Dear All, There’s a lot I have to say right now and it’s difficult because all the words want to come out at once. My natural inclination at this point is to just say, “Forget it! I’ll take a nap. It’s too overwhelming,” which quite honestly is sometimes the best...
A few years ago I was helping out with a Yoga Teacher Training for adults. I had taken the training many years prior and had been elated to discover it was summer camp for adults. The teacher for whom I staffed was my favorite. She was a former elementary school...
What’s on My Mind When I describe myself as an Academic Life Coach, often times I tell people that I help others to make informed choices, but not always to decide for them (although there is a time and a place for that as well). This is an important...
Dear Readers, As I read my students’ report card narratives and comments from teachers a lot of the feedback that I see them getting, are “come see me in office hours!” “Ask for help!” But asking for help isn’t as always easy or straight forward as it seems. It does...
So…If you are anything like me (or many of my students) when something new is introduced the first words that come to mind are NO! This is totally normal. New is hard. Staring at a blank page for an essay is hard. Learning to use a calendar is hard. Math...
Do you wait for the Muse of the Impending Deadline to inspire you? So many of my students tell me that they will write the essay or start the project when they are inspired. I think I watched a TED Talk in which a woman was describing a poet who would suddenly get...
Recent Comments