Category: Updates
Upcoming Presentation- October 8, 2015
My daughter and I are presenting at the San Diego Office of Education on October 8, 2015. Registration information is in the attached PDF. Hope to see you there!
A new school year is about to begin…
As I contemplate the start of a new school year, I am freshly reminded of a conversation I had at an end of school year breakfast in June. I was sitting next to a teacher from my elementary school. I recognized her but knew I hadn’t interacted with her very much during the school year that…
Please read this article: Best Brightest and Saddest
A colleague of mine recently sent this article from the New York Times to all of the psychologists in my district. This article EXACTLY focuses on my soap box. By applying unrelenting pressure on students to excel and be the best one, we are creating pressure-filled lives for our children. I believe there is a…
Thoughts for Parents
As a parent of two daughters who each self-injured over a period of many years, I struggled with guilt, anger, hopelessness, fear, and an array of other distressing emotions. When my oldest daughter first approached me to tell me that her friend was self-injuring in 2002, I was confused and wondered if I really understood…
Welcome to the Educators and NSSI Blog
Hi! This site has now been up since 2010 and I wanted to add a piece to it that would offer ongoing, up-to-date information for educators who are interested in learning more about Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and best practices in response and prevention. I plan to write short blogs to present meaningful and useful information on…
Link: KPBS / Some Teens Resort To Cutting Themselves To Deal With Emotional Pain
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/may/28/some-teens-resort-cutting-themselves-deal-emotiona/