Practices for Grounding
| Site: | RRU Open Educational Resources |
| Course: | Self-Leadership in Early Childcare and Education |
| Book: | Practices for Grounding |
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| Date: | Friday, 6 June 2025, 3:34 PM |
Listening, Leading, and Letting Go
You have turned your attention inward to explore the emotional and psychological dimensions of leadership in Early Childhood Education (ECE).The resources provided in this section, "Practices for Grounding," invite reflection on how we might ground ourselves in practices that support healing, resilience, and ethical leadership.
Trauma-informed practices
In a 2023 podcast, On Purpose host Jay Shetty interviews Dr. Gabor Maté about the impacts of trauma.
As a childcare manager and leader, having identified systemic inequities, we also need to understand the impacts of those inequities, including trauma.
Listen to the podcast, and as you do, notice how theCultivating Safe Spaces framework addresses the harms of trauma and supports leaders in embedding trauma-informed practices.
References
Alec, E. (n.d.). Cultivating Safe Spaces. Naqsmist Storytellers Inc. https://www.cultivatingsafespaces.com/
Shetty, J. (2022, October 24). Dr. Gabor Maté on understanding your trauma & how to heal emotional wounds to start moving on from the past today [Podcast]. Omny Studio. https://www.jayshetty.me/podcast/gabor-mate-on-understanding-your-trauma-and-how-to-heal-emotional-wounds-to-start-moving-on-from-the-past-todayThere are no maps, just the stars.
Mythologist Sharon Blackie, seeks to make peace with duality by reminding us of the forces of good and evil that seem to be a part of the human experience.
While we cannot ascertain that a better future is guaranteed, we can commit to disrupting the thoughtlessness that upholds unethical systems and participate in a present world committed to reconnection, which leads us towards collective liberation.
Listen to Dr Blackie's audiocast "When things fall apart"
Reference
Blackie, S. (2013, December 9). When things fall apart [Audio recording]. SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/sharon-blackie/when-things-fall-apart