There are few other professions or systems that need to be more closely aligned than education in order to function. Administration...

My youngest daughter is adopted. She was brought home as a 10-month-old baby from Guatemala all chunkiness and big brown eyes. We were in...

Even people who speak on mental health and know the impact of mental health issues can struggle. I've been dealing with emotional...

There's an interesting phenomenon that happens when it comes to change where the catalyst is adversity - people don't want to believe...

The idea of discussing teacher pay has long been largely ignored. At the root, it seems that as a society we underpay professions that...

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...

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...