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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨… 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮? Last month, I had the joy of speaking at the 11th EEPEK (Scientific Association for the Promotion of Innovation in Education), a gathering of educators, researchers, and practitioners from across Europe, hosted by the University of Thessaly in Greece. My talk, “Play…

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I used to think that my high energy was something I needed to tone down… until I realized it’s what makes me stand out! Finding and applying our #characterstrengths enables us to feel great satisfaction and appreciation of ourselves, others and the world.  It helps us to think more clearly, openly and increases our motivation…

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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣? This week I found myself exploring inclusion from two seemingly different spaces, education and coliving, both asking the same question: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨? I’ve been delivering a teacher training on inclusive education this week, and today joined this months Coliving Hub…

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Still buzzing from the facilitation intensive course with Julia Slay in London earlier this week. Back in Barcelona now, and feeling full of ideas and reminders about why this work matters! A few key takeaways for me:💡 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. There’s such value in being a participant again, in observing, reflecting, and…

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𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚? 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝! 🗞️ Day two of the facilitation training with Julia Slay had me reflecting deeply on creativity, inclusivity, silence, and what it really means to hold space for others. One line that stuck with me:“𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦.” Such a simple idea, but so powerful. In facilitation, and in life…

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