My Journey from Generational Trauma to Experiential Social Emotional Learning

🌱Experiential social emotional learning (ESEL) combines experiential education and social emotional learning to transform lives.

🌍Community and immersive experiences play a crucial role in breaking the cycle of generational trauma and addiction.

🔄The experiential learning cycle - active experience, intentional reflection, generalization, and application - leads to personal growth and development.

🔒Regulation, relationships, and reasoning are interconnected and essential for holistic well-being.

💡Experiential social emotional learning can be incorporated into school systems to promote healthy identities, empathy, relationships, and decision-making.

What is experiential social emotional learning (ESEL)?

—Experiential social emotional learning is the combination of experiential education and social emotional learning, promoting growth, connection, and personal development through active experiences and intentional reflection.

How does experiential social emotional learning break the cycle of generational trauma and addiction?

—Community and immersive experiences provide a supportive environment for individuals to regulate their emotions, connect with others, and develop reasoning skills. These experiences help individuals break free from the patterns of generational trauma and addiction.

What is the experiential learning cycle?

—The experiential learning cycle involves four stages: active experience, intentional reflection, generalization, and application. This cycle allows individuals to learn from their experiences, connect them to other areas of their lives, and grow intentionally.

Why are regulation, relationships, and reasoning important in experiential social emotional learning?

—Regulation, relationships, and reasoning are interconnected and essential for holistic well-being. Regulation ensures individuals are in a balanced state to engage with others and make responsible decisions. Relationships provide a supportive network for growth, connection, and learning. Reasoning allows individuals to reflect, generalize, and apply what they have learned.

How can schools incorporate experiential social emotional learning?

—Schools can incorporate experiential social emotional learning by integrating experiential activities and intentional reflection into their curriculum. This promotes healthy identities, empathy, supportive relationships, and responsible decision-making.

00:00I share my personal journey of overcoming generational trauma and finding healing through experiential social emotional learning (ESEL).

09:27Experiential education and social emotional learning helped me escape the cycle of addiction and build a life focused on growth, connection, and purpose.

13:14Experiential education involves active experiences followed by intentional reflection, allowing for personal growth and development.

15:30Experiential social emotional learning (ESEL) combines experiential education and social emotional learning to transform lives.

16:10Regulation, relationships, and reasoning are interconnected and essential for holistic well-being in ESEL.