Back to (the Future of) School
The school bells are ringing again, and students are strolling into classrooms across the country. But not everyone wants kids to go to well-funded, resourced, and caring environments. Some lawmakers are trying to gut public schools under new labels of “school
Lessons in Disruption from the Hokey Pokey
You put your right arm in; you put your right arm out. You put your right arm in, and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about. The Hokey
Seeding a Rainbow Summer
In the Northern hemisphere, summer is officially underway. We’re enjoying floral rainbows in our streets, markets, and parks because those seeds didn’t doubt their path. They woke up in backyard gardens, forgotten fields, and sidewalk cracks. They didn’t wait for
Diagnosis to Defiance
As recent as the 1970s, homosexuality was considered a mental illness, listed in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), alongside diagnoses like schizophrenia and psychosis. This classification gave cover to discrimination, legitimized conversion therapy,
The Power of Being Yourself
Elle Woods from “Legally Blonde” is a character to aspire to. No other modern persona better symbolizes the freedom of living from the inside out. If you are unfamiliar with the movie and its – in our opinion, better – sequel,
Leading with Affirmation and Alignment
When our environment feels the most uncertain and vulnerable, humans tend to lean into fear-driven responses. The fight, flight, freeze, or fawn phenomenon causes us to prioritize our survival, even if the threat isn’t to our physical well-being. We fear