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Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Jul 23, 20225 min read
Hilary Porta: Life Architect
Photo credit: Corrie Huggins Are you living the life that you dreamed of? If not, what is holding you back? Our primary cause for...
Iqbal Ahmad
Jul 1, 20223 min read
How Can SEL Be Taught Through Remote Learning?
Given that Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is a relatively new social and academic debate, it’s fair to say that the timing of an...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Jul 1, 20223 min read
How to Release Built-up Emotional Energy
Bottling up our emotions is not only unhealthy; it’s unnatural. Unfortunately, modern society has conditioned us to believe that normal...
Doni Landefeld, Ph.D.
Jul 1, 20224 min read
What Mr. Rogers Can Teach Us About Empathy and Why It Matters
Your spouse regularly lashes out, frustrated over the temperature at home, and you engage in ongoing thermostat wars. At work, a project...
Georgia A. Bryce-Hutchinson
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Minority Families and Mental Health Awareness
It is a compound effect, i.e., the mental health challenges and crises confronting minority households. The National Alliance for Mental...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Jul 1, 20223 min read
Why Asking Questions is More Important than Giving Advice
There is something about giving others advice that makes us feel good, especially when others accept and apply that advice....
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Jul 1, 20224 min read
Why Do We Care What Other People Think?
As much as we may tell ourselves that we don’t care what other people think about us, that is not the truth for many of us. We may not...
Dr. Hope Umansky
Jul 1, 20222 min read
How Social Awareness Helps Us to Be More Open-minded
What is social awareness? Social awareness is one’s ability to take into consideration the perspectives of other individuals, groups, or...
Tabatha Marden
Jul 1, 20223 min read
Stress and Anxiety: Understanding Their Differences, Similarities, and Origins
Anxiety and stress are normal human responses that have allowed us to evolve and survive since the dawn of humanity. Stress allows us to...
Lindsay Miller
Jul 1, 20223 min read
Traditional vs. Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: 3 Ways EI Supports Parents and Children
We often hear about increasing emotional intelligence, but if you’re just learning, it can be hard to understand how the skills of...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Jul 1, 20224 min read
Should We Be Striving for Happiness?
“The pursuit of happiness” is often referenced when discussing the “American Dream” or envisioning a fulfilling life. But what if I told...
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