<p>In this episode, Joe and I unpack the story of a teacher who was so fed up with a student who was a huge “pain in the ass” that she wanted to quit. Right then and there. And I’ll be damned if she didn’t turn that relationship around in the most dramatic way.</p><p>Joe and I talk about the difficult circumstances surrounding this teacher’s and this student’s situation and the hypotheses she and I came up with that helped her return to school and dig into their relationship. It’s kind of a miraculous story imho.</p><p><em>Listen now on </em><a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teaching-through-emotions/id1589863153"><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>, </em><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1SHSUCix3g2TVeAUXlSFfg"><em>Spotify</em></a><em>, or </em><a target="_blank" href="https://pod.link/1589863153"><em>wherever you get your podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>We discuss:</strong></p><p><strong>- Students and Negative Attention:</strong> Understanding the "cry for help" behind super irritating or provocative actions.</p><p><strong>- The "Nefarious Savior":</strong> How to support a struggling student without falling into a self-serving hero complex.</p><p><strong>- Classroom Aikido:</strong> How to use a student’s "negative" energy to redirect toward connection.</p><p><strong>- The Fine Line of Caring:</strong> Finding the sweet spot between emotional over-investment (burnout) and detachment.</p><p><strong>Connect & Share</strong></p><p>Got a story to share? What is the "meowing" in your life right now? Leave me a voicemail at (413) 239-4158.</p><p>Support the Show: If this conversation resonated, please consider leaving a rating or review on your podcast app. Your feedback helps others find us.</p><p>Get full access to the community: [<a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.teachingthroughemotions.com/subscribe&#38;authuser=1">www.teachingthroughemotions.com/subscribe</a>]</p><p><strong>And there's more…</strong></p><p>I’m so eager to hear from you that my team and I have put together [a survey](<a target="_blank" href="https://forms.gle/i8LjC1DDJH4jypLC7">https://forms.gle/i8LjC1DDJH4jypLC7</a><a target="_blank" href="https://forms.gle/i8LjC1DDJH4jypLC7!)">!)</a> to get a mid-season formative assessment from my listeners. I really want to hear what you like, don’t like, want to hear or read, etc. Please take a few minutes to give me your honest feedback! I’m a therapist, so I can take the truth.</p><p>As incentive, anyone who responds will have their email address put in a nice hat from which I will pull a winner — of a TTE “Stay in Your Effin’ Garden” T-shirt! I myself have one (as you might imagine), and I love it. Soft, perfect fit, extremely useful message. Get to that <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbZdKSrnadw6p1b47aEt88BQlvg2xE7vjiRz7ZCVQwTf1NVA/viewform">survey</a> as soon as is humanly possible — we’ll pull the winner on Valentine’s Day. Wow! What a love-ly gift!!</p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Founder and Host: Betsy Burris</p><p>Co-Host: Joe Johnson</p><p>Producer: Jullian Androkae of <a target="_blank" href="https://pod.vision/">PodVision</a></p><p>Audience Development: Andreea Coscai of <a target="_blank" href="https://pod.vision/">PodVision</a></p><p>Music: Tom Burris/<a target="_blank" href="https://jabberingtrout.com/">Jabbering Trout</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.teachingthroughemotions.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.teachingthroughemotions.com/subscribe</a>