Is Their Trauma Valid?
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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 9, 2020
- 5 min
On The Inside vs On The Outside
I have alluded to my childhood turmoil before in blog posts and go into a bit more detail in The Fire Within, but I often keep the...
- Dec 10, 2019
- 3 min
Reignite the Flames: Defining Educator Engagement and Disengagement
Listen to the Make Learning Magical Podcast by Tisha Richmond discussing this topic here. As I gear up to complete the follow-up book to...
- Nov 3, 2019
- 6 min
The Comfort of Coping versus the Discomfort of Healing
I’ve gone back into therapy. I’m not embarrassed. If my arm was broken I’d go to the doctor. I’m proud that I make decisions that get me...
- Sep 24, 2019
- 5 min
Leading From the Heart
Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead is one of my top five must read books. As I’ve always been a huge fan of talking about the uncomfortable...
- Sep 10, 2019
- 3 min
Tell Me How I Can Help
After I retired from my district position, I was a little lost. It didn’t matter that I had made the choice to leave, there were pieces...
- May 24, 2019
- 5 min
My Own “Life Rules” For Building Resilience
One of the characteristics that people pick out most often about me is my level of resilience. Some mix it up with tenacity and they do...
- Nov 10, 2018
- 5 min
Five Questions to Aid in Deep Reflection
While going through the editing process for Divergent EDU my editor left me a comment in an area where I alluded to divergent thinkers...
- Jun 16, 2018
- 5 min
Why Do Teachers Disengage?
A few months ago, I wrote a piece called The Rules of Teacher Engagement which discussed teacher engagement and what it means when...
- Jun 9, 2018
- 3 min
#ItsTime
The world is finally beginning to wake up to the issues of mental illness and the far-reaching effects that it has on everyone’s life....
- Apr 23, 2018
- 4 min
Self-awareness & Advocacy for Educator Mental Health
Because of my upcoming book The Fire Within: Lessons from defeat that have ignited a passion for learning, I am asked a lot about...
- Aug 28, 2017
- 2 min
The Time Has Come to Share Your Story
As I’ve worked on my ability to be reflective and to own the parts of myself that I both treasure and those I would like to change, I...