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We Built This Because We Have Been Where Your Educators Are

Constant Love and Learning offers brain-aligned, heart-centered professional learning, psychological services, and consulting rooted in an evidence-based, foundational belief: when you genuinely resource the adults in a school, every child in that building feels it.

HOW CONSTANT LOVE AND LEARNING BEGAN

Every educator has a moment. The one where the gap between what they are giving and what they have left finally becomes impossible to ignore. For Dr. Katie, it happened in 2016, in a way she has never forgotten.

Dr. Katie had spent years as a prevention-focused School Psychologist, always asking what the system needed to change rather than what was wrong with the child. And yet somehow, inside that very system, her own needs had gone completely unseen.

Here she was, sitting in an IEP meeting in early 2016, when she had a moment that changed everything.

She was voiceless. Literally. Her voice had been gone for weeks and she was using text-to-voice to communicate. She was hungry because she hadn't had time to eat. She had a headache that had become so familiar she had stopped actively noticing it. And she needed to use the bathroom in a way that could no longer be ignored.

She was in this meeting designed to support a child's needs while every one of her own most basic needs was completely unmet.

That was the moment something shifted. She heard a voice inside of her say, "No more. Something has to change."

Sitting there, voiceless and depleted in a room full of people trying to help a child, Katie finally understood something she had been too busy to see... you cannot pour from an empty cup. And she had not just run dry. She had been running on fumes for years.

The compassion fatigue was real. The burnout was real. The chronic illness, the anxiety, the slow disappearance of the joy that had brought her into this work in the first place. All of it was real. And none of it had been addressed, because in education, we do not talk about that. We push through. We show up. We put the children first, which too often means putting ourselves last, until there is nothing left.

Katie listened to the voice within that day, and she found her way back to health and herself through collective care, self-compassion, evidence-based well-being and regulation practices, and the kind of deep, sustained support she had never been offered inside the system she gave everything to. And as she healed, she looked around and realized that every educator around her was running on empty too.

So she built something designed to change that. Not just for individuals. For whole schools. Because if one regulated, resourced educator can change the experience of every child in their care, imagine what becomes possible when an entire school is supported that way.

That is what Constant Love and Learning is for.

HOW CONSTANT LOVE AND LEARNING BEGAN

Every educator has a moment. The one where the gap between what they are giving and what they have left finally becomes impossible to ignore. For Dr. Katie, it happened in 2016, in an IEP meeting, in a way she has never forgotten.

She was voiceless. Literally. Her voice had been gone for weeks and she was using text-to-voice to communicate. She was hungry because she hadn't had time to eat. She had a headache that had become so familiar she had stopped noticing it. And she needed to use the bathroom in a way that could no longer be ignored.

She was in a meeting designed to support a child's needs while every one of her own most basic needs was completely unmet.

That was the moment something shifted.

Not immediately. Not cleanly. But that meeting became the crack in the wall that let the light in. Because sitting there, voiceless and depleted in a room full of people trying to help a child, Katie finally understood something she had been too busy to see: you cannot pour from an empty cup. And she had not just run dry. She had been running on fumes for years.

The compassion fatigue was real. The burnout was real. The chronic illness, the anxiety, the slow disappearance of the joy that had brought her into this work in the first place. All of it was real. And none of it had been addressed, because in education, we do not talk about that. We push through. We show up. We put the children first, which too often means putting ourselves last, until there is nothing left.

Katie found her way back through community, neuroscience, somatic practice, and the kind of deep, sustained support she had never been offered inside the system she gave everything to. And as she healed, she looked around and realized that every educator around her was running on empty too.

So she built something designed to change that. Not just for individuals. For whole schools. Because if one regulated, resourced educator can change the experience of every child in their care, imagine what becomes possible when an entire school is supported that way.

That is what Constant Love and Learning is for.

What We Believe

Our WholeHEARTed  Philosophy

 
Everything we do is animated by five core values rooted in H.E.A.R.T. Together they form the WholeHEARTed philosophy that runs through every workshop, every consultation, every partnership.
 
💗HUMANE 

We begin with deep regard for the full humanity of every adult and child. This work is not about optimization or performance metrics. It is about restoring the people who give everything to this work every day, honoring the wholeness and inherent worth of every person in the building, and creating spaces where every educator and child feels genuinely seen, heard, and valued.

