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Can I have a side of hope with that?
Younger generations getting started are less optimistic than ever before and feel disillusioned about achieving milestones that would have been normal 20 years ago. Marriage, kids, and a house all seem part of the American Dream—or at least, it used to. Recently I came across an article on Moneywise that had a discussion with a NYU professor about young people struggling to achieve the same milestones their parents and grandparents did. It is taking longer for people to meet
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Apr 24 min read
From the 90s to Now: Why Bullying Feels Different (And What to Do About It)
How do we stay resilient and help our children stay mentally tough against what appears to be a growing occurrence of all types of bullying in schools? It wasn’t even until 2014 until the federal government released the first federal definition of bullying. Basically, the CDC narrowed bullying down to four areas. They were physical, verbal, relational/social, and damage to property of someone. Growing up in the 80s and 90s I heard about bullying but only witnessed it one t
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Feb 93 min read
The Truth about Their Substance Abuse...
One summer I worked in an internship with a parachurch organization. Their goal was engaging their neighborhood and trying to solve food security, homelessness, violence, and substance abuse. Over the summer I worked at the mission and the staff grew more concerned about break ins going on in the neighborhood and growing risk to the mission. The director decided we needed to have some security. We didn’t have any funding for extra help, so the decision was made to get one o
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Nov 24, 20253 min read
The Hidden Truth Behind When You Said "Nothing is Wrong!"
As adults, many of us tend to overlook our physical symptoms. We frequently skip doctor visits due to their expense or the inconvenience...
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Sep 8, 20252 min read
How defiance taught me to parent
People inherently don't want to be controlled. Thus, when people tell us what to do we instinctively often want to do the opposite. It is...
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Jul 7, 20254 min read
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