Are you wondering how you can best support your student (and what they could try to help take care of themselves), particularly if they (or you) are feeling overwhelm lapping at the edges and may not be sure where to start?
What’s Their Experience?
My students got to pick a topic of their choice, something that meant something to them. One wrote about measuring success; another wrote about starting a new life after a big move. Check out their thoughts.
Do or Due? Or is it Fine?
I challenged students in my Thrive program to write posts on their choice of topics. Procrastination and stress were two topics that showed up.
Not Thriving, Just Surviving
Stress — it’s not really our friend. One teen learns to say no.
Dead Week…and I’m Not Stressed
It’s a crazy busy week in college — stress is knocking. Let’s talk how to answer and not get flattened.
Take A Break
Recently Lexie shared some thoughts on the usefulness of taking a break. Yes, that fondness for Netflix may be more useful than my adult self has thought! Today we’ve got another teen’s take on the importance of taking a break,…
Netflix: Teacher of Useful Skills
Times of stress happen — shit hits the fan sometimes. And perhaps, just perhaps, a useful way forward may be to quit trying to force ourselves out of the space and instead take a little while to numb out/procrastinate before…