Befriending Our Bodies–and saving a soul…
When I was in 8th grade, I descended into my first official depression, and it took the form of anorexia. I didn’t understand how to navigate the terrifying terrain of junior high social stress or...
View ArticleGandhi’s Grandson at the NYU School of Law
This past Saturday, after sessions at the Corner, I was lucky enough to hear Gandhi’s Grandson, Arun, speak at the first Human Education Conference, “Educating for a Just, Peaceful, & Sustainable...
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NYC’s First Gifted & Talented Symposium
This past Saturday, I was a moderator for one of the Social & Emotional Learning strands for the first NYC Gifted & Talented Symposium, sponsored by PALS (Parents of Accelerated Learners)....
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Falling Back…to go forward~
I am writing this post cuddled up on a rainy afternoon in the Mermaid Inn at Mystic, CT. It’s my first official Fall Break…probably ever—but certainly since I began running my own business eight years...
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In Memory…of Ned Vizzini~
It is with great sadness that I lift a candle this season in memory of Ned Vizzini…an author and playwright who met with me at the Clifton Corner to discuss his passion for reaching teens and...
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Empathy in action….
When I share with others that I’m a certified coach in Social & Emotional Literacy, people often ask, “Can you teach empathy?” It’s a great question, and I believe that the answer is YES....
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You Can Too.
I grew up in a world where adults were involved in my life—a lot. Almost too much. Of course, I was both a preacher’s kid and a teacher’s daughter, and everyone had a voice about how I lived my life....
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The science of healing spaces–and school should be one of them!
I just finished reading the brilliant book, Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being, by Esther M. Sternberg, M.D., and it was truly time well-spent. Sternberg expertly documents how...
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R.A.I.N.
Yes, there’s been a lot of rain in Brooklyn this spring, but with all that’s going on, it’s also one of the best acronyms I’ve discovered for SEL (Social & Emotional Learning). When we’re being...
View ArticleA Response to “Watchman”
When I learned about a decade ago that my dad, an American Baptist minister, hadn’t read To Kill a Mockingbird, I told him that he couldn’t really preach another great sermon until he finished this...
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