Advocating for Youth When it Makes Adults Uncomfortable
One of the things I learned very quickly when I entered the social services as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), is that if you truly advocate for the rights & needs of children, you will not make many adult friends. This initial awareness has been reinforced again and again as I've moved through the social services, juvenile justice worlds, and most recently into the world of public education. Let me explain... While I have no empirical data to support this, I'm co
5 Ways to Get Grounded
In the yoga world, to get "grounded" doesn't mean to be sent to your room without dinner. The dictionary definition of "grounded" is, "to be well balanced, sensible, and reasonable; To be mentally and emotionally stable" (Merriam-Webster). Grounded is also being fully in the present moment and feeling connected to the earth (or as close to it as possible) in a physically and spiritually stabilizing way. When the world seems especially crazy and it feels like stress is lurkin
You Deserve Self-Care
While many of us know we need self-care, for some of us, just the basic notion that we are worthy of care can stop us before we even get started. This idea that we are not worthy of care or compassion isn't something that we tell ourselves outright...it's more unconscious and subliminal. Sometimes we care so much about other people that we sacrifice our own care without even noticing. And we can do that for quite some time, until the lack of care we've given ourselves shows
