🍇 FROM GRIPES TO GRAPES
A Self-Care + Sanity Series for Gifted Educators Who Are Ready to Grow Something Better
✨ Stop Complaining. Start Cultivating.
Let’s be real:
Gifted education is magical, but it can also make you feel like you’ve lost your sparkle.
You’re pulled in a thousand directions, expected to do it all, and often misunderstood (even by your peers).
This summer, it’s time to reconnect with your magic.
To pause.
To prune.
To believe in yourself again.
Because you are a gifted teacher.
Because YOU are a rare and radiant unicorn! 🦄
And we’re here to help you see that again.
A Refreshing Summer Series + Reflective Journal Created Just for Gifted Educators
🗓 4 Virtual Sessions on Wednesdays in June
🗓 1 Back-to-School Boost in September
📓 + Printed Reflection Journal Delivered to Your Door
💬 + Private Online Community All Year Long
🎓 + Certificate of Participation Equal to 6 Hours of PD!
WHEN:
LIVE LUNCH SESSIONS – June 4, 11, 18, 25
🕐 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT
🍴 Join us for an hour of nourishment—for your mind, heart, and stomach.
Each session blends inspiring content with real conversations over lunch.
We’ll keep it casual, honest, and joyful because professional learning doesn’t have to be stiff.
👩🍳 Oh, and yes, we’ll be sharing actual recipes!
(Think: easy, delicious, teacher-friendly bites you’ll actually want to try.)
In each session, we will serve up a menu of activities using the Gripes To Grapes Reflection Journal for you to put the learning into action!
BTS BOOST – September 10
🕖 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
A Back-to-School refresh to remind you: You’ve got this.
💻 Can’t join us live?
No problem!
All sessions will be recorded, and you’ll have access through the end of 2025.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
✅ 6 hours of energizing, real-talk PD
✅ Your own From Gripes to Grapes printed journal (80+ pages of reflection + rejuvenation)
✅ Access to our private, unicorn-filled online community 🦄
✅ Certificates of Participation to prove you’ve been growing
✅ Weekly challenges, creative prompts, and joy-inducing moments
✅ A chance to reconnect with yourself and your WHY
🧠 THE 4 QUADRANTS OF SELF-CARE
In each session, we’ll explore a different dimension of educator well-being:
🧠 Mental Self-Care
Let go of toxic thinking, perfectionism, and pressure to be “on” all the time.
→ It’s okay to not have it all figured out.
💗 Emotional Self-Care
Name your feelings. Make peace with the hard ones.
→ You can hold space for your students and yourself.
💪 Physical Self-Care
It’s not just about movement—it’s about rest, nourishment, and protecting your energy.
→ Your body deserves care too.
🤝 Social Self-Care
Rebuild your village. Find the people who truly see you.
→ You weren’t meant to do this alone.
Each quadrant helps you trim what’s draining you and nurture what helps you thrive.
🎤 MEET YOUR HOSTS
BRIAN HOUSAND & STEPHANIE HIGGS
Two dynamic voices in gifted education, one epic summer of support.
Dr. Brian Housand is a nationally recognized leader in gifted education, creativity, and technology integration. Known for his brilliant mind and down-to-earth vibe, Brian brings humor, heart, and hard truths (in the best way). He’s here to remind you of your worth and your weirdness. 🧠✨
Stephanie Higgs (aka Little Miss Gifted) is a gifted specialist, speaker, and glitter-powered champion for joyful, authentic learning. With empathy and sparkle, Stephanie reminds teachers that they are humans first, and that it’s okay to take care of yourself while taking care of others.
Together, they’ve created the summer PD they wish they had, and they can’t wait to share it with you.
💸 ALL THIS FOR JUST $50
That’s $10 per hour for meaningful professional learning, a gorgeous reflection journal, and a unicorn-powered community that lasts all year.
🍇 Ready to turn your gripes into grapes?
🎟 Click below to register and reclaim your time, your energy, and your joy.
Because gifted educators aren’t just teachers—
They’re magical unicorns.
And it’s time you believed in you again. 🦄
