Hi, I'm Yanna Kostidis - Writer, storyteller, presenter, voice recording artist, mum, coach and tutor.
I know how hard it feels to be in a constant state of overwhelm and frustration.
I am passionate about giving you the support and tools you need to ‘do life’, without the struggle.
I spend my days producing content and curriculum, to help people with the problem of learning, to know how, in steps, so that they are able to flow strategically throughout their day.
I am all about building a business of education, one that supports your learning, so you know and are able to live your life.
My experience with education
This became of concern to my Teacher at the time (although as I have grown and my experiences, I really question whether any of the adults in my life at that time, one of my parents mostly, and this parent is not the one you might think, actually cared about whether I knew what I was looking at, or was able to do any of the tasks set for me by my Teacher, at the time) My parents were told that I would need to wear glasses (to which I still wear glasses, I am wearing a pair as I write this story), for the rest of my life. My struggles did not end there. They were only just the beginning.
So my first issue was needing to wear glasses so as to look at what it was that I needed to learn to know, to be able. Second issue. Was the need, (I still feel this to this day) to tune out the inner critic within me, that says I look ugly with glasses, you know (the four eyes thing?) That, listening to the Teacher, was overpowered by the critical mass of other children calling me four eyes, every day! My knowing that I had to listen to the Teacher was disabled within my head, and I was not abled to listen to what the Teacher had to say.
Next came, my inability to learn at the speed of a child my age. So, the school, which I attended in Melbourne, Australia, along with my parents, worked to get me remedial recovery (we know this to be a Teacher Aide). That went down well, as she did not like me and I did not like her. So, to recap, this is me laughing about why you and I are here. Oh and I forgot to mention, that because of how I began to feel about my knowing and ability to learn, and the rest, I would always sit at the back. This did not help me! LoL.
I don’t do that now, I can tell you. I have learned to speak up, move up and stand up when needed. So where was I. Oh yes. So to recap. I did not look at the blackboard, As a result, I did not listen to my Teacher (only the cruelty). I did not like the Teacher Aide that my parents and school assigned me, so learning continued to not happen, and because of how education works, is that you are supposed to remember, (so as to know and be able to move forward), until I got help in my adult life, I could not link anything together or make sense of anything so that I could move on with the next thing that I was required to learn.
So, the point of the photo above is to help you to do what I have had to learn to do, and that is to look back at my plan of what I am going to teach, so that I know with clarity what it is that I would like for you to know, and why. My why is about my mission and vision, as you have seen on my about page, is for you to want to listen to what I have to say so that you will also know and be able with your health, well-being, and learning. Your learning to manage your matters, which is around your mental health and well being and education is important.
Just like it was mine, starting from when I was a child, and I may have had assistance on a Tuesday. Hence why I have given my day a theme because it makes sense and you will know and be able to look at the day, know what is happening, and be able to listen to my beliefs and values on learning, and then, link the resource with the lesson together and understand. That is what knowing and ability is about, knowing how, so that you have the ability to achieve.