My friend and former elementary school teacher, Kirsten Tulsian, found herself sitting on the floor of her classroom one night with her head in her hands and breaking down in tears.

Feeling overwhelmed, overworked and underappreciated, she realized that she just couldn’t keep going on this way.

Although heartbroken about what that might mean for the kids she taught and loved, Kirsten knew if something didn’t change, she wouldn’t be able to continue to be the kind of teacher her students needed and deserved.

Kirsten went on to write a children’s book, “Sprinkle Your Sparkles” and also combined two of her passions to create Kirsten’s Kaboodle - an online shop chock full of fun and effective resources for elementary educators.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking with this former educator and counselor who’s always been a fierce advocate for little kids.

From this passion came her newest venture, Inner Child ID Cards (aka: Self-Love Licenses) - where she advocates for the “inner child” in all of us.

These cards are a fun way for adolescents and adults to honor, care for and support that “little kid” that still lives inside each of us.

Plus they make fantastic personalized gifts, too! 😉

If you’ve been looking for some inspiration on taking that next step, wanting a dash of bravery for walking into the unknown, and needing a hug of healing for your “inner child”, this episode is for you!

KK's Takeaways:

• Education + Teaching Experience (05:10)

• Teaching Kids To Read + The Importance Of Exposure (09:54)

• Challenges + Burnout (15:16)

• Pivoting In The Profession (20:09)

• Writing A Children's Book + Creating Resources For Teachers (24:33)

• Teaching, New Resources, + Scaling Back Work (29:48)

• Advocating For Kids + Self-Care (38:30)

• Frustrations With Business Platforms (45:45)

• Inner Child ID Cards + Their Significance (50:50)

• Healing Inner Child Wounds Through Therapy + Self-Reflection (57:01)

• Training Experience With Unexpected Humor (1:13:08)

• Online Friendship + Meeting In Person (1:21:46)

• Caring For Inner Child + Healing Through Hypnosis (1:30:44)

About Kirsten Tulsian

Kirsten Tulsian earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and elementary education from The University of Iowa and her master's degree in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She’s a former elementary educator and school counselor of nearly 20 years. She's been creating Social-Emotional Learning and Language Arts resources for elementary educators for the last eight years.

She recently launched her new business: Inner Child ID Cards (aka: Self-Love Licenses) which provide you with a tangible representation of who you truly are and serve as a gentle reminder that we came into this world wholly worthy of love and compassion. She is also a certified hypnotist, Reiki Master, children's book author, lover of animals, lifelong learner, and fierce advocate for kids. She lives in Salt Lake City with her husband, teenagers, parrots, and goldendoodles.

Connect With Kirsten Tulsian

Inner Child ID Website: https://innerchildid.com/

Inner Child ID on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innerchildid/

Inner Child ID on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selflovelicense

Kirsten's Kaboodle Website: https://www.kirstenskaboodle.com/

Kirsten's Kaboodle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirstenskaboodle/

Kirsten's Kaboodle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirstentulsian

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Hypnotist, Integrative Change Worker and a Life Coach. She’s known for her dynamic storytelling, her sense of humor, her Boston accent and her no-bullshit approach to Spirituality and transformational work.

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

A curious human being, life-long learner and an entrepreneur for 20+ years, KK brings a down-to-earth perspective to applying spiritual principles and brain science that create powerful shifts in people’s lives and businesses.

She works with people individually in her 1:1 program THE QUEST, and offers a collective learning experience via Group Coaching. She supports both the conscious and unconscious mind by combining practical Neuroscience, Subconscious Reprogramming, Integrative Hypnosis, and Spiritual Mentorship. These tools help clients regulate their nervous systems, remove blocks, rewrite stories, rewire beliefs, and reimagine what’s possible!

Karen wants her clients to have their own lived experience with spirituality and to not just “take her word for it”. She encourages people to deepen their personal connection to Self, Source and Spirit in tangible, relatable, and actionable ways without losing sight of the magic.

Her process called: “Your Story To Your Glory” helps people to shift from an old thought system of fear to one of Love - using compassion, un-shaming, laughter and humor, her work is effective, efficient, and it’s also wicked fun!

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.