Scars…
Wounds WILL heal… that is the natural progression of things… but we NEED to LET them heal. As I continue to learn more and more about trauma and how trauma…
Be Positive…
I asked a student recently, “What skill would you like to work on in the next few weeks?” She thought for a few moments and then said these two words,…
Our Kids are Not Ok…
Oh… The irony in this life. “Our Kids are Not Ok.” This is a title of a YouTube video I saw as “I was distracting myself from the ‘real world’…
The “Native American” Ten Commandments…
I don’t like the idea of placing ALL Native American tribes under one simplified heading and making the inference that every tribe holds these statements in the same esteem and…
Unresolved Issues & Trauma…
Recently, (within this last week) I have been forcefully reminded I DEFINITELY have unresolved issues in my life… and they ARE DEFINITELY taking a toll! How is this possible? I…
Women’s Apartheid…
I have heard this term a lot recently… I am not really sure what it means exactly or how it is being used in current conversations and discourse, but I…
What I Learned…
Another school year has come to an end, and I think I have learned something very, very important. Although I definitely have views on education and the education system as…
Can We All Agree…
In these last two weeks, I have been thinking one thought over and over and over again. Why do we ALL feel the need to tell others how to live…
Participants… Not Patients…
I currently work one-on-one with a student four hours every school day. She is one of the most lovely people I have ever met… I feel honored and blessed to…
Reach Out…
This week I had a visitor… a friend from the past I have not seen or talked with in over 30 years… it was an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING experience! One of…