the teenage brain thing 

As I write this, it’s Sunday evening and I’m preparing (like so many of you) for another week of busy. The schedule this week is pretty packed, with meetings, school work, family time and self-care. As I worked throughout the day to get ready for the week, my husband and I made our...

This past week, I had something in common with millions of young people across the country: I went “back to school.”

I don’t just mean “back to school” as in I returned to the high school where I work and began the 2023-2024 school year. I mean “back to...

First - let’s address the elephant in the room. I know what some of you are probably thinking … 

“Not another thing about SEL?! I’m SO SICK of hearing about SEL!”

A former colleague said that to me earlier this summer, and my response to here is...