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Pumpkin Carving Lesson for Educators with the October Blues

This past weekend I hosted a pumpkin carving party. It is a tradition I have maintained for the last 10 years. Colleagues and friends…

Oct 27

Pumpkin Carving Lesson for Educators with the October Blues

Oct 27

I Am Lemonade

There is a Wall Street Journal article circulating on LinkedIn about the plight of professionals in their 50s. It dissects the positioning…

Aug 11

I Am Lemonade

Aug 11

Big Transitions Start with Small Yesses

Eighteen years ago, I earned my doctorate — a time period long enough to completely shift my identity in the world. Most people who meet…

Jul 25

Big Transitions Start with Small Yesses

Jul 25

Write Your Legacy

✨ A Birthday Invitation to Aspiring Authors & Visionary Voices To celebrate my birthday, I’m offering a six-week immersive writing…

Jun 23

Write Your Legacy

Jun 23

The Support You Need Is Already There

I have a vivid memory of being a teenager walking down the street behind strangers. About 5 feet up ahead was something on the ground. It…

Jan 6

The Support You Need Is Already There

Jan 6

The Power of a Whisper

In 2019, I came across a Facebook Post advertising a free 60-minute discovery coaching session. I had just moved to Texas to start a…

Nov 1, 2024

The Power of a Whisper

Nov 1, 2024

Go Ahead, Ask Me

Last week, while in the midst of a lively chat with two new colleagues, a familiar question came up: “So, what are you doing with your…

Oct 18, 2024

Go Ahead, Ask Me

Oct 18, 2024

The Benefit of a Life Interrupted

It has been a LONG time since I have written — January 2023 to be exact. In 2023, I interrupted the life I had been creating since I was 19…

Oct 11, 2024

The Benefit of a Life Interrupted

Oct 11, 2024

Embracing Innovation

ChatGPT has been a heated topic. While educators may have fears, embracing innovation leads to success and key contributions to society.

Jan 19, 2023

A screenshot of the author using the software. At the far bottom right is a picture of the author and in the center is the screen of a computer showing the final product of a poem about innovation written by the ChatGPT software

Jan 19, 2023

Renegotiating My Relationship with Education

The fall season is an optimal time to (re)negotiate your relationship with education.

Nov 6, 2022

A set of fall trees along a concrete pathway. Trees are various heights and have red, gold, and green leaves.

Nov 6, 2022

The Literate Self

The Literate Self

Writer, coach, and scholar. I write about educator wellness with a particular focus on supporting emerging leaders to transition to joyful work and wealth.

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