The Bright Morning Podcast with Elena Aguilar

Sometimes coaching conversations don’t fall neatly into a framework. Sometimes making progress simply requires making space to process. 

In this third episode of our special Transformational Coaching …

In this second episode of our special Transformational Coaching mini-series, we continue exploring Phase 1 of the Transformational Coaching model: Surface Current Reality and Phase 2: Recognize Impac…

In this first episode of our special Transformational Coaching mini-series, we’re diving into Phase 1 of the Transformational Coaching model: Surface Current Reality. A mix of a real-life coaching co…

In the fourth and final episode of our four part mini-series, Starting the School Year Strong, Elena shares her favorite tips and tricks relating to the logistical and technical elements of coaching.…

In the third of our four episode mini-series, Starting the School Year Strong, Elena shares what needs to be crystal clear if you want a thriving coaching program.  

Listen in, and then hop over to ou…

In the second of our four episode mini-series, Starting the School Year Strong, Elena shares the considerations you need to take into account to ensure you have the professional development structure…

It’s the final week of our podcast summer break and we’re bringing you a replay episode that will help you incorporate an energizing practice that will support you in connecting in meaningful ways wi…

It’s the final week of our podcast summer break and we’re bringing you a replay episode that will help you incorporate an energizing practice that will support you in connecting in meaningful ways wi…

Are you starting the day in a way that serves you and sets you up to have your needs met? 

How you spend the first part of your day sets the tone for the day. And how you spend your day is how you spe…

What do you need to quit in order to stay? 

We’re on summer break, so this week we’re replaying a fan favorite episode to help you explore what you might need to quit in order to stay…in whatever role…

We’re on summer break so today we’re replaying a timely episode to make sure you have an impactful summer. 

Grab your notebook and something to write with; today it’s time to design your summer of lea…

Exploring our joy (fulfillment, meaning, love, satisfaction, etc.) is a necessary component to cultivating our resilience…and something that requires skill and intention due to our cultural and neuro…

There is loss inherent in change regardless of the size or the amount of that change. If this school year was a magical one, or your most challenging yet, the end of the year means loss in some form.…

Anger is a part of all of our lives. It has the potential to be a catalyst for change, an insight into our needs, and a source of wisdom. Yet too often it’s thought of as a “bad” emotion and avoided …

Today’s episode offers ten specific strategies you can use when you need to be “on” but are currently in a mood. If you’ve experienced this in the past, you know just how challenging it can be…and th…

Details can make or break a learning experience, yet are too often overlooked or deprioritized as “logistics”. It’s time for that to change. 

In this episode, Elena shares why attending to the details…

There’s 20 minutes left in your session and you have an hour's worth of content, what do you do? 

Adaptive facilitation is the key to staying calm and skillfully adjusting course when things don’t go …

If you want to lead transformative learning experiences, you must tend to your own transformation. In this episode, Elena dives into one of the 7 habits that transform professional development: knowi…

In less than a month The PD Book will be out in the world! This is the book you need if you lead teams, groups and/or professional development of any kind. Today Elena is giving us all a treat by rea…

• How do you respond when young students say something racist? 
• What do you do when you are the one who has said something racist? 
• How do you address an entire community pushing against equity work? 

Tod…