12 May Contentment: Turn What You Have Into Enough
No one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace...
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03 Dec 10 (More) Ways to Say No (with Kindness)
When you say "Yes" to others, make sure you are not saying "No" to yourself. Paulo Coehlo When it comes time to say No to someone or something, many of us struggle. Especially around the holidays. There's just something about this time of year that makes us want to...
29 Oct Self-Care for Kids: Helping Kids Learn to Treat Themselves
When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it's our job to share our calm, not join their chaos. L.R. Knost This week, the kids in your life likely have one type of "treat" on their minds. And that's not a bad thing! But, since Halloween only comes once...
15 Oct Caring in the Midst of Infant Loss
What we have once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller As a culture, we tend to believe that certain things can be counted on. In fact, we've built an entire vocabulary of ways...
08 Oct Emotions 101: Improving Your Emotional Vocabulary
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Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost We've covered a lot of territory in our series on Emotions! We've: Separated fact from myth. Learned what makes us emotionally intelligent. And along the way, we've emphasized the importance of doing small...
01 Oct Emotions 101: Sharpening Your Emotional Intelligence
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[We] need to be comfortable talking about feelings. This is part of teaching emotional literacy - a set of skills we can all develop, including the ability to read, understand, and respond appropriately to one's own emotions and the emotions of others. Daniel Goleman We're way...
17 Sep Your Emotional Wellness: 50+ Ways to Support It
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10 Sep Therapy 101: When a Loved One Is in Therapy
It takes courage to push yourself to places you have never been before. Anais Nin So, your loved one is in therapy. Maybe you helped them decide to try it. (Maybe you were the one to suggest it.) Perhaps you weren't fully on board. (Or had no idea they...
03 Sep Do You Work with Students? Commit to 3 Things This Year
I am enough of a realist to understand that I can’t reach every child, but I am more of an optimist to get up every morning and try. Preston Morgan Maybe you see them safely to and from school each day. Maybe you're with them in the classroom....
27 Aug Heading to College? 3 Pieces of Advice
Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid. Frederick Buechner Dorm supplies have been purchased. Good-byes have been said. Dr. Seuss has been quoted (and re-quoted) in cards and in person. You're off to college, kid! Now what? (NOTE: The following suggestions also apply to those heading...