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Dr. Lori Desautels

@ldesautels

Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Butler University Applied Educational Neuroscience , Trauma Responsive and trauma Accommodating Practices, Special Education, School Counseling

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Behavior management is about the adults! We go first!!

Thank you @artswithapurposeindy for having me, it was such an incredible day learning beside you!

#MTSSforadults
#revelationsineducation
#appliededucationalneuroscience

02.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How do we define post-traumatic growth in schools and for our children and youth?
Susan Curry asked me this powerful question on the Trauma-Free Childhood Summit podcast + it led to such a great discussion that I cannot wait to share!!
I will post a link to the episode when it goes live!!

28.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How do we define post-traumatic growth in schools and for our children and youth?
Susan Curry asked me this powerful question on the Trauma-Free Childhood Summit podcast + it led to such a great discussion that I cannot wait to share!!
I will post a link to the episode when it goes live!!

28.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What you name you can tame!

#appliededucationalneuroscience
#schools
#education
#teachers

28.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Validation doesn't mean we agree with them...we feel with them!

#appliededucationalneuroscience
#revelationsineducation
#touchpoints

@saskatooniec

22.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I know that it is not easy, but we must validate where we are in this incredibly challenging moment….not only to steady ourselves, but also those in our care!!!!
#intentionalneuroplasticity
#revelationsineducation

22.02.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So incredibly grateful to spend the day at New Castle Community School Corporation, diving into MTSS for Adults!

Applications are open for Cohort 11 of our AEN Certification and our master’s program!!!

@butleru.bsky.social
educationonline.butler.edu/programs/med...

www.butler.edu/education/gr...

21.02.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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❀️ ❀️ ❀️

16.02.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resilience is about awareness and acknowledging the states of our ever-changing nervous systems!!!

#intentionalneuroplasticity
#appliededucationalneuroscience
#revelationsineducation

14.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resilience is about awareness and acknowledging the states of our ever-changing nervous systems!!!

#intentionalneuroplasticity
#appliededucationalneuroscience
#revelationsineducation

14.02.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What feels β€œhardwired” isn’t permanent....it’s just familiar!!

#appliededucationalneuroscience
#revelationsineducation
#education
#learning
@saskatooniec

13.02.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What becomes of that growth when connection is torn away in our schools and in our communities??

#intentionalneuroplasticity

07.02.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a heavy time. Our children and youth are struggling, and we truly need one another.
Our cohorts have built a supportive community, and we’re honored to open Cohort 11!!!
Final deadline: May 1, 2026. Questions? Send me a message.
www.butler.edu/education/gr...
@butleru

07.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our schools must remain environments of safety and connection!

#IntentionalNeuroplasticity
#SafeSchools

01.02.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If we don’t feel safe in our environments and connected to others, we don’t learn well, we don’t teach well, we don’t parent well, and we don’t live well!!!

#mentalhealth
#MindOverMatters
#spreadkindness

25.01.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Even as we witness collective trauma, pain, and unrest..

25.01.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Student behavior isn’t about me!
It’s not something being done to me.
It’s a signal.
Can we become curious?

#appliededucationalneuroscience
#bodyandbrainbrilliance
#teacherwellness
#schools

19.01.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I wrote "Intentional Neuroplasticity" when life was asking so much from us all.
Even in unsettling times, we have the power to shape neural pathways through the empathy and kindness we model...
for ourselves and for our children and youth ❀️.

#IntentionalNeuroplasticity
#EduSky

17.01.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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What we're seeing and feeling in our classrooms and schools is a mirror of nervous systems carrying stress in an unpredictable, overwhelming world...

#intentionalneuroplasticity

11.01.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As we move through our days, we often go hours without taking a single deep breath!

And those tears we hold back..the ones we’ve been taught not to shed? They contain cortisol!

Please give yourself permission to release them… your body is doing exactly what it knows to do!

10.01.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m so excited to share the Master’s in Trauma Responsive Teaching and Leadership at
@butleru.bsky.social

If you’re unsure how this might fit into your work, I’m more than happy to talk it through and answer any questions you might have!

Please do not hesitate to reach out!!

08.01.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As a new year begins, our children and adolescents are picking up on the emotional weariness of the adults around them, especially in our current world!!!

Discover more in Intentional Neuroplasticity [https://tinyurl.com/IntentionalNeuroplasticity]

#appliededucationalneuroscience

04.01.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It just means so much to me as a both a former special education teacher and school counselor who has always been curious about the β€œwhy” underneath behavior to receive this recognition!

#appliededucationalneuroscience
#bodyandbrainbrilliance
@exceptionalneedstoday
@teachergoals

02.01.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As we step into the New Year, Intentional Neuroplasticity invites us to kindle a spark of hope....for us and our students!!!!

Learning about the miraculous power of neuroplasticity helps us make sense of why we feel and act the way we do

#AEN
#Neuroplasticity
#IntentionalNeuroplasticity

28.12.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We can only ask for what we need and give to others by listening to our nervous systems!!

#appliededucationalneuroscience
#revelationsineducation
#MentalHealthMatters
#ACEs
#Education
#Teaching

21.12.2025 00:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After 5+ years of learning, growth, & self-regulation, the new Master’s in Trauma Responsive Teaching & Leadership launches today! πŸŽ‰

Explore: educationonline.butler.edu/.../med-trau...
@butleru.bsky.social

15.12.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As we move into the new year, I invite you to explore the manual as a resource and source of support! I also hope you find time to rest, recharge, and enjoy your family and loved ones!!!!!

#appliededucationalneuroscience

@teachergoals.bsky.social

revelationsineducation.com/the-book/bod...

14.12.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Early childhood is when play is learning!

#education #earlychildhoodeducation #school #appliededucationalneuroscience
@edutopia.bsky.social
@edutopia.org

www.edutopia.org/article/imag...

11.12.2025 23:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Even in our roughest moments, we are being guided home!!!!!

#intentionalneuroplasticity
#appliededucationalneuroscience
#edchat
#k12
#Edleaders
#teachers
#school

07.12.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's only when we prioritize the adult nervous system that we can truly sustain the emotional and mental health needed to serve our students!

Want to learn more?
πŸ”— revelationsineducation.com/mtss-for-adu...
πŸ“§ revelationsineducation.com/contact-us/
#MTSSforAdults #appliededucationalneuroscience

06.12.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0