Coping with Stress
When it came time to apply to colleges and take the ACT, I found myself battling anxiety as I began to prepare myself for the next chapter of my education.
Mental Health
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Crying, Core Memories, and Children in Care
When children from hard places forget their “core memories,” they forget a bit of themselves.
Learning to Say “No”
It’s more important to be able to stand up for yourself and your time than to always bend to other people’s will.
Back to School for Foster Children
It makes sense that most children in custody will be extremely nervous upon starting a new school year, particularly if they must change schools.
Thoughts on Gladness and Grief
Grief never entirely goes away. Let yourself feel how you feel, and don’t try to minimize it.
Ways to Develop a Winning Attitude
I have found it much easier to work with someone who may not have advanced skills but who has a positive attitude than to work with a highly skilled person who has a poor attitude.
Finding Your Resonance
I believe that every person is like an instrument: our bodies are tuned to a frequency that we can hear only occasionally, and we need to follow it to discover what truly fits who we are.
How to Express Your Worthwhile Ideas
When you are working with a group of people and have good ideas, know when to press forward to make sure you’re heard.
When to Save Yourself: Cutting Toxicity Out of Your Life
The first person I cut out of my life was very important to me, and I still think about them to this day. But no matter how I frame it, I know that cutting that person out of my life was the best thing I could have done for myself.
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