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21. Stories of Resilience with Kerstin Brinson

Published: May 14, 2021, 3 p.m.

The first positive COVID case in Seattle Washington was announced in February 2020.\\xa0 As the rest of the nation went about their regular lives, Kerstin Brinson - the executive director at Kids Center - felt disbelief and shock as she bore witness to people going about their regular lives while it was already wreaking havoc on her 2 locations.\\xa0

As a leader of 50 teachers, over 100 families, and 150 children, she holds great responsibility for their well-being. On top of that,\\xa0 Kerstin is the wife to Jimmy and mother to Jenna who is 22, and Cassidy who is 6, who both come to the centers every day.\\xa0

Kerstin shares her experiences as the news began to spread throughout America, and even as the pandemic overstayed its welcome.\\xa0

She talks about:

Why her survival instinct are so high and how the muscle memory of survival served her during those critical moments
The kind of leadership skills that came in handy as COVID transferred how schools operated
How to trust your decision-making capabilities and some of the critical decisions that Kerstin had to make
Some of the mental health challenges that the pandemic brought forth, and how Kerstin and her team handles them
Self-care tips that helped Kerstin stay afloat amidst a pandemic that wreaked havoc to the world\\u2019s economy
The stigma associated with burnout, and how to change this narrative
Why the decision to involve\\xa0 managers in the decision to lay off some of her teachers was one of the best decisions she made
How being vulnerable to her managers helped them open up and share some of their greatest concerns

...and so much more!

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More about the show:

If you are an Early Childhood director or owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 little kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies \\u2013 equipping you to build schools with higher staff retention, teacher motivation, parent partnership, collaborative culture, and a beautiful quality of life.\\xa0