The Motional Blog

Welcome to the Motional blog. Sometimes we want to share the latest thinking, our thoughts, feedback from those using Motional, or ideas from communities working to support emotional wellbeing around the globe.

Get in touch if you have something to ask, something to share or something you think needs to be said!

The Motional Blog Page 6

The Power of Transitional Objects

The use of Transitional Objects by children within the school setting can provide stability, connection and a feeling of groundedness. We explore the use of Transitional Objects as a potentially valuable tool for a Teacher, TA or adult in a similar role......

Avoiding Teacher Burnout

Behind the classroom doors, many educators face immense stress and challenges that can take a toll on their mental health and overall wellbeing. Last year's Teacher Wellbeing Index sheds light on some alarming statistics regarding teacher stress and its consequences......

The Brain

Perhaps the most amazing thing in the universe is the thing inside our head? We spend a fair bit of time in Motional thinking about the way in which our brains and our bodies work and how they work together, so it’s worth a quick look at what we have and what we can do with it!...

What are adverse childhood experiences and how do they affect us?

It is well known that the experiences we have early on in our lives and particularly in childhood significantly impacts how we grow and develop, our physical, emotional and mental health, and in turn our thoughts, feelings and behaviour....

Introducing Jaak Panksepp

Jaak Panksepp is somewhat a hero to us all and his ground-breaking work has provided a foundation on which we have built part of Motional. He finished his career as Professor of Integrative Physiology & Neuroscience at Washington State University and Emeritus Professor of the Dep...

The importance of understanding emotional wellbeing within schools

Emotions are sometimes seen as the bull-in-the-china-shop of well-organised thinking, well-ordered classrooms, and a barrier to academic performance; it’s time to shift that paradigm. In fact, it’s more accurate for us to imagine those emotions as shelves in that china shop on wh...