Behind The Scenes Bulletin - On Failure
Seraphina Speaks
Mishaps. Flops. Missteps. Things that don’t hit the mark and downright blunders. We all experience failures in life. This episode is a nod to this commonplace ‘event’ that dominates much of our waking thought. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • Where the word failure comes from • How the concept of failure has changed over time • Why some schools need to redesign how they treat different ability groups • Ways to rethink failure • What the acronym FAIL means • Three of my ‘bloopers’ from Season 2 and how they...
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On Failure
Seraphina Speaks
Mishaps. Flops. Missteps. Things that don’t hit the mark and downright blunders. We all experience failures in life. This episode is a nod to this commonplace ‘event’ that dominates much of our waking thought. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • Where the word failure comes from • How the concept of failure has changed over time • Why some schools need to redesign how they treat different ability groups • Ways to rethink failure • What the acronym FAIL means • Three of my ‘bloopers’ from Season 2 and how they...
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Behind The Scenes Bulletin - On Disney
Seraphina Speaks
Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, prepare to be enchanted, entertained, and enticed by all things Disney. We explore the happiest (and most profitable) place on Earth! From Mickey's iconic ears to Frozen fever, Disney has mastered the art of turning dreams into dollars. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The Disney Life where talking animals reign supreme and princesses break into song • The mouse in the room - the ‘quirks’ of Disney storytelling • Gender norm defying characters who shine beside classic Disney...
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On Disney
Seraphina Speaks
Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, prepare to be enchanted, entertained, and enticed by all things Disney. We explore the happiest (and most profitable) place on Earth! From Mickey's iconic ears to Frozen fever, Disney has mastered the art of turning dreams into dollars. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The Disney Life where talking animals reign supreme and princesses break into song • The mouse in the room - the ‘quirks’ of Disney storytelling • Gender norm defying characters who shine beside classic Disney...
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Behind The Scenes Bulletin - On Questions to Ask Tweens + Teens
Seraphina Speaks
The answers you get depend on the questions you pose. This episode is about the questions grown ups ask vs the ones that might be better to ask tweens and teens. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The type of questions adults ask • How the question mark came about • What an Interrobang is • Why adults might be asking the questions they ask • Sample questions to steal and try out • How to tell the difference between questions that tweens/teens would answer and those that adults ask • How great questions help...
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On Questions to Ask Tweens + Teens
Seraphina Speaks
The answers you get depend on the questions you pose. This episode is about the questions grown ups ask vs the ones that might be better to ask tweens and teens. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The type of questions adults ask • How the question mark came about • What an Interrobang is • Why adults might be asking the questions they ask • Sample questions to steal and try out • How to tell the difference between questions that tweens/teens would answer and those that adults ask • How great questions help...
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Behind The Scenes Bulletin - On Being Happy To Be Different
Seraphina Speaks
Accepting and celebrating our differences helps us get comfortable in our own skin. But if you’ve ever felt like YOU were the problem, that you were different, and things would be easier if you changed to “fit in” then this episode is a gift for you. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • What being different means and what the opposite of this is • Why people try to not be different • What Herd Mentality is • The two biggest costs of trying to be someone we’re not • Why being HAPPY with our differences is...
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On Being Happy To Be Different
Seraphina Speaks
Accepting and celebrating our differences helps us get comfortable in our own skin. But if you’ve ever felt like YOU were the problem, that you were different, and things would be easier if you changed to “fit in” then this episode is a gift for you. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • What being different means and what the opposite of this is • Why people try to not be different • What Herd Mentality is • The two biggest costs of trying to be someone we’re not • Why being HAPPY with our differences is...
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Behind The Scenes Bulletin - On Celebrity Special Treatment
Seraphina Speaks
We can’t calculate exactly how many celebrity-ish people there are in the world but it seems that these people get special treatment wherever they go. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • What celebrity is and how people become one • Whether King Charles III is a celebrity • What VIP Syndrome is • Why celebrities have responsibilities to their fans • What can happen when a celebrity is unhappy with their special treatment • The step-by-step plan to becoming a self-made celebrity • How celebrity is available to...
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On Celebrity Special Treatment
Seraphina Speaks
We can’t calculate exactly how many celebrity-ish people there are in the world but it seems that these people get special treatment wherever they go. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • What celebrity is and how people become one • Whether King Charles III is a celebrity • What VIP Syndrome is • Why celebrities have responsibilities to their fans • What can happen when a celebrity is unhappy with their special treatment • The step-by-step plan to becoming a self-made celebrity • How celebrity is available to...
info_outlineTime is precious whatever our age. Wasting our time on conversation topics that bore us can feel pretty mindless. In todays episode I explore the idea of things I don’t care about. You’ll hear examples of conversations that fall into this category. My triplet brothers, Montgomery and Horatio will probably make you almost fall sleep UNLESS you’re into the topics they are passionate about. I find that hard to believe but it’s possible!
You’ll learn about one topic I drone on about to anyone who will listen. That’s also possibly a subject my family would say they don’t care about! Perhaps you have topics you like to talk over but secretly people roll their eyes about! We really do all have things we don’t care about.
If this is true, we might want to reflect on how we manage ourselves when people decide to share about things they care about but we don’t. I explore ways I deal with these situations and accept I may need to develop different strategies.
In this episode I also review the Growing Up Powerful Podcast from Rebel Girls. I’m a fan of Rebel Girls in general. I’m committed to examining things critically so you’ll hear the question I have about the hosts I can’t find the answer for online. It’s an important question. If you have the answer let me know.
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