August 22, 2021…. exactly 23 years since my mom died. August 21, 2021, is the celebration of my 42nd year of life. As much as I try… Read more “A grief that can’t be spoken”

What do you want to do be? This question that is asked more than any other from the time we can talk. Well meaning parents, teachers, and… Read more “One of life’s greatest mysteries”

Dear Public School Parent (and community), Part 2, Almost a year ago I wrote a blog titled “Dear Public School Parent.” It came out of heartache and… Read more “Dear Public School Parent (and Community), Part 2”

A few months ago I was invited to a meeting with the sole purpose of listening to student voice. The topic was mental health during the pandemic.… Read more “Abandonment, assumptions,”

When my mom died on August 22, 1998 she was 44… so she will forever be 44 to us. This year the Overnight Walk for American Foundation… Read more “Forever 44 – LOVE LOUDER”

May is Mental Health Awareness Month…. a month I am wildly passionate about… it is a month to promote mental health… a month to reduce the stigma…… Read more “It is May…”

Keaton is playing lacrosse this spring. I have been beyond excited to see not only him working hard, but also the way Matthew is coaching him and… Read more “but no one picks me up…”

Sunsets… they have been so much a part of my life for the last twenty years. I wrote previously about the profound impact of sunsets and my… Read more “Perspective, grateful, hopeful”

Decades ago my sister was having test, a bone marrow biopsy, to see what was happening. As my dad and I went to hear her results, we… Read more “What if you could save a life…”

I started my new role as Director of Behavioral Health Services two months before our country was thrown into a global pandemic. While my role was needed… Read more “There is no fixing it… so you just show up”