It's human nature to try to organize information onto a continuum or into boxes. Especially during the course of an increased level of...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A few months ago, I wrote a piece called The Rules of Teacher Engagement which discussed teacher engagement and what it means when...

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....

Because of my upcoming book The Fire Within: Lessons from defeat that have ignited a passion for learning, I am asked a lot about...

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...