Episode 117: Heart Centered Teaching: Leading with Compassion in Education with Matthew Bowerman

Hello Define YOU Crew! I am so excited YOU are here! Welcome to the Define YOUniversity Podcast!

In this week’s episode, Matthew Bowerman is on the podcast!

Matthew J. Bowerman is a father of six, author/speaker, and school administrator in Maryland. An Emmy and Cine award winning writer and director, Matthew has spent more than 25 years serving in schools as a Theatre, Special Education, English and Reading teacher alongside his other career as a professional actor/singer/dancer for stage,television, and film. His book, Heartleading, with a focus on K-12 trauma responsive teaching and leading, is due out this summer from Teacher Goals. You can reach him on Twitter @MJBowerman, his site www.matthewjbowerman.com, or his Facebook Heartleader group.

Throughout the episode Matthew shares about how important it is to lead from the heart. That through the concept of compassion and connection, we can enhance our natural born abilities as service-led educators!

We touch on so many topics in this episode, that it’s hard to pick a favorite! Check out the episode to find out Matthew’s take on trauma, regulation, and overall connection!

If YOU aren’t connected with Matthew yet, you can find him here:

Twitter: @MJBowerman

Website: https://www.matthewjbowerman.com/

Take a listen and of course let me know what resonates with you and what you will taking away from the episode! As always, thank you for being YOU and thank you for supporting DEFINE YOUniversity! Please be sure to tag me @lindsaytitusedu on Instagram and share this episode with your friends, your colleagues, or anyone YOU think would love this episode! I’m always so grateful to YOU for spreading the word and the mission of Define YOUniversity!

Please be sure to subscribe to ensure you are notified when new episodes drop each week and if you feel the love of the episode I’d be so honored to have you rate and review on Apple Podcast so the word of the show can be shared to as many people as possible!

Still looking for more free content? Have YOU checked out the free resources on my website? Head on over to www.defineyounivesity.com and check out the free resources tab!

Currently, as we head into 2023, I have two ways to work with me, as your mindset coach! 1:1 Coaching and my monthly mentorship are now open for enrollment! Not sure which one is best for YOU? Check out my website for more information, or better yet, send me an email at lindsay.titus@gmail.com and let’s chat!

Have an amazing week everyone and I’ll see YOU in the next episode!