One of the most amazing gifts we all receive as human beings is our ability to experience and grow in our relationships. It is through our relationships that we learn, grow, and become able to experience love and a sense of connection with others. Without our relationships we would die, even if we were still […]
American Veterans Tribute
I have been privileged to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Veterans Tribute Organization. It is an organization dedicated to bringing awareness to the plight of our veterans. Our annual event is on the 4th of July weekend. AVTO selects a veteran or two and spends the holiday weekend honoring their service […]
Appreciating Emotional Contagion
In this highly emotional year and a half, in some ways our emotions have ruled our world, overriding our more logical, unemotional thinking that takes place in our cortex. For fans of the original Star Trek, we have been less like Mr. Spock and more like the very emotional Scotty or Dr. McCoy. When we are highly emotional, we are less able to […]
The Focused Needs of Girls
Lakeside has offered a unique and special program for girls entitled Lakeside Girls Academy. Although there have been changes through the years in the program, there is still a significant need for a program that is exclusive to female students. The program originated to assist teen pregnancy. It was one of the only school environments […]
The Benefits of Outdoor Learning
One of the outcomes of COVID-19 is that educators have had to become creative in utilizing different modes of education to help students learn. We have always known that students learn a great deal from the outdoors. It is a place of real-life occurrences that embody some of the changes in nature that teach us […]
The Power of Beliefs
This past week I reread a few books that I found to be very powerful in years past and wanted to refresh my memory on some of the key points in each. A favorite of mine is The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles by Bruce Lipton, Ph D. This is a book filled with powerful information and images based on […]
The Opioid Crisis During COVID-19
Prior to the break-out of COVID-19 we were extremely concerned with a crisis in the use, overdoses and deaths due to opioids. It was a major source of conversation and concern. Here at Lakeside we even put together a training video on this issue showing how trauma and opioid addictions are very interconnected. Once COVID-19 […]
What is Next for Students Who Have Experienced Pandemic Trauma
As we end this school year, many of us are preparing for what the state of next year’s students might be. They have experienced anything from death of a parent or family member to loss of learning and maybe their own despair due to the effects of COVID-19. We believe schools will be overwhelmed with […]
Reflections on the “Wisdom of Trauma”
I have been deeply moved by a documentary entitled The Wisdom of Trauma by world-renowned author and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté that was briefly available for free online. In it he offered viewers opportunities to appreciate the depth of pain, loss and desperation that are hallmark symptoms of trauma. His compassion was especially moving towards […]
Congratulations to the Class of 2021
This is a season of fun celebrations. I attended one of the hundreds of high school graduation parties just today. It is one of those benchmark achievements by our teenagers that is an exciting time in their lives. They have finished 12 or more school years of work and effort and now can think about […]
