S3 E.4 What Makes Us Unbreakable | A Conversation with Brittany Sinitch @fivefootoneteacher - a podcast by Little Words Project
from 2021-08-19T08:00
In this inspiring episode of resilience and strength, we welcome Brittany Sinitch, also known as Five Foot One Teacher. Through this episode, Brittany talks about her mental health journey and what prompted her to start her non-profit, The Unbreakable Organization. We also dive into the tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018 that Brittany lived through and will be forever changed by. Little Words Project is honored to be collaborating with Brittany on a special teacher-inspired bracelet trio that will be donating back to The Unbreakable Organization. Check out those bracelets, and tune into this episode to hear Brittany’s heroic and inspiring story.
Important Times
7:10: Brittany’s Life Update & teaching middle school
10:17: Getting started with Five Foot One Teacher
12:51: What happened at Parkland in 2018
20:12: Moments with her students
24:50: Turning the negative to the positive
28:50: Connecting the dots after tragedy
31:22: Brittany’s Mental Health journey
35:49: What enabled Brittany to come back to teaching & the years after tragedy
42:22: Controlling your reactions to situations
43:43: Having faith through tragedy
52:06: The upcoming school year
55:08: Seeing her students from 2018
57:00: Where to find Brittany
Miscellaneous
Where to find Brittany
- Instagram @fivefootoneteacher
- YouTube: Five Foot One Teacher (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC36E72jN1d8zJeoI6goBLVQ)
Where to find The Unbreakable Organization
- Instagram @theunbreakableorg
- Website: https://theunbreakableorg.com
The Body Keeps the Score book
Where to find Glow Through It on Instagram
- @glowthroughitpodcast
- @ adrianacarrig
- @ mariahgrippo
Buy Brittany’s Bracelets!
https://littlewordsproject.com/collections/5ft-1-teacher-x-lwp
Further episodes of Glow Through It
Further podcasts by Little Words Project
Website of Little Words Project