Tide, Time, and Turtles: Self-Awareness through the Lens of Nature
The Ripple Effect: Helping Teachers Thrive – Empowering Educators Through Self-Care
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Show Notes
Guest: Laura Jim – Educator, Sea Turtle Researcher, Photographer
Module Theme: Self-Awareness & Nervous System Literacy
In this episode of The Ripple Effect: Helping Teachers Thrive, we continue our monthly theme of Awareness with a conversation that invites us to slow down and notice the wisdom all around us in nature.
My guest is Laura Jim—a science teacher, photographer, and Associate Director of HPA’s Sea Turtle Research Program. Laura lives with deep attunement to the ocean, her students, and her surroundings, and she brings that awareness into every space she enters.
Together, we explore how the ocean and its rhythms can guide us toward patience, presence, and regulation—and how self-awareness in teachers ripples outward to students and communities.
📥 Downloadable PDF: Reflection prompts inspired by this episode are available on our website: www.therippleeffect.io
🌊 In This Episode
- How working with ocean creatures and the rhythm of the ocean shaped Laura’s journey into self-awareness
- What the natural world can teach us about patience, presence, and regulation
- How photography and sensory awareness practices help us stay grounded
- Ways to cultivate self-awareness in the classroom
📚 Resources & Links
- 📸 Follow Laura’s photography on Instagram: @laurajimphotography
- 🐢 Learn more about HPA’s Sea Turtle Research Program: HPA website
- 🔗 Listen on all platforms: linktr.ee/rippleeffect.teachers
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