Ask Martita Robbins - Tapping with 'Tita

12/17/2025

POV: Your "check engine" light is on, sis. 💡🛑

But you think you know your car better than the manufacturer does (😒side eye).

I drove with my "Check Engine" light on for 15 years. I didn’t stop the car. I just put black electrical tape over the dashboard so I wouldn't have to see it.

The "Before": In my early years as an educator, I thought "tired" was a personality trait. I thought "Sunday Scaries" were just part of the job description.

My body was screaming at me in the only language it knew:
🔥The tension headache that hit like clockwork at 2 PM.
🔥The jaw clenching and the "emergency snacks" for a dopamine hit during staff meetings.
🔥The literal dread in my stomach as I worked on lesson plans every Sunday.

Because I was "high-functioning" and "dependable," I ignored the data. I treated my body like an inconvenience. I popped some Tylenol (the black tape) and kept driving at 80 mph. 🏎️💨

The Shift: Ignoring the light doesn't fix the engine. It just guarantees a more expensive breakdown. For me, that meant a two-year career pause. I had to pull off the road because I’d driven myself into the ground.

The "After": Today, as an Instructional Designer and EFT Practitioner, I treat my body differently. I don't treat symptoms as "weakness." I treat them as System Notifications.

Shoulders up to my ears? ➡️ Notification: Cortisol spike.

Pit in my stomach? ➡️ Notification: Boundary violation.

I no longer use black tape. I pull over. I take 3 minutes. I tap. I regulate.

The Lesson: You cannot drive a car with no oil just because you have somewhere important to be.

And you cannot lead a classroom or a boardroom with a dysregulated nervous system just because "people are counting on you."

If your light is blinking today, don’t cover it up. Pull over. 🛑✨

Drop a "🛑" in the comments if you’ve been ignoring your "check engine" light lately.

Let’s hold some space for each other.

09/06/2025

"Just take a day off," "try to relax more," or "you just need a break."

We've all heard the well-meaning advice, but it's based on a big myth: that rest alone is the cure for teacher burnout.

The truth is, burnout isn't just about being tired. It’s a deep state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion.

Taking a day off is like putting a bandage on a broken bone—it's not enough to heal the root cause.

You need a tool that addresses the underlying stress that's keeping you stuck.

That's where EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Tapping comes in.

EFT gives you the power to actively release the stress, overwhelm, and frustration that builds up during the school year.

Give yourself the tools to thrive in your job without looking for an escape.

Don't just rest—heal. Learn more here in your own complimentary EFT sesh with me .

Comment ✨ for the link.

09/01/2025

Hey, I'm Martita!
I help teachers with career burnout so they can:
✨reclaim their time, energy, and joy in their profession;
✨stay in the classroom without sacrificing their well-being;
✨and, find a healthy, sustainable work-life integration.
My #1 offer right now is a free quiz, "How Burned Out Are You?"
Have you taken it yet?
If you've been needing this, let's talk today - get the quiz in comments below

07/22/2025

06/27/2025

Meet me in Dallas!

Vendor Spotlight 💜🕯️

Martita Claiborne-Robbins Ed., Midlife Transition Coach blogger from Mansfield, Louisiana. She is the Founder and CEO of Ask Martita Robbins, LLC.

💜 Martita Claiborne-Robbins is passionate about helping women create joyful and fulfilling lives by fostering resilience, empowerment, and harmony in all aspects of their journey.

She specializes in using Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Tapping to empower millennial career women as they navigate midlife challenges and chronic illness experiences with greater confidence and joy, focusing on self-care, healing, stress management, and transformation.

We’re proud to have her as an event sponsor, participating in our Inflamed Sisters Thriving Inc. Executive Roundtable Brunch. We’re looking forward to purchasing your journals, workbooks and other services you offer.

💜Make sure you follow her page.
🗓️ Saturday, July 19th 11am-3pm cst

🎟️ https://inflamedsistersthriving.org/events/executive-roundtable-brunch/

06/11/2025

Teachers on summer break:

I hope you recover.

I hope you make time for you.

I hope you get a chance to relax.

I hope you find you again.

05/13/2025

Teachers, are you masking high functioning depressïon or experiencing signs of bürnout?

It's easy to think that what we are going through is normal.

The tension, the workload, the coping strategies that aren't helping ...

Read High Functioning by Dr. Judith Joseph.

And, watch for my future posts where I'll share the "How Burned Out Are You?" quiz.

Thank you Dr. Judith Joseph MD for creating this and breaking it down!

04/15/2025

Last week I had the honor to speak to a group of entrepreneurs and side hustlers!

Thanks for inviting me, Pink Tech Tribe

03/04/2025

In a world where we have more social opportunities than every before, there's still a disconnect in how to communicate and empathetically listen.👂🏽

I challenge you to check on that person that came to your mind when you were in the middle of something, that person you haven't heard from in a while, or that person you don't worry about because 'they got it ' 🫶🏽

Maybe one person is all three in your life.

Ask how they are doing. And, don't accept, "I'm fine" as their response.

They need to hear from you.
They want to talk to you.
They have stood in the gap for you.
And, they want to know you are there for them.

This may not touch on the topic of Tapping, but true connections and support are essential for healing.

Keep tapping with 'Tita💜