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Healthy Email Boundaries for a More Balanced School Year for Educators and Children back-to-school self-care social emotional learning teaching whole system Sep 04, 2025

C.L.L.I.F.F. Notes

Constant Love and Learning In Fast Focus — for when time feels tight

  • The sheer volume of emails, plus unrealistic expectations about response time, is quietly draining educators' capacity to fully rest and recharge outside school hours.
  • Boundaries work best when they are sp
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What’s Really on Educators’ Wish Lists This Year educator well-being gratitude self-care teaching whole system Dec 08, 2023

by Katie Raher, PhD

“What would you recommend as gifts for educators?”

…a common question I get asked and a common question I reflect upon myself.

Now down below I’ve got a list of potential gifts or gift certificates that can be wrapped up with a nice package and bow, and from all my work with e...

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Radical Educator Self-Care for Radical Change + 5 Simple Strategies back-to-school educator well-being end of school self-care teaching whole system Jun 10, 2020

by Katie Raher, PhD

As much as the end of this very different school year filled me with sadness, I was looking forward to some of my workload lifting – both in terms of work and in terms of homeschooling my own kids. And then, fortunately, a revolution began to fight the 400 years of oppression th...

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Prioritizing Well-being Support for Educators during the Pandemic: 6 Practices and Powerful Ripple Effects educator well-being feelings relationships self-care whole system Apr 20, 2020

By Katie Raher, PhD

Nurturing teams of educators with well-being practices is an important part of the puzzle as we work to support children and families. This is always true, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever. In this blog, I share 6 practices I used with my own educat...

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Katie Raher, PhD, PPS, LEP

Dr. Katie Raher, PhD, PPS, LEP is the Founder and CEO of Constant Love and Learning, creator of the WholeHEARTed philosophy and the RISE Journey, an award-winning teacher turned School Psychologist, a Licensed Educational Psychologist (#4696), a Pause Certified Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator, and Lead Kimochis Certified Trainer. Dr. Katie partners with schools and districts to build WholeHEARTed cultures where regulated, resilient educators tap into the brilliance of every child in the building. Drawing on the Neurosequential Model, CASEL research, attachment theory, and resilience science, she brings brain-aligned professional development and consulting that helps schools regulate first, so every educator and child can learn, grow, and thrive. Her work is rooted in the belief that when we take care of the adults, we take care of the kids, and when educators are rooted and resourced, everything grows.