Mar 27Home Is Where The Heart Is... Unless It’s NotI’m writing this from my rental home in Belize, because I haven’t been able to afford to live in the United States (where I was born) for several years now, as a part-time professor and full-time care provider (unpaid). I was living here in 2019, too. Belize is a beautiful…Human Rights9 min read
Apr 12, 2020Schools Don’t Need to Be Resurrected — They Need to Be TransformedCan a schoolteacher (and daughter of a schoolteacher) say that schools as we know them should become obsolete? Absolutely. As an educator, I know firsthand that attempts to provide a universal standard education have failed miserably in this nation. As a single parent, underemployed educator, and homeschool teacher for most…Equity8 min read
Nov 22, 2017Why We Should Listen to Our Bodies“Seriously. I feel like something is going to happen soon. I’m nervous being out here.” I told my friends as we exited the Mirage and made our way out onto the Las Vegas Strip. “This place is just so vulnerable to attack. And I feel like we’re due... Soon.” My…Self Awareness7 min read
Published in Invisible Illness·Nov 14, 2017How to Shine After the Spotlight FadesIf I can just live further from the spotlight I think that’ll be better for all really. — George Michael It’s a story I hear often, working with successful people. When they’re ‘on stage’ and performing well — things are great. When they step back and out of the spotlight…Self Improvement7 min read
Oct 20, 2017Directing the Voices in My MindIn a recent blog, I shared an intrapersonal communication strategy that I use and teach to manage negative self-talk. The strategy is to take the negative internal voices/scripts (the critic, the sloth, the pessimist, etc.) and disassociate with them by naming them and treating them like bit-characters on the stage…Mental Health7 min read
Oct 17, 2017How My Hearing Loss Is Teaching Me To ListenMy hearing loss came on slowly. It crept up and continues to creep in. I remember when the audiologist, after my first hearing test (since grade school), paused and asked, “what was it you said you do for a living?” “I teach public speaking.” I responded and smiled. His smile…Life10 min read
Published in Invisible Illness·Sep 28, 2017A Sign From My MotherMy depression became more severe after high school. Most of my friends had left our small suburban town for college. I had no direction or goals in life and was spiraling in despair. I spent a lot of time in bed. One afternoon, I woke up and saw that my…Depression7 min read
