by Deedee | Sep 3, 2026 | General, Make A Way, Uncategorized
What Is Make A Way Media? For a long time, the answer to the question What does Make A Way Media do? was pretty simple. We make books. More specifically, we created diverse books because we believed children deserved to see themselves in stories. They deserved to see...
by Deedee | Jan 14, 2026 | Achieving Dreams, General, Make A Way
This past week has been heavy. Not “scroll and move on” heavy. Not “damn, that’s messed up, time to go back to work” heavy. I mean the kind of heavy that makes your head spin, sits in your chest and makes you wonder what kind of world we’re living in… and what kind of...
by Deedee | Jun 5, 2025 | General, Social Emotional Skills
Here is a short practical guide to help you understand what mental health is and how you can take care of yours. While this is a guide designed for teens and mental health, all ages will find the information contained here helpful. What is Mental Health? Mental health...
by Deedee | May 11, 2025 | Achieving Dreams, General, Make A Way, Parenting, Social Emotional Skills
There’s a moment in every life where something shifts. For me, that moment came quietly but unmistakably—like a puzzle piece finally clicking into place. It happened not in a classroom or on a stage, but in the presence of a young person who had no sense of tomorrow...
by Deedee | Apr 5, 2025 | Achieving Dreams, General, Make A Way Mindset, Social Emotional Skills
How do you hope in a chaotic world? How can you work on your hope? How do you grow hope and hold on to it when you need hope most? These small actions may not seem like they pack a big punch, but they are tried and true, powerful, and life-changing techniques. Taking...
by Deedee | Apr 5, 2025 | Achieving Dreams, General, Make A Way Mindset, Social Emotional Skills
You were never meant to carry it all. Here’s what to do when you lose hope in a heavy world…. First, you take this gift from me to you. I’ve reserved a digital copy of my book “In the Meantime: Hope, Healing, and Survival for the Tired Heart”...
