WHAT’S THE ISSUE: Is mindfulness in schools a conspiracy or a catalyst for change? Mindfulness naysayers in education range from conspiracy theorists to leaders who claim mindfulness initiatives in education…
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: Are stress and anxiety the same thing? Reducing student anxiety is one of my areas of expertise. I work with kids and adult students whose anxiety is affecting their…
GUEST WRITER: Did you know that ADHD in women and girls is more likely to go undiagnosed than in boys and men? Alexia is a university student at UCL who learned…
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: How does shifting from Misguided Kindness to Conscious Kindness help with moving beyond guilt? In this interview, Marléne Rose Shaw teaches us: how parents (or any adult,…
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: The stress of the pandemic has added to already stressful life transitions for students and parents, particularly if they are also transitioning into a new school or…
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: Research shows that a 10-week stress management intervention can lead to an increase in a teenager’s academic performance by an average of one GCSE grade…per subject! This was…
GUEST SPEAKER: Fellow EFT Tapping Practitioner Allison Simpson demonstrates a short icebreaker group EFT meditation for teenagers that teachers can use for bringing EFT Tapping into schools. EFT is an evidence-based stress…
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: Some people argue that reframing stress to try and get students to believe that stress is a positive thing works. But what if a student’s nervous system is…
WHAT’S THE ISSUE: “Half of the students in this school are seeing a Psychologist, and the other half are suffering from too much stress.” In a conversation I had with…
GUEST WRITER: Hi! I’m Elli Zisis, Athens-based Yoga Instructor who teaches individuals, groups and corporate professionals the benefits of yoga for stress relief. Stress is caused by numerous factors such…