Are You a Reactive or Responsive School Couns...

At some point, someone has probably told you to “find your why.”I gave that advice last week.I wish I hadn't.In this episode, I’m getting more personal than I ever have on this podcast.I’m sharing what one of the hardest years of my career has done to me physically…what happened ...  Show more

You said yes… then suddenly it was your job.At some point in your career, something changed.You stopped being the person students came to see and started being the person students got sent to.Behavior referrals. Classroom removals. Crisis containment. The emotional labor nobody e ...  Show more

Applying for college can feel like a monumental, overwhelming task - and that’s because it is! There are so many deadlines, details, and steps that could be missed even by someone with fantastic Executive Function skills - but does it have to be? And then, once you get there, ...

Re-parenting may sound a little wo-woo, but it’s just a simple way of explaining the healing process of uncovering past beliefs that we have that are under-the-surface, and processing through them to create change. Somatic work (in the body) is the most effective process and take ...  Show more

COVID-19 has affected so much of how we deliver education and language teaching. As schools (in some parts of the world) return to something approaching normality, it’s important to consider the mental health impact of the pandemic. Confronted with other challenging issues as wel ...  Show more

Well, we are almost at the end of the year. Happy New Year! Oh, you guys Thank you all so much for listening along in 2023. I was feeling a little emotional writing this intro. I’m so excited that we made it through another year. These podcast episodes are a lot of work and fo ...