đź’—EMBODIED

We do not just teach about nervous systems. We work through them. Every experience begins in the body, because that is where regulation lives and where real change begins. We bravely go first, as the adults in the room, prioritizing our own well-being and emotional intelligence so we can pave the way for the children we support.

đź’—AWARE

We believe awareness is the beginning of transformation. When educators understand what is happening inside them and why, patterns that have felt fixed begin to shift. We embody a love of lifelong learning, staying on the cutting edge of neuroscience, resilience, and educational research so that what we bring into schools is always grounded in what actually works.

đź’—RELATIONAL

Connection is the foundation of everything. Regulation happens in relationship. Learning happens in relationship. The most powerful intervention available in any school is a safe, trusting, genuinely caring adult. We anchor all of our work in meaningful relationships and shared wisdom, because no one should ever have to do this work alone.

đź’—TRANSFORMATIVE

We are not here to help educators cope better with a broken system. We are here to help them, and their schools, genuinely change. Individual transformation is powerful. Collective transformation is lasting. When well-being becomes embedded in the culture of a school, the ripple reaches every child, every family, every community connected to that building.

Underneath all five values is a single elevating force: connection. It is what makes nervous systems feel safe enough to heal. It is what makes classrooms feel safe enough to learn. And it is what makes this work, when done well, last far beyond any single program or person.

Our Methodology:

The RISE Journey

Constant Love and Learning's work moves through the RISE Journey: Regulate, Illuminate, Sustain, Elevate. It is not a checklist. It is the arc every school moves through at their own pace, in their own way, with our team alongside them at every step. RISE runs underneath every dimension, every workshop, every mental health consultation, every well-being and regulation session we lead.

To learn more, visit our Services for Schools page.

For Educators By Educators

Who've Been Where You've Been

The Constant Love and Learning team brings together educators, school-based clinicians, and educational leaders who have all lived the reality of schools from the inside. What unites us is not just our credentials. It is that we have all been where your educators are, and we have all found our way through. Because we've seen change happen within ourselves, leading to the most transformational shifts within those we serve.

We know these kinds of shifts are possible for all WITH SUPPORT.

...and we've got you! 

Meet the Team

Dr. Katie Raher

Founder, CEO, Director of Professional Learning & Psychological Services

Award-Winning Teacher Turned School Psychologist, Licensed Educational Psychologist #4696, Systems-Level and Mental Health Consultant, Certified Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator, Lead Kimochis Certified Trainer, Early Childhood Specialist, Autoimmune Warrior, Wife to Teacher, Mama to Highly Sensitive Kids, Perfectionist in Recovery

Dr. Sara Truebridge

Director of School Resilience

Award-Winning Teacher, EdLinks & EdLinks Press Founder, Resilience Researcher, Author, Professor of Educational Leadership

Elizabeth Sautter

Senior Social Emotional Learning Specialist

Award-Winning Parent Educator, Speech-Language Pathologist, Author, World-Renowned Trainer

Danita Turner

Leadership Wellness Coach

Award-Winning School Administrator, Specialist in SEL and Trauma-Informed and Restorative Practices

Xan Roberti

Experiential Learning Specialist

Teacher, Award-Winning Educational Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Mindfulness & Yoga Teacher

Stephanie Bacon

Professional Learning & Regulation Facilitator

Teacher, Educator Wellness Researcher, Speaker, Certified Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator

Danielle Conforti

Breathwork and Mindfulness Facilitator

Teacher, SEL & Wellness Coordinator, Certified Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator, Certified Mindfulness Teacher

Dr. La Shawn Denise Witt

Senior Leadership Consultant

Award-Winning Leader and School Administrator, Transformational Speaker, Lecturer, Author

How Can We Support YOU?

For SCHOOLS

Professional Learning, Mental Health Consultation, and Support for Regulation and Well-being

From brain-aligned professional learning and regulation experiences to mental health consultation and healing circles, we offer a variety of supports to create meaningful change for children and the adults who serve them. Please check out our services page or contact us at [email protected]. 

Services for Schools

For INDIVIDUALS

Professional Learning and Support for Regulation and Well-being

If you landed here carrying more than you should have to carry alone, and desiring to fulfill your purpose with kids in a more sustainable way, we have something for you too.

Services for Individuals