Thank you for participating in #SameHere Schools Month and engaging with conversations centered around mental health awareness and support in education.

Today, we're bringing you a bonus episode from Morning Motivation for Educators, a daily podcast here on the Be Podcast Network. This message is shared by Karen Dudek-Brannan, a Professional Development and Product Specialist, speech-language pathologist (SLP), and founder/CEO of Dr. Karen, LLC, a company focused on empowering therapists and educators to design interventions that support language, literacy, and executive functioning.

Karen is also host of the podcast De Facto Leaders, in which she shares evidence-based practices, her own experience, and guest interviews designed to help pediatric therapists, educators, and aspiring school leaders design services that support social, emotional, and academic growth and set kids up for success in adulthood.

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