In January 2017, I helped New Orleans' Academy of the Sacred Heart redesign their planner, and conducted a workshop with the entire freshman class. The original student planner was nothing more than a glorified assignment pad, and together we turned it into something functional. 

Let's take a minute today to reflect on social media, especially when such terrible things are happening in our American society, like the recent events in Charlottesville. Perhaps social media helps you feel connected to our political landscape, to the people who are fighting for love, acceptance, and justice. It's important to feel connected, but if the world feels very heavy today, and you feel like you're barely hanging in there, try taking some time away from your devices.

"The Civil War Inside My Brain," by June Silny over at Additude is a sweet little slide show for when you can't find the words to explain what it's like to have ADHD. I find the article especially helpful for adults with ADHD. 

"7 Things That Could Happen When You Quit Social Media," by Abbey Schubert, is a quick read, and worth considering.  If you can't quit social media forever, let it be a conscious and limited time that you devote to it. Turn it off for the time devoted to work or spent face-to-face with loved ones.

Summer is winding down, and local schools are gearing up for a new academic year. I'm readjusting to the New Orleans heat after a family trip to France (that's me on the Seine!). Let's end the summer on a high note! It's not too late to establish a structure for you, your child, or your family in order to be productive before the new school year.

Steve Fuller's article, "Audacious Sacrifice with Incredible Payoff: The Purpose Journey of REI," discusses an amazing example of living your life as a manifestation of your purpose. Bravo to REI!

Sure, you can get it on a to-do list, but actually doing it? It is so, so hard. 

"The Procrastinator's Guide to Getting Things Done" at Additude magazine is a helpful list of ten ways to meet daily goals.

It's easy to be tempted to wait until the school year officially starts before setting up a mind coach for your child or yourself. But once the school year hits, we're often bombarded with things to do, new stressors, new classrooms and teaching styles to adjust to. Before you know it, the holidays are right around the corner, and then the new year! 

Maybe you describe yourself as a "young, single professional." Maybe you've graduated from college or an advanced degree program and have embarked on your dream career. Maybe this "dream career" is exactly what you wanted, or maybe it isn't. Maybe things aren't lining up the way you'd hoped they would by now, in your late twenties, thirties, or even forties.

Why a life coach for college-age students? We're all aware that college students are balancing a lot: a full load of classes, a part-time or full-time job, a busy social life, and family obligations. Meanwhile, they're also living on their own for the first time, maintaining their budgets, their time, their laundry, and their health.

If you're a mother or father of a lower-school student who has recently been diagnosed with ADHD, you may be relieved to finally put a name to the complexities your child experiences when it comes to finishing tasks, focusing on school work, or adjusting to the demands of a new teacher each year.

I learn as much from my clients as they do from me.  Last night I was helping a young woman figure out a way to manage her phone addiction.  There is a new guy in her life.  And he is sometimes on her phone.  And sometimes he is not.  So she checks.  And she checks often.  And so her work doesn’t get done.  

A few years ago, my son was diagnosed with ADHD.  I had been a middle and high school teacher for over ten years, but had never experienced ADHD as a parent. I read every book, researched every website and attended every workshop and seminar about ADHD in the New Orleans area.  I was on a mission to help my son.