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...

The wounded healer is a pretty common psychological term that refers to the idea that people who consider themselves healers can only...

Since the day I started speaking openly about my own mental health issues roughly seven years ago, I have owned my issues and my healing....

I was recently asked why I have such a problem with the term “learning loss” (or any version of that term). It’s not that I don’t believe...

Resilience has become a buzzword throughout the pandemic. I’ve used it myself – admittedly we need to cultivate resilience in ourselves...

Dear Friend, You have come such a long way over the last 18 months, it’s truly incredible. Have you celebrated that? When you reflect...

Over the course of the Pandemic I’ve taken the opportunity to dive into reflection and learning more about emotions and how they control...

I like warm hugs. There, I said it. I’ve never considered myself much of a hugger, but since the pandemic, I have developed a new...

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...

I was a young mother. I had my eldest son a few months after turning 21. Having dropped out of college to do so, I was not my school...

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...

My grandfather had been a postal worker for years. He didn’t dislike his job exactly – didn’t love it either. He definitely was not...

I’ve spoken to many districts who are doing some sort of hybrid learning. I would also say that when I speak to people who are really...

One of my professional interests that I am most passionate about is the concept of how I came back from the strong desire I had to leave...

I haven’t made it a secret on social media that I have been struggling to write blog posts lately. It seems like something that should be...

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...

When we think about this fall, the only thing we know for sure is that nothing is going to be the same. Our choices to begin school and...

One of the most common questions I get in regards to the way that educators may disengage or the topics on educator mental health that I...

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...

Years ago when I began speaking about educator mental health, I was met with a lot of blank stares and uncomfortable glances. When I...