Dear Districts: Time to Wake Up, The Teachers Aren't Coming
There's an interesting phenomenon that happens when it comes to change where the catalyst is adversity - people don't want to believe...
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- Feb 6
- 4 min
Five Focuses: A strategy for prioritizing and calming work chaos
For many of us, work has been a source of overwhelming emotions for the last couple of years, and even though my focus is mental health I...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
The Fight: Self-care vs. Systemic Change
As a mental health advocate and consultant, I speak about self-care. A lot. Districts ask me to come in and speak about self-care. A...
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
How Resilient Do We Want Districts To Be?
Resilience has become a buzzword throughout the pandemic. I’ve used it myself – admittedly we need to cultivate resilience in ourselves...
- Jan 20, 2021
- 5 min
Three Strategies for Fighting Educator Self-Abuse
I’m not smart enough to keep up with new technology. I’m not cut out for this new way of teaching. I’m not good enough to be able to keep...
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
What did educators do pre-pandemic that’s helping them survive or thrive now?
One of the concepts I’ve been the most interested in since the pandemic started is why some educators are surviving or even thriving and...
- Jun 29, 2020
- 5 min
Asking Questions that May Lead to Better Mental Health Support for Black Students and Students of Co
This blog post, like many of my posts, is my version of processing my own thinking and emotions “out loud” with others so I can learn and...
- Jun 2, 2020
- 4 min
Trying To Find the Words to Talk About My Role in Racism
There are not always words available to express the way that something feels. And sometimes, even when we try to use the words we know we...
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
Educator Mental Health and the New Hot Topic
Years ago when I began speaking about educator mental health, I was met with a lot of blank stares and uncomfortable glances. When I...
- Apr 20, 2020
- 5 min
Four Ways You “Should” Give Yourself Grace
It can be a bit overwhelming with all the “you shoulds” right now. You should be working online, offline, harder, smarter, on technology,...
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Time to Be Still
When I was little, I remember my grandma, Nana, telling me how much her and my Bupa loved dancing when they were younger. Being that they...
- Mar 23, 2020
- 7 min
Answers to Five Common Online/Virtual Learning Issues
In some of the long term contract work I do with districts, I have the honor of helping them set up virtual learning environments and...
- Feb 25, 2020
- 5 min
It’s Past Time to Recognize the Supports We Desperately Need
I swore when I left the classroom that I would not forget what it was like to be a teacher. It’s one of the main complaints I hear about...
- Feb 17, 2020
- 4 min
I’m Not Your Ideal Graduate
When I was eight I decided that I wanted to go to Harvard. It was the mid-eighties, and not only were Harvard sweatshirts with the rolled...
- Jan 5, 2020
- 3 min
Why I’m Not Choosing A #OneWord
Because it’s the beginning of the new year I have been watching everyone put out tweets and posts about New Year’s resolutions and...
- Dec 22, 2019
- 4 min
Emotional Equity
I’ve been reflecting on several of the relationships in my life lately that are frankly emotionally uneven. Up until now, I’ve been ok...
- Dec 3, 2019
- 5 min
Three Ways Resentment Impacted My Engagement As A Teacher
One of the most important graces I gave myself when I began to reengage into the education profession after becoming burnt out was to let...
- Nov 25, 2019
- 3 min
Living On The Edge
I recently came across this quote: Life happens on the edges. We can’t find the next place on our journey until we discover the edge...
- Oct 23, 2019
- 5 min
Five Ways to Feel Better About Where You Are
We are reminded everywhere we turn in education that we need to be reflective professionals. This means thinking about our practice, our...
- Oct 8, 2019
- 3 min
The Feels of Learning Something New
I was asked to work on a new project where I was to design and develop a resource website for a school district’s technology department....