The Oversimplification of Emotional Regulation
As educators, we often strive to create a calm and positive learning environment for our students. We work hard to regulate our own...
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- Sep 3, 2022
- 7 min
Advice for New Teachers - Know when to hang on, let go, and lean in
I am confident in saying that most educators remember their first year of teaching, or at least remember parts of it in the blur that it...
- Jun 14, 2022
- 11 min
Who is responsible for educators' mental health and wellness?
There are few other professions or systems that need to be more closely aligned than education in order to function. Administration...
- May 31, 2022
- 9 min
How do we support traumatized students while still protecting those who aren't?
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...
- Apr 4, 2022
- 5 min
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...
- Feb 21, 2022
- 4 min
Why is Discussing Teacher Pay Important?
The idea of discussing teacher pay has long been largely ignored. At the root, it seems that as a society we underpay professions that...
- Feb 6, 2022
- 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...
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
The Wounded Healer - Teacher
The wounded healer is a pretty common psychological term that refers to the idea that people who consider themselves healers can only...
- Jul 11, 2021
- 7 min
SEL Opportunities to Support Student Mental Health Post-Pandemic
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...
- 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...
- Nov 19, 2020
- 4 min
The Work Lies I Tell Myself
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...
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
Give Yourself the Grace & Time to Heal From Educator Burnout & Disengagement
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...
- Jun 25, 2020
- 7 min
The Return to School: Asking the Great Questions
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...
- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
Three Ways Administrators Can Support the Social-Emotional Well-being of their Teachers...
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...
- 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...
- 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 2, 2020
- 3 min
“If One Only Remembers to Turn on the Light…”
If you’ve read my book The Fire Within, you may remember that the first quote in the book is from Harry Potter. Dumbledore says,...
- Jan 27, 2020
- 4 min
The New Meaning of “Meeting Them Where They’re At”
When I first started teaching “meet them where they’re at” was becoming more and more of a common phrase as workshops and differentiation...
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