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Aug 2021
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Episode 135: The Essence of Anxiety

Teacher Self-Care Podcast
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In this episode, Franchesca interviews D'Essence Grant and discusses the crippling effects of anxiety and how teachers can move forward. 

D’Essence is a young woman aspiring to make a difference in the education system. This podcast would be great for networking with like-minded people and bringing awareness to this topic in a major way. Coming from “The Delta”, rural Arkansas wasn’t the best place for education. Her grandmother and mother, who were both educators, helped instill all of the qualities that make her the teacher she is today. D’Essence has been a single mother for 11 years and has battled the education system since she first got pregnant at 16. Taking care of her son when she could barely take care of herself, now makes self-care a necessity.

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