Not all wounds are loud. Some don’t come with tears or blowups. They arrive mid-glance or in the half-beat after a sentence. And in schools, they’re everywhere—small, forgettable moments that don’t seem like much until you see a student begin to withdraw. Confidence doesn’t disappear all at once. It fades, usually in quiet places. As ...
Some things just don’t move unless you go back to basics. That spot on your cheek that’s lingered since your last sunburn three summers ago. The faint trace left by that one stubborn breakout. The patch that never quite faded after pregnancy or hormonal shifts. You’ve probably tried the brightening serums and exfoliating acids. You’ve ...
Most of us don’t like to admit how much our emotions shape what we’re capable of. But the truth is, they do. We don’t work well when we’re heartbroken. We don’t concentrate well when we feel rejected. And we certainly don’t learn well when we’re nursing the fallout of a relationship that once felt like ...
I’ve heard this phrase more times than I can count: “School is pointless.” It’s usually delivered with a sigh, a glare, or both. It tends to come from a teenager who’s either stuck on a math problem, disillusioned by group projects, or overwhelmed by the sheer volume of what they’re expected to care about. At ...
