by Deedee | Jul 9, 2025 | Achieving Dreams, Make A Way, Parenting, Social Emotional Skills
I am excited to share that the In the Nick of Time series has grown again! This Fall I will release the third installment in the series called Hope In the Nick of Time and the series will now have an activity book too. Both of these new additions will focus on hoping...
by Deedee | Jul 1, 2025 | Achieving Dreams, Make A Way, Make A Way Mindset
Your mindset shapes success, resilience, and your ability to dream big. You can have the vision.You can write the plan.You can even have the talent and tools.But without the right mindset, your dreams will stay stuck on the shelf. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep...
by Deedee | Jun 14, 2025 | Make A Way, Modern-Day K, Parenting
Juneteenth is more than a holiday—it is a moment of reflection, remembrance, and hope. Celebrated every June 19th, Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally received word that they were free—two and a half years after the...
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 25, 2025 | Make A Way, Parenting, Social Emotional Skills
100 Ways to Grow Hoping Skills as a Family How do you teach children how to hope? How do we teach ourselves? Here’s a practical (and completely doable) guide to building emotional resilience, connection, and belief in brighter tomorrows—together. Don’t be...
by Deedee | Apr 23, 2025 | Make A Way, Parenting, Social Emotional Skills
As a therapist, author, and parent, I’ve seen firsthand what happens when a child loses hope—and what happens when they learn how to grow it. That’s why I’ve created a new concept I believe every parent should understand and teach their children: hoping skills. Just...
