MENTAL HEALTH TOOLS YOUR TEACHERS WILL ACTUALLY USE

Give your educators (K-12) a common set of proven mental health tools they can use in any setting. Through engaging, interactive workshops, Back Pocket doesn't just deliver strategies that stick — we create a collaborative wellness experience that builds community and reignites teacher joy.

Meet your Trainer - Shaney Andler

As Back Pocket's founder and lead instructor, Shaney brings battle-tested mental health strategies into everyday education. Her unique background as a special education teacher and psychiatric hospital educator showed her firsthtand how students light up when given practical tools they can actually use. When her own son struggled with mental health in middle school, she watched these same coping skills transform his life — inspiring her to make these tools accessible to all.

Smiling woman with blonde hair wearing a black blouse, standing with one arm crossed in front of her body and holding glasses.

Today, Shaney is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur dedicated to revolutionizing how schools approach mental health. She's taken the most powerful, research-backed coping strategies and packaged them into an experience that resonates with both educators and students. Her approach is refreshingly simple: these aren't just tools for teens — they're essential skills for every human being.

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The ExperiencE

Back Pocket workshops get educators actively engaged in their own wellness journey while building skills to support their students. Our full-day or half-day workshops combine evidence-based techniques with real-world application, creating an experience that benefits both educators and students.

Session Breakdown

Understanding Today’s Students

Decode the real factors driving youth mental health challenges. Through current trends and data-driven insights, understand how the intersection of technology, social pressure, and rising anxiety have transformed student wellness needs. You'll gain a clear perspective on why kids are struggling and what they actually need from educators.

Happy Hormones

Put the science of happiness to work. Jump right into activating the four happiness hormones that actually drive well-being. You'll not only learn about these powerful mood boosters — you'll experience them firsthand through guided exercises you can use instantly.

Calming Techniques

Learn real techniques for real-world challenges. Master four concrete strategies you can pull out the moment anxiety or emotional spirals hit. Through real practice (not just talk), you'll build confidence in techniques that work for both you and your students.

Gratitude Cafe

Gratitude isn’t just a buzzword, learn how it can build lasting resilience. In this session, you'll move beyond surface-level appreciation to discover how focusing on life's real moments creates lasting impact. No forced positivity — just authentic connection and practical tools that stick.

Screen Wellness Plan

Develop intentional practices for digital wellness. Instead of general guidelines, you'll create a personalized plan that actually works for your life. Identify your specific "experience stealers" and practice sustainable boundaries that make sense for you.

Your Back Pocket

This isn't just another training that ends with a folder of unused handouts. You'll assess which tools genuinely resonate with you and build a personalized toolkit to use the moment you need it.

Each session moves beyond theory to get you actively engaged in building real skills. Whether you join us for a half-day or full-day workshop, you'll walk away with evidence-based techniques you can use immediately — both for yourself and your students.

WHATS INCLUDED

Live or virtual instruction by Shaney Andler

Flexible half-day or full-day formats

Personal copy of the Back Pocket book

Interactive breakouts and group discussions

Complete set of implementation materials

Why Back Pocket Professional Development?

Support Every Student

Equip your teachers with actionable mental health tools they can use with any student, in any setting. As the challenges facing students evolve, your teachers will understand both the 'why' behind current mental health trends and the 'how' of practical support. Our strategies create a common language of consistent, informed support across your entire school community.

Invest in Teacher Wellness

Experience professional development that prioritizes your teachers' well-being. Teachers don't just learn new tools — they participate in a wellness journey that builds personal resilience and reduces stress.

Access Trusted Resources

Replace social media mental health advice with evidence-based strategies that actually work. Give your staff reliable tools and techniques they can implement with confidence in their real lives and classroom settings.

WHAT EDUCATORS ARE SAYING

“Shaney was amazing—honest, real, and incredibly relatable. Her passion for sharing these tools is contagious, and it made me excited to use them, too...”

Suzanne Tripp

Eastern Carver County Schools, Minnesota

"Shaney teaches practical, no-nonsense strategies that anyone (child, teenager, or adult) can easily utilize throughout their mental health journey. Shaney is approachable, upbeat, and open. I would recommend Shaney's training to anyone seeking simple and practical strategies to go from struggling to thriving."

Amy Beattie - Health Transformation Consultant

Dean Health Plan

"The Back Pocket training that Shaney presented was engaging, energetic and effective. The staff took tools away that apply not only to their day to day teaching, but to their personal lives as well."

Jarrett Bednar - School Counselor

Appleton Area School District, Wisconsin