The Future I Want From This Website
I want this site to become a place where lived experience and useful information can sit at the same table without either one shrinking.
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Newest reflections
Recent from My Journey
Personal essays about school, systems, practice, identity, and the strange art of staying honest with yourself.
Burnout Is Not Just About Being Tired
Sometimes burnout is grief wearing work clothes.
Read moreWorking With Kids Changes Your Sense of Time
Children can reveal how quickly trust can crack and how slowly safety can be rebuilt.
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Useful reading
Recent Resource Posts
Clearer, steadier writing about therapy, foster care, mental health, and the laws and policies that shape real lives.
The First 72 Hours After a Foster Placement: What Helps Most
A practical, trauma-informed guide to the first three days after placement, with simple steps that lower stress and prot...
Federal Child Marriage Law in the United States: Why the Patchwork Still Matters
A clear overview of why the United States still relies on state marriage laws, why advocates keep pushing for 18-without...
Helping Foster Parents Build Trauma-Informed Routines
Routines do not fix trauma, but they reduce uncertainty. This post explains how to build routines that feel safe instead...