Math Therapy

Author: Vanessa Vakharia, aka The Math Guru

Math Therapy explores the root causes of math trauma, and the empowering ways we can heal from it.  Each week host Vanessa Vakharia, aka The Math Guru, dives into what we get right and wrong about math education, and chats with some of todays most inspiring and visionary minds working to make math more accessible, diverse, and fun for students of all ages. Whether you think youre a "math person" or not, youre about to find out that math people dont actually exist but the scars that math class left on many of us, definitely do. And dont worry, no calculators or actual math were involved in the making of this podcast ;)
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Why smart people still feel out of control (and what to do about it)
Thursday, 7 May, 2026

Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply)Ever feel like you don't know how to take your own advice? Like you've learned all the strategies but can't seem to actually use them? Like no matter how hard you try to get your life in order, it just seems to get more complicated?!Well Vanessa certainly does, and (at the encouragement of her producer) she hopped on the mic and let it all out in one of her most honest and vulnerable episodes yet.With the help of her calculator stuffie and her trademark stream of consciousness outer processing, she talks herself down from a panicked state and explores:what an anxiety spiral looks like and what's actually behind itnegativity bias + confirmation bias = catastrophization!how therapy tools like a gratitude practice can helpwhat this all has to do with math educationIf you can relate, or just want to give Vanessa a pep talk, send us a text! And share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it.Contact us:Vanessa Vakharia: Instagram, TikTok, EmailMath Therapy: Text the PodcastMore Math Therapy:Get the book: Corwin, AmazonAudiobook: Audible, SpotifyMerch store: Shop here