🌟✨ Dive into "Enchanted Garden of Confidence: A Journey to Positivity"! 🌈🌷 Designed for all ages (7-99), this guided meditation invites you on an uplifting journey. Discover your inner strength, face challenges with a smile, and light up your day with solutions and joy. 🚀🌿

🎧 Relax and let nature's harmony and gentle guidance lead you through a path of self-discovery and empowerment. Perfect for kickstarting your day or a midday positivity boost, immerse yourself in a world where every moment is an opportunity for growth and happiness. 💖🌈

✨🌺 Highlights of this journey:

• A tranquil garden of confidence 🌳💫
• Positive outlook on life's challenges 🌈🛡️
• Joy and enthusiasm for the day ahead 🎈❤️

👫👭 Everyone's welcome to join this adventure. This enchanted garden lies within you, always ready to inspire peace and empowerment. 🌟🌍

⚠️ Zen'n'ish® Reminder: If this meditation stirs overwhelming emotions, please seek professional mental health care. Your well-being is paramount. 🛑❤️

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Thanks for visiting our Enchanted Garden. Let's bloom together! 🌱✨ #Meditation #Confidence #Positivity #Mindfulness #MentalWellness #SelfCare #Empowerment

Feeling the weight of the day, Counselor? 🍃 Take a moment to pause and breathe with us. We invite you to a 10-minute escape into serenity through our body scan meditation. 🧘‍♂️ Let go of stress, quiet your thoughts, and find a refreshing inner calm. Press play, and together, let's step into a peaceful retreat. 🌼

Dive into an exhilarating episode as we sit down with the dynamic Dr. Jerrod Brown, a renowned professor, researcher, trainer, and consultant, for a riveting conversation on alexithymia. With a unique twist, we explore this fascinating topic through the lens of School Counseling, shedding light on its nuances and impacts in an educational setting. Dr. Brown's insights are not only enlightening but also filled with practical wisdom that promises to captivate and educate. Don't miss out on this engaging dialogue that's bound to leave you inspired and informed. Tune in now and be part of this enlightening journey!

In our inaugural episode, dive into the world of Liam, a gifted student whose brilliance is dimming under the weight of monotony. As he drifts into disengagement, we challenge you, the guardians of potential, to reignite Liam's passion for learning. With your wisdom, can you craft a path that not only keeps Liam's intellect challenged but also ensures his emotional and social growth? Pause, ponder, and post your strategies before discovering our Best Practice solution. Let's turn the tide for Liam, together!

Music is great for mental wellness! A quirky, fun playlist for a lazy Saturday morning!  Perfect if you want to sip some coffee,  tap your toes and tidy up the place... or NOT! Enjoy!
Music selection:ES

Ms. Romana Mathews has an excellent conversation about Social Emotional Learning: what it means to her, how it looks in her classroom, and her tips for implementation.  Some great gems were dropped in this talk.  Listen now!
Music: ES: Indie Electro 1- Cospe

We just had an outstanding inaugural Worldwide Student Support Services (SSS) Summit!  We had the incredible opportunity to work face to face with colleagues and other leaders to discuss our current status and where we are heading.  I must say, I think the future looks bright and positive! 
Our District leader, Dr. Jason Ter Horst, was able to attend and be an integral part of the summit.  Listen in as he gives us his insight and takeaways from the summit from the School Counseling perspective.
Music: ES_Last Waves of Summer - Dexter & The Disciples

What a great discussion with Mr. Russ Steponic: ISS Mathematics 6-12, EU West District about the DCAS and how it can effectively be used by School Counselors to assist in placing each student in the most optimal math course for their growth and success.  This was very informative and definitely provided actionable next steps!  Take a listen!

There are times when we are faced with the challenge of assisting a family in crisis.  In this episode, I talk about our role and things we can do to assist a family when they are dealing with family crisis.  S.U.G.A.R: We can get through this!

This is an excellent awareness and "FYI" talk with Dr. LaToya Geter, a Human Services Practitioner and Phenomenologist, about the ins and outs of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD).  Take a listen and she gives us a great overview of this fairly new diagnosis.  This is Part 1 of a 2-Part talk; so, make sure you also catch Part 2!
TW: Some discussion of abuse and neglect

This is an excellent awareness and "FYI" talk with Dr. LaToya Geter, a Human Services Practitioner and Phenomenologist about the ins and outs of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD).  Take a listen and she gives us a great overview of this fairly new diagnosis.  This is Part 2 of a 2-Part talk; so, make sure you also catch Part 1!
TW: Some discussion of abuse and neglect