Resilience is defined as 1) the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties: toughness, and 2) the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. We often combine the two and think of people as being able to bounce or spring back...
Are you feeling stuck in a rut on how you spend your family time? In March and April when COVID-19 first had us locking ourselves inside, did you do lots of fun activities? But now, you’ve resorted to unlimited screen time? Maybe the extreme heat...
What do you celebrate? Most of us celebrate significant events and milestones. We celebrate births, engagements, weddings, graduations, promotions, and other major life events. We celebrate Christmas, Easter, 4th of July, and Thanksgiving. We recently celebrated Juneteenth more collectively than ever before and this year...
Every June, we celebrate National Reunification Month! Reunification is the goal of Foster Care and something CASA Advocates help their clients work towards. When children must be removed from their families to ensure their safety, the first goal is to reunite them with their families as...
Recently I was thinking about icebreakers… those little questions or activities used at meetings and trainings, meant to lighten the mood, build a connection, or get to know each other. Last year when I was presenting training for a group of new CASA advocates, I...