about usCEEQ: Creating Sustainable Joy and Connection for Educators and Caregivers
At The Center for Empathy and Emotional Intelligence (CEEQ), we help educators and caregivers build sustainable well-being, resilience, and connection through empathy and emotional intelligence. We have found that emotionally supported teams provide the best care and education.
Founded by Misha Safran, CEEQ strengthens relationships by improving team dynamics, reducing burnout, and fostering self-leadership through our CAPE© framework (Compassionate Communication, Positive Intent, Principles of IDEABJ, and Empathy before Accusation).
Through interactive workshops, ongoing coaching, and tailored well-being programs, we create lasting systems that encourage open dialogue, trust, and belonging.
Helping educators and caregivers cultivate positive, joyful, and sustainable environments doesn’t only impact their wellbeing but of those whom they serve! What a beautiful world when staff and those they serve can thrive.
Meet our founder
Misha Safran (she/they) is a trilingual ICF Professional Certified Coach, international speaker, and award-winning leadership trainer with over 35 years of professional experience. Known for her warmth, intuition, and deep empathy, Misha creates supportive spaces for leaders and teams to develop impactful communication skills, fostering professional communities where collaboration, celebration, and enthusiasm thrive.
Misha empowers individuals, couples, and organizations to reset mindsets, embrace authenticity, and amplify their voices, leading to enhanced problem-solving, creativity, and connection. Her career, spanning public education, corporate leadership, and IDEABJ training, demonstrates a lifelong commitment to fostering positive relationships, transformative learning experiences, and systemic change. A passionate advocate for social justice and equity, Misha co-hosted a monthly webinar on systemic racism for four years and actively works to dismantle barriers to inclusivity, belonging, and collective well-being.
A mother, a queer advocate, a lifelong learner, singer, and songwriter, Misha brings a unique blend of artistry and emotional intelligence into their work. Living with chronic pain, they model how to embrace both life’s challenges and its joys with resilience and grace.
Misha’s vibrant hair colors, ranging from deep purple to rainbow hues, carry a personal legacy. In 2015, while caring for her mom through cancer treatments, Misha listened as her mom shared her dream of dyeing her hair purple as a bold expression of joy and playfulness. Sadly, Misha’s mom passed away before she could fulfill that wish. However, Misha now wears those colors as a daily reminder to live vibrantly, break free from judgment, and help others do the same. Her work reflects this philosophy, guiding people to challenge biases, dispel limiting beliefs, and build genuine, meaningful connections in both life and leadership.
