by Emily Daniels | Feb 26, 2021 | Social-Emotional Learning
SEL. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). My lil’ ole school counselor heart should be beaming with joy. SEL is FINALLY receiving the limelight it has long deserved in education. Most everyone everywhere is proclaiming the importance of SEL! So why do I want to...
by Emily Daniels | Dec 15, 2020 | autonomic nervous system, physiological state functioning, resilience, trauma-informed
It’s little contested 2020 has been a sh*# show for most every American. It has personally knocked me down countless times. There are so many aspects of this pandemic and 2020 that have challenged my resilience as an individual, a mother, a small-business owner, and...
by Emily Daniels | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Toxic Schools Worsening Toxic Stress: The Destructive Reign of Standardized Education, Pathology, Medication, and Behaviorism in Schools This post is the first chapter of a book. The names HAVE NOT been changed, as each individual profoundly impacted the...
by Emily Daniels | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Having been an educator much of my life and attended a lot of school, there is something powerful in my somatic memory about this time of year. It’s a swirling dervish of anticipation, hope… fear, trepidation. It all collides tightly in my belly. I recall...
by Emily Daniels | Feb 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
My typically happy, well-adjusted 11-year old daughter was having a melt downs of all melt downs. She was crying hysterically. I could hear her wailing downstairs as she was upstairs. I could feel my heart rate rising as her distress increased. I called up to my...
