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    Education consultant, college professor and SEL geek. Striving to make systems serving children & teens safer, kinder, healthier & trauma invested.

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    5 Wellness tips to start your year
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    5 Wellness tips to start your year

    At the start of the year many of us start with a full tank of gas and we are at our best. As the year continues we deplete our tanks....
    Creating Connection During COVID
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 5 min

    Creating Connection During COVID

    As schools across the country are either making plans to reopen or have already reopened, there are many feelings that families, students...
    Finishing the year strong
    • May 29, 2020
    • 4 min

    Finishing the year strong

    I want to highlight that it’s okay to feel like the end of this interrupted school year is a more emotional experience than normal. This...
    Brain Catcher
    • May 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    Brain Catcher

    When I was growing up a favorite past time was to make "cootie catchers" with my friends to predict our future and make decisions. During...
    Brain Books for Regulation
    • May 15, 2020
    • 5 min

    Brain Books for Regulation

    These last two months have been a mixture of feelings. I have been grateful for more time with my youngest kids and the ability to be...
    5 lessons from 5 weeks of at home learning
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 5 min

    5 lessons from 5 weeks of at home learning

    1. Grace. Grace is a necessity. Grace for myself, for my kids, and for the school employees. The first few weeks of at home learning we...
    We've got this!
    • Mar 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    We've got this!

    6 weeks. We've got this! It’s all about mindset. I am my kids’ first teacher. I am missing being out on the road and speaking. I am also...
    6 Week Wellness Calendar
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 7 min

    6 Week Wellness Calendar

    For many of us we are facing inordinate amounts of stress and a rapid altering of the routines and expectations we know. Teachers are...
    A gift of self-care for this Valentine's Day.
    • Feb 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    A gift of self-care for this Valentine's Day.

    Valentine's day is typically seen as a holiday to spend with those who are important to you. And while it is important to connect with...
    Giving yourself love
    • Feb 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    Giving yourself love

    When we give ourselves moments to acknowledge our failures and accomplishments that is self-love. The journey of caring for others can...
    Sculpting like Michelangelo
    • Nov 28, 2018
    • 2 min

    Sculpting like Michelangelo

    How we view and help reveal the inner potential of children will shape them into who they were meant to be. I recall a time where I was...
    Why not dance?
    • Oct 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    Why not dance?

    We dance in my family. We love to celebrate big and small things with a dance party. Sometimes we dance just because it is Friday. Other...
    Teaching children the power of mistakes
    • Sep 17, 2018
    • 2 min

    Teaching children the power of mistakes

    “Our brains renew themselves throughout life to an extent previously thought not possible.” ― Michael S. Gazzaniga My 6 year old son was...
    Stress farts
    • Sep 17, 2018
    • 1 min

    Stress farts

    A while back I was in consultation with a staff member at an elementary school. He was relaying to me an interaction he had with a...
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    • Aug 6, 2018
    • 1 min

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