The Big Hearted Podcast has been created for educators to find inspiration and gather ideas for their own educational practice and to help broaden their perspectives on all aspects from education and care practices, to business and balancing their lives.
Victoria Edmond has been involved with early years education for well over a decade. She has been the managing Director of Rainbow Bridge Family Day Care since 2012, and branched out with business partners Marta Koncz and Jess Thomas to create Big Hearted Education.
After seeing how educators had difficulties with understanding the programming requirements, felt isolated and unsupported in their role, and had at times very little business guidance, they set about creating courses and resources to help educators feel confident in their own abilities.
The Big Hearted Podcast is released weekly and features solo episodes from Victoria, as well as interviews with educators and specialists who can help educators to look at their business from a unique perspective.
From Guilt and Burnout to Calm and Confidence: Exploring PSYCH-K® with Gemma Honeyball
What if the stress, guilt and fear you experience in Family Day Care aren’t simply things you have to learn to live with?
In this episode of the Big Hearted Podcast, I’m joined by my friend and PSYCH-K® facilitator, Gemma Honeyball, to explore a modality that I was initially pretty sceptical about.
After finally experiencing a PSYCH-K® session for myself, I noticed a significant shift in the way I responded to something I had been struggling with personally. What surprised me most was just how simple the process felt.
That experience got me thinking about Family Day Care educators.
So many educators carry guilt around saying no, setting boundaries, charging fees and having difficult conversations. There can also be fear around programming, documentation, compliance, visits from the department and the feeling that what you’re doing is never quite enough. Over time, carrying all of that can become exhausting. Pasted text
Gemma and I explore how subconscious beliefs may influence the way we respond to these situations, and how PSYCH-K® is designed to help people work with those beliefs without necessarily having to revisit every experience from their past.
We talk about people-pleasing, guilt, boundaries, compliance anxiety and burnout, as well as what actually happens during a PSYCH-K® session.
I also share my own experience of the process, including the changes I began noticing in the days following my first session.
If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, I know I shouldn’t feel this stressed about this, but I do, this conversation might give you something interesting to consider.
4 Aug 2026
Finding Your Values as an FDC Educator (And Why It's the Antidote to Burnout)
An educator named Jane left a comment that stopped me in my tracks: "I don't know if I ever share my values." If that hits you the same way it hit her, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I unpack:
The difference between requirements (what you must do) and values (why you'd want to do it), and why chasing only the first one hollows educators out
Why the industry is losing educators at an alarming rate, and what that actually has to do with values, not just workload
Real examples from my own service, gardening, cooking, community walks, the fire pit ritual, and how anchoring your program in what genuinely lights you up changes everything
The difference between working in your business and working on your business, and why "free-only" professional development quietly tells you you're not worth investing in
A practical invitation to write your own values down this week, not think about them, write them
I also talk about what's coming at Dream, Lead, Play '26, two days in Sydney, Friday 11 September for Leaders and Saturday 12 September for Educators, with Emma Rattenbury, Nicole Halton, Sammi Jaeger and Maree Kirkpatrick. Tickets are $250 and if you learn even a handful of things from any one speaker, that investment pays for itself within a week.
Grab your seat at bigheartededucation.com/dreamleadplay26.
From my big heart to yours.
23 Jul 2026
The Interview That Saves You a Bad Enrolment
Finding the right family is about more than filling a vacancy. It's about building a partnership that supports children, families and your business.
In this episode, I share my top tips for interviewing new families and explain how to make families feel welcome while finding out whether they're the right fit for your service.
We cover the questions every family day care educator should ask about sleep, separation, behaviour guidance, family values, illness, communication and fees. I also share why being clear about your expectations from the very beginning can help prevent challenges later.
If you've ever accepted an enrolment that didn't feel like the right fit, or want to feel more confident during family interviews, this episode will give you practical strategies to help you attract families who align with your values and your approach to early childhood education.
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