By Alexa Bailey, MSW, LMSW --- Let’s face it: in the middle of a pandemic, going to school online or in person or a hybrid of the two, and social distancing/quarantine restrictions keeping people apart, it would seem that there’s a whole lot of bitterness for us to feel. And, ...
By Fawzya Khosti, C.HT., M.A.Ed./C.I., Ed.D. (abd) --- What is self-esteem? Do you know how to evaluate yours? Do you have a positive or negative opinion of yourself? Before you make a decision, let’s start with a simple and clear definition of self-esteem. When I work with my clients, I ...
By Fawzya Khosti, M.A.Ed., Ed.D. (abd) --- Whenever I think about motivation, I think of fishing. When I was a teenager my family spent the summers in Wisconsin. We stayed in a few small cabins along a small lake. There were trees everywhere and the place smelled like pine needles ...
By Fawzya Khosti, M.A.Ed., Ed.D. (abd) --- Have you ever missed an important appointment, engagement or activity? Have you ever felt like you had too many things to do in a day? Setting priorities is all about knowing what is most important and creating the order in which you plan ...
By Fawzya Khosti, M.A.Ed., Ed.D. (abd) --- “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle It is through routine that we create structure in our lives. Think about what kind of routines you have in your life right now. Are they unhealthy ...