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Oct 27, 2025

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…

Pumpkin Carving Lesson for Educators with the October Blues

The Literate Self

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Aug 11, 2025

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…

I Am Lemonade

The Literate Self

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Jul 25, 2025

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…

Big Transitions Start with Small Yesses

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Jun 23, 2025

Write Your Legacy

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

Write Your Legacy

The Literate Self

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Jan 6, 2025

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…

The Support You Need Is Already There

The Literate Self

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Nov 1, 2024

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…

The Power of a Whisper

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Oct 18, 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…

Go Ahead, Ask Me

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Oct 11, 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…

The Benefit of a Life Interrupted

The Literate Self

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Jan 19, 2023

Embracing Innovation

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

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

The Literate Self

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Nov 6, 2022

Renegotiating My Relationship with Education

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

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

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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