{"podcast":{"title":"Classroom Narratives: Healing in Education","slug":"classroom-narratives-healing-in-education-7021067","podcast_index_feed_id":7021067,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/teachertestimony/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/teachertestimony","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/teachertestimony/20240909_120955_12f86acc7cf99655c5387b13a330f463.png","author":"Joseph Weisler","episode_count":89,"summary":"The Classroom Narratives: Healing in Education podcast is a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of educators, students, and mental health professionals to explore the intersections of trauma, survival, resilience, and transformation in education. Through compelling interviews and personal stories, the podcast serves as a bridge between academic leaders, pre-service teachers, students, and those passionate about educational reform. Our mission is to foster critical conversations that lead to actionable change, promote trauma-informed education, and support educators in their pursuit of meaningful, impactful careers. Follow Us: Instagram: @classroomnarrativespodcast Facebook: Classroom Narratives Podcast","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T08:19:50.222061+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/classroom-narratives-healing-in-education-7021067"},"episode":{"title":"The Power of Love in Caregiving: Winston Meikle on Connecting With Care Instead of Fear","slug":"the-power-of-love-in-caregiving-winston-meikle-on-connecting-with-care-instead-of-fear","published_at":"2026-07-01T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/classroom-narratives-healing-in-education-7021067/the-power-of-love-in-caregiving-winston-meikle-on-connecting-with-care-instead-of-fear","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/classroom-narratives-healing-in-education-7021067","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/teachertestimony/2857627","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/288078/2857627/teachertestimony/2026_05_26_03_24_10_3a94630b-076c-456f-9a0c-362bdc8535f9.mp3","summary":"📝 Episodic Synopsis What happens when caregiving stops being driven by fear and starts being rooted in connection? In this deeply reflective episode of Classroom Narratives: Healing in Education , Dr. Joey Weisler sits down with nurse leader, educator, healthcare innovator, and author Winston Meikle for a conversation that bridges the worlds of healthcare and education through one shared reality: the emotional weight of caring for others. Drawing from more than four decades in nursing and patient advocacy, Winston explores burnout, survival mode, patient-centered care, authenticity, and the emotional toll that helping professions often place on the people within them. Together, Joey and Winston discuss the parallels between hospitals and classrooms, the fear-based systems that shape caregiving professions, and why genuine human connection may be the very thing that protects caregivers from losing themselves. The conversation also dives into Winston’s developing “Power of Love Theory,” energetic presence, trauma, emotional healing, and the importance of remaining authentic in professions that often pressure people to emotionally disconnect. This episode is for educators, nurses, caregivers, leaders, and anyone trying to serve others without abandoning themselves in the process 🔗 Show Links and Resources 📌 Winston Meikle's website 📌 The Power of Love a Nursing Theory: When science meets spirits, A new kind of nurse is born (book by Winston Meikle) 📌 Classroom Narratives podcast segment with Ron Yap","meta_description":"📝 Episodic Synopsis What happens when caregiving stops being driven by fear and starts being rooted in connection? In this deeply reflective episode of Cl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2075,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/classroom-narratives-healing-in-education-7021067/episodes/the-power-of-love-in-caregiving-winston-meikle-on-connecting-with-care-instead-of-fear/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/classroom-narratives-healing-in-education-7021067/the-power-of-love-in-caregiving-winston-meikle-on-connecting-with-care-instead-of-fear.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}