S3 E.4 What Makes Us Unbreakable | A Conversation with Brittany Sinitch @fivefootoneteacher

In this inspiring episode of resilience and strength, we welcome Brittany Sinitch, also known as Five Foot One Teacher. Through this episode, Brittany talks about her mental health journey and what prompted her to start her non-profit, The Unbreakable Organization. We also dive into the tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018 that Brittany lived through and will be forever changed by. Little Words Project is honored to be collaborating with Brittany on a special teacher-inspired bracelet trio that will be donating back to The Unbreakable Organization. Check out those bracelets, and tune into this episode to hear Brittany’s heroic and inspiring story. 

Important Times

7:10: Brittany’s Life Update & teaching middle school

10:17: Getting started with Five Foot One Teacher

12:51: What happened at Parkland in 2018

20:12: Moments with her students

24:50: Turning the negative to the positive

28:50: Connecting the dots after tragedy

31:22: Brittany’s Mental Health journey

35:49: What enabled Brittany to come back to teaching & the years after tragedy

42:22: Controlling your reactions to situations

43:43: Having faith through tragedy

52:06: The upcoming school year

55:08: Seeing her students from 2018

57:00: Where to find Brittany

Miscellaneous

Where to find Brittany

• Instagram @fivefootoneteacher
• YouTube: Five Foot One Teacher (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC36E72jN1d8zJeoI6goBLVQ)

Where to find The Unbreakable Organization

• Instagram @theunbreakableorg
• Website: https://theunbreakableorg.com 

The Body Keeps the Score book

• https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748

Where to find Glow Through It on Instagram

• @glowthroughitpodcast
• @ adrianacarrig
• @ mariahgrippo

Buy Brittany’s Bracelets!
https://littlewordsproject.com/collections/5ft-1-teacher-x-lwp