Month: January 2021

Grief & Love

Grief is so hard. It comes out of nowhere and seems to be everywhere all at once. I had a beautiful, wonderful day. And then, it crept in. Slowly at first, through inklings of self-doubt. Then a bit more steadily, like a fog determined to roll in. And now, it is here. With me. Everywhere. […]

How do you hold it all?

How do you hold death and grief, trauma and everyday drama, joy and accomplishment, productivity and pain, all in one heart? all in one head? all in one body? There is only space for it all in community. Community heals. It does not erase the pain, but I have been through erasure and it’s not […]

Justice as Praxis in Education (Day 2): Bringing authenticity & ourselves to justice in research & praxis

You are a light. Your story is a gift that we can all learn from. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. Today is day 2 of the Justice as Praxis in Education Conference. We opened by watching Amanda Gorman’s beautiful “The Hill We Climb” and reflecting on her powerful words and what we took from day […]

Justice as Praxis in Education (Day 1): Preparing a Place, Holding Space & Creating Magic from the Margins

I have the privilege of being a part of a small community gathering of educators looking at what justice as praxis in education might look like, feel like, be like? How can we create spaces for theorizing justice & building pedagogies of justice? How can we reclaim justice as a fundamental right? How can we […]

Exploring Generosity

What does it mean to be generous with oneself in an environment built upon scarcity? I love to give… and to serve… and to contribute. In so many ways, giving gives me life and light, hope and joy, in my darkest moments. But sometimes, giving turns from joy to responsibility to obligation. Sometimes giving doesn’t […]