NO to the things that don't. Explore the resources below to support you with this work.

Learn to Give Yourself Permission

Permission Slips — Untap Your SparkleAs humans, we tend to stick to fitting into specific boxes. There are so many things that we don’t allow ourselves to feel/think/do for approximately one million reasons (we aren’t worthy, we don’t deserve it, that would be weird, what would people say, etc.). Inspired by Dr. Brené Brown's

Give Yourself Permission to Be Brave (The Results Will Surprise You) — Bravium Human Development - Omaha, NEGive yourself permission to step outside your comfort zone, experiment, and be spontaneous!

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Brene has created a free resource hub for educators on her website called Daring Classrooms. Working with educators around the country, she has created suggestions for integrating her work on creating brave and safe spaces for all students into classrooms. This activity on permission slips is just one of many integration ideas she shares.

Daring Classrooms | Brené BrownTeachers are some of our most important leaders. We can’t always ask our students to take off the armor at home, or even on their way to school ... but what we can do, and what we are ethically called to do, is create a space in our schools and classrooms...