Can the kid who was bullied become the educator who changes the system?

0:00 – Trailer

0:42 – Intro: Faith. No Filter.

3:45 – Growing up resisting the call to teach

6:46 – The reality of Year 6 bullying

9:50 – Bullying, meanness, and fitting in

12:53 – Investigating the "why" of kids’ behavior

15:56 – Understanding the amygdala hijack

18:58 – Restorative discipline in the classroom

22:00 – Does faith fix everything?

25:02 – Not just a job, but a calling

28:04 – Masking depression and finding truth

In this episode of Filthy Hope, hosts Rev Ness Williams-Henke and Rev Jon Humphries sit down with Lynda Humphrey, an educator with over 30 years of experience and a Master's in wellbeing and leadership. Lynda opens up about being severely bullied in Year 6, an experience that made her view leadership as dangerous and caused her to avoid it for years, and how she eventually reclaimed her voice to lead with empathy.

With warmth and candour, Lynda shares her philosophy on education: that discipline without understanding misses the point, that empathy is a skill that must be taught, and that the "why" behind a child's behaviour almost always tells a more important story than the behaviour itself. She also reflects on her own battle with clinical depression, and how faith, therapy, and practical tools helped her find her way through.

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