Educational Consultant and Speaker Helping Schools Achieve Lasting Success
Build Resilient, High-Performing Teams with Evidence-Based Practices
✓ Emotional Resilience
✓ Leadership Growth
✓ Stress Reduction
Imagine if you could…
Say goodbye to burnout and overwhelm.
Get peace of mind knowing your school is delivering high-quality, impactful instruction.
Gain the resources to provide valuable, relevant professional development focused on behavior and mental health.
End the days of running on empty.
Well, you’ve come to the right place. As an educational consultant, I’m here to help you make this vision a reality. Let’s work together to get you there.
Ways I can help you…
Neuroscience-based Insights
Researched, proven strategy you can trust. You’ll get the latest evidence-based research on EQ, backed by decades of my experience studying neuroscience. The tools I share are a proven recipe so you can trust the efficacy and current findings.
Relevant Practices
The fastest path to results is through reflection & action. We will start with a 20-question inventory to assess wellness and areas for exploration and action. You’re busy, and so are your students. My EQ exercises are quick, doable, and to set everyone up for a successful mindset.
Exponential Growth
Achieve more as a team, in less time. Movement and engagement are signature hallmarks of Dr. Jenny’s presentation style. She’ll engage you the whole time! You’ll be moving, intentionally forming with specific design so you can uplift each other. Together, you’ll hit the ground running on your goals.
Hi, I'm Dr. Jenny Severson, and I was once in your shoes.
I went into education because it MATTERED. I had a passion for teaching and neuroscience, and entered the profession ON FIRE. I knew my PURPOSE: I was going to make a real difference in the world, to meaningfully impact student lives and learning.
By my mid 20’s, I had all the outer markers of success that I had dreamed of: local and state awards for teaching, a doctorate in education, and a new role as principal of a K-5 school in Illinois.
By every external measure, I had made it. But inside? Well, that’s another story.
I was constantly overworking and on the brink of overwhelm. My mental and physical health suffered, and I neglected key relationships with friends and family. At some level I believed I had to sacrifice myself in order to meet my purpose in education.
Eventually I became a speaker and educational consultant, helping schools around the world implement Social Emotional Learning — and they got results like higher attendance and student achievement, and decreased disciplinary events. More outward success! But I had just carried forward the overwork and overwhelm. I thought this was how I needed to be in order to succeed.
A decade of this constant stress took a serious toll on me and my primary relationships. Emotionally and physically I was running on empty, and I believe it was no coincidence that at this time I contracted breast cancer.
If you’re thinking those were stormy waters, you’d be right. I was able to heal and recover, but to again reach the shore of purpose and passion I had to renew and refocus in a way that was sustainable. I established my gratitude practices, I set new boundaries and moved from go-it-alone to create it collaboratively. I was “green and growing” once again.
Now I help leaders in education put in place a common language and practices that gives them margin to breathe and think and a motivated team that has their back. They have time for the things that matter most without sacrificing their purpose or themselves.
Stop overdoing it right now, stop the relentless putting out fires and putting out more fires, get laser focused in your zone of genius with my workshops and coaching, and rekindle your passion for what brought you to education in the first place.
Educational Services
Speaking
With a deep passion for connecting, motivating, and empowering audiences, I bring practical insights and uplifting messages that resonate.
Coaching
In my leadership coaching sessions, I provide practical, customized guidance to help you develop resilience, clarity, and confidence.
Retreat
In this retreat, I’ll guide you through a transformative framework for sustainable success, helping you balance work, life, and everything in between.
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How it Works
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Let's connect and see what's working and what's not to see if we're a good fit for each other.
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Options:
Event-Based
Yearlong
Summer (Multiyear)
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You can choose between one-on-one coaching or joining a group coaching session with the option to be part of a mastermind.
