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Dec 22, 20234 min readTips for Emotionally Navigating the Upcoming BreakYou’ve been running and working and grading and subbing and goal setting and scheduling meetings, planning meetings, attending meetings,...
May 13, 20234 min readCompartmentalization Is Not a Healing StrategyMost of us have heard some sort of metaphor about keeping our personal challenges and professional lives separate such as "keep it in...
Mar 28, 20235 min readThe Oversimplification of Emotional RegulationAs educators, we often strive to create a calm and positive learning environment for our students. We work hard to regulate our own...
Mar 2, 20236 min readMental Health AdvocacyI have been asked more in the last two months than ever in my life if I am a licensed counselor or therapist. I feel like I always make...
Feb 19, 20236 min readAn Excerpt from the Wounded Healer: My experience with understanding healers and healingThis is an excerpt from my newest manuscript which is co-written with Dr. Ashley Streeter tentatively titled The Wounded Healer due out...