The blog speaks to our deepest humanity - and many of you will feel relieved at the message that we need to be more gentle with each other - because most people are walking around with deep pain.⁠
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A friend of mine from camp showed me this years ago. Since then, it s been on my mind quite a bit... It helps me to decide whether I need to share something or not. (Or, helps me see why I feel badly ...

I spoke at the Ontario School Counsellor's Association conference a week ago. My husband Joel has presented there too for years, so, many of my participants have gotten to know us well. ⁠
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After my pre...

This is my eldest reading Carol McCloud's book: Have You Filled a Bucket Today?⁠
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If anyone out there is looking for an exceptional book to teach the core concept of kindness and why we shouldn't bully...

I wish you could be there to watch what happens when I coach a person who has been targeted in a bullying incident. It would change your view of humanity.

My Third Way process allows the person targete...

As a recovering people pleaser, this quote from Rachel Hollis’ book Girl, Stop Apologizing really resonated with me.

It made me think: How is it possible to stop pleasing when we’ve been taught that ou...

​Feeling grateful for this big guy today.

A year ago, he was transitioning into a pretty tough role - big brother. We know this can be rough for first-borns, but, he had double the challenge because we...

This is shame.
 Shame makes us feel like there is something wrong, or dark, or bad inside us.
 When we are bullied, we feel shame.
 What most people don't know, is that it is almost impossible for someon...

I just wrote this article on how to manage cell phone use in classrooms. What I didn't talk about was the decrease in drama DURING instructional time (and this includes bullying) when we teach scree-f...