Hi, I’m Danielle Nuhfer.
I’m a teacher wellness coach (and a fellow teacher!) and I help time-crunched teachers find time for self-care.
I work with teachers who love what they do (most of the time) but don’t love how they feel (some of the time): teachers who want to find balance in all areas of their lives without leaving a profession that they love.
My specialty is supporting teachers in building their resilience by saying “NO” to what isn’t working and saying “YES” to the real and achievable possibility of balance both inside and outside of the classroom.
We do this without focusing on what’s wrong and instead focus on what is, building on your unique lived experience, school situation, and personal needs.
Instead, you learn how to fill your own self-care and teacher wellness buckets through a variety of different tools and techniques through teacher wellness coaching while also holding space for the real conversations and considerations that arise when we begin integrating these tools into our lives.
Teacher wellness coaching is about learning how to prioritize and nourish yourself first and {un}learning the messaging that says self-care is selfish.
We are all at different stages of this teaching well journey, but together I know we can teach well together because #weareteachingwell.
Through original personal/professional development courses, recommended resources, and guided meditations created for teachers by a teacher you can start your #weareteachingwell journey.
Looking for actionable steps to bring a little calm to your classroom? Check out The Path of the Mindful Teacher for a clear and concise guide for teachers to move from stress to serenity and chaos to calm one step at a time.
You can find other writing on the blog, Medium or check out this post at Mindful Schools.
Every week, receive a Weekly Well Wish that will provide you with the support and encouragement needed to continue this teacher journey. Think of it as a way to regularly fill up your self-care bucket. You can sign up to get them here.
If you’re curious about joining the Teaching Well group mastermind, We are Teaching Well. Get on the waitlist to be the first to find out when it will be offered next.
If you’d like to learn more about teacher wellness coaching. Check out more information here or schedule a call so that we can chat!
Working with teachers through professional development sessions in larger venues like schools or conferences (both in person & virtual) is a great way to bring the message to the masses. Check out more information here.
I also hang out on Facebook, Instagram, but you can always Email me too!
If you’re interested in checking out some of the places I’ve been asked to teach this work and what teachers and schools are saying, check this out.
If you are ready to join the #weareteachingwell community and move from teaching hell to teaching well then I am ready to meet you where you are!
I have 20 years (and counting) in the classroom as a public educator in the United States.
I have an M Ed (plus lots more credits) and teach graduate courses to teachers about mindfulness and teacher self-care.
I have a graduate certificate in Mindfulness for Experienced Educators where I learned how to integrate mindfulness as a pedagogical tool for the classroom.
I earned a Positive Psychology graduate certificate which influences my intense focus on strength-building instead of only improving weaknesses. Mindfulness and positive psychology are the lens through which I built the teacher wellness coaching framework.
I am a Certified Mindful Schools Instructor which allows me to specialize in the broad field of mindfulness to the classroom and has taught me how to teach these tools to students but even more importantly how teachers can develop their own practice.
I hold a degree in Professional and Executive Coaching from Lewis University and am an ICF certified coach which will inform the way I lead both individuals and groups through my teacher wellness coaching program.
To better integrate SEL into the classroom, I hold a Certificate in School Leadership for Social-Emotional Learning and Character Development from Rutgers University.
I am also Permaculture Design Certified, extensively studied Herbalism, Aromatherapy, and earned a yoga certification from Power Yoga Works, Philadelphia. These trainings have helped to inform my approach to the interconnectedness of all parts of ourselves by using our natural systems as guides for solution-finding and regenerative living.
I have been sober for 15 years (and counting) and that process of building myself back up from the bottom up through a framework and with community has informed my entire teacher wellness journey.
In addition, I am a self-coached long distance runner and former triathlete along with an intense student of whole foods and nutrition. The intersection of these focus areas informs the wellness lens I can bring to the “plate” of the wellness journey.
I am self-taught in the fields of minimalism, habit building, financial freedom, urban homesteading, and self-compassion which has allowed me to go through my own process of letting go of that which no longer serves me and building that which does in both my personal and professional life.
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