{"podcast":{"title":"Reimagine Childhood","slug":"reimagine-childhood-6065024","podcast_index_feed_id":6065024,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/458196/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/458196","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/f/b/e/0fbeb9ff4fa52e74e55e3c100dce7605/Podcast_Cover_all_blue.png","author":"Early Childhood Christian Network","episode_count":92,"summary":"Welcome to Reimagine Childhood brought to you by Early Childhood Christian Network—where we equip you with the tools you need so you can confidently care for and teach young children. We know early childhood is prime time for all development and, yet, we often overlook our critical role in providing optimal learning experiences. In every episode, you'll find seasoned experts sharing their passion and expertise in a way that is easily applied to everyday experiences in the classroom and anywhere else you're involved with young children. We want to protect and celebrate early childhood in all its wonder and imagination, rather than rushing through it to get \"prepared\" for the next stage. So….how will you reimagine your approach to early childhood? We'd love to invite you on this journey with us!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T14:18:02.763347+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reimagine-childhood-6065024"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 86 Emotional Health Tools for Educators with Dr. Melissa Ewing","slug":"ep-86-emotional-health-tools-for-educators-with-dr-melissa-ewing","published_at":"2026-05-18T06:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reimagine-childhood-6065024/ep-86-emotional-health-tools-for-educators-with-dr-melissa-ewing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reimagine-childhood-6065024","url":"https://f6c33904-a9bf-4671-b4fb-2621039c2a9c.libsyn.com/ep-86-emotional-health-tools-for-educators-with-dr-melissa-ewing","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/f6c33904-a9bf-4671-b4fb-2621039c2a9c/05.18.26-_Melissa_Ewing.mp3?dest-id=3860268","summary":"In this episode of Reimagine Childhood from the Early Childhood Christian Network, host Monica Healer welcomes back conference favorite Dr. Melissa Ewing, a PhD-trained clinical psychologist and professor at Dallas Baptist University with ministry experience and a passion for integrating scripture with brain science. They discuss why emotions can feel overwhelming, including generational messages about stuffing feelings, the amygdala's danger response, and the role of the prefrontal cortex in reasoning and impulse control. Dr. Ewing defines emotional regulation as recognizing, naming, expressing, and managing emotions, and explains how it supports mental health and relationships. She offers practical tools organized into four areas: renew your mind by replacing automatic negative thoughts with truth and scripture, refocus your heart through worship and gratitude, recharge your body with sleep, hydration, movement, and wise choices, and rest your spirit through Sabbath rhythms, boundaries, and reducing technology. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 02:22 Why Emotions Feel Bigger 09:24 What Emotional Regulation Means 11:28 Renew Mind and Refocus Heart 23:08 Summer Promo 26:42 Music and Boundaries 28:48 Grace at Work 31:23 Recharge Your Body 37:22 Rest and Wrap Up We've added several tools here to help you: Coping Skills Checklist Encouraging Verses for Worry and Stress Using Your Senses to Manage Stress","meta_description":"In this episode of Reimagine Childhood from the Early Childhood Christian Network, host Monica Healer welcomes back conference favorite Dr. Melissa Ewing,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3013,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reimagine-childhood-6065024/episodes/ep-86-emotional-health-tools-for-educators-with-dr-melissa-ewing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reimagine-childhood-6065024/ep-86-emotional-health-tools-for-educators-with-dr-melissa-ewing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}