S6: E120 Worry and Anxiety with a Mix of Faith and Encouragement with Jessica Peresta

Season Six

Episode 120

Worry and Anxiety with a Mix of Faith and Encouragement with Jessica Peresta

I met Jessica through Instagram and have been inspired by her work with music education and her mentorship of educators. She is the host of three podcasts which are “The Elementary Music Teacher featuring interviews and ideas for teaching music, The Learn Music Together for parents wanting strategies and tips to guide their children in piano practices, and Found in Motherhood, which she hosts with Anne Mileski, where they share about their experiences as moms and give practical advice. This episode was inspired by one of Jessica’s episodes on The Elementary Music Teacher Podcast about worry and anxiety. I loved what she had to share and asked if she’d have a conversation about it with me and I’m so glad she said yes. We’ll be talking about worry and anxiety and share the encouragement we have found as well as how our faith has helped us.

Jessica Peresta is passionate about mentoring elementary music teachers. Jessica earned the Top Music Education Major award for her graduating class, and upon earning her Bachelors in Music Education from Oral Roberts University, she started her first teaching position in the middle of the school year at a low income elementary school in Tulsa, OK.

Having few resources and teaching materials, Jessica was asked to restart the music program which had been non-existent for 7 years. Over the next several years, Jessica created her own curriculum map and developed lesson plans that met her students where they were at. During her second year of teaching, she won the Teacher of the Year and Teacher of Today awards.

Jessica started The Domestic Musician website, the HARMONY membership site, as well as The Elementary Music Teacher podcast as a way to help elementary music teachers beat the overwhelm and get back to teaching music with joy.

Website: https://www.thedomesticmusician.com/

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