Tag Archives: mental health

Overwhelmed? Reactive? Stressed Out?

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Yoga Teacher, Former Educator and Coach and I am all about empowering people to find their inner resources and utilize them to grow and thrive! I have created easily accessible and inexpensive educational content for anyone interested in better understanding their behavior, their minds, and their bodies forContinueContinue reading “Overwhelmed? Reactive? Stressed Out?”

What is Mental Health?

Being Mentally Healthy is built on Lifestyle Factors, Good Habits, and other influences that shape one’s unique biology. The infographic below is an educational map for my clients to assess their strengths and obstacles and take action to move toward specific targets for improving their vitality.

It’s Not About the Grades: Landscapes for Learning Beyond Schooling

About my manuscript in progress, It’s Not About the Grades: Landscapes for Learning Beyond Schooling (memoir of a high school English teacher)

Grounded Parents= Grounded Kids

ground·ed ˈɡroundid/ adjective adjective: grounded 1. well balanced and sensible. “the kids have money and a rock-star dad, but they seem grounded” 2. (of a pilot or an aircraft) prohibited or prevented from flying. “you don’t taunt a grounded flier, especially after he’s had a few beers” informal (of a child being punished) not allowed toContinueContinue reading “Grounded Parents= Grounded Kids”

Podcast: A Parent-Teacher Conference

Solo Podcast: A Parent-Teacher Conference “A Parent-Teacher Conference about Values” is a solo episode about my book-in-progress It’s Not About The Grades: Love for Learning Beyond Schooling which I hope to revise and publish in the coming months. I provide a brief, yet incomplete, overview of the book in progress and read an excerpt from aContinueContinue reading “Podcast: A Parent-Teacher Conference”

Podcast: The Value of Silent Meditation with Allen Gaskell

ITunes Podcast: 006: The Value of Silent Meditation with Allen Gaskell “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone” — Blaise Pascal One of my goals with the Landscapes for Learning project is to draw more attention to the need for an explicitly taught wisdom curriculum for highContinueContinue reading “Podcast: The Value of Silent Meditation with Allen Gaskell”