Literacy takes many forms. For most of us, 'literacy' evokes the idea of skills like reading, writing, and comprehension. Obviously these...

Over this past year of remote teaching, I have taken a series of classes on mindfulness focused on both the personal practice and on the...

When I was a kid, IQ was a big deal. Somewhere along the way, our understanding of human development yielded a deeper appreciation of...

Mental health is more than positive thinking or emotional health. Creating mental health is a process of learning how to regulate our...

Most of us know what burnout feels like, one way or another. It's common, especially for new parents, educators, mental health clinicians...

Last week, I sent out an email called "Learning Through Play." In it, I shared about the importance of play as a reminder of a truth I've...

As we each navigate our days, neurons, or nerve cells, send and receive signals in the brain, forming our thoughts, emotions, actions and...

Rather than trying to achieve a specific state or destination, mindfulness is a practice of noticing and allowing with compassion and...

I mentioned the idea of practicing mindfulness to a client the other day and he responded with "what is mindfulness?" The question made...

Each year, I try to find new ways to redefine Valentine's Day, both for myself and my students. While I feel grateful to be in love (and...

You don't need to suffer to succeed. Read that again. Hopefully, your response is "duh," but I say it because it's a paradigm that I...

When practiced daily, intentional breathing can shift your entire outlook. Conscious breathing has been scientifically proven to improve...

We made it to a New Year, but the events of this first week have already taught us that we are still living though some wild,...