by Kristi Pikiewicz | Jan 25, 2022 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Education/Parenting, Mental Health, Uncategorized
As an educational psychologist at a K-8 school with a mission for gifted education and also in private practice, I work with a lot of parents who have spent years fighting for their kids’ mental and physical health. I’ve had a few parents whose kids are...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Jan 20, 2022 | Education/Parenting, Inspiration, Mental Health
In March 2020, we all stepped out our doors into the unknown, but I didn’t realize it until about a week ago — I am a slow processor. My response to the pandemic was to make strict daily schedules of work, schoolwork and activities for me and my family....
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Jan 18, 2022 | Education/Parenting, Mental Health
Having lived through two years of pandemic, it can seem like we’ve adapted to a new baseline level of stress and anxiety — as if we’ve come to terms with stress and anxiety to the point they don’t really affect us anymore. Let me tell you, this...
by Garth Sundem | Nov 11, 2020 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Inspiration
Is COVID-19 the universe’s way of saying you weren’t quite ready yet? It sure seems that way sometimes. For example, in my family, my brother and I pushed back the fishing trip we planned for my dad’s 75th birthday. But maybe that’s a good...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Aug 19, 2020 | Inspiration, Mental Health, Self Help, Uncategorized
I’m on the admin team at a small K-8 school in Boulder, Colorado, and as I write this, we are still wondering what back-to-school is going to look like a week from now. Will we really be able to use outdoor classrooms to create socially distanced learning? If...
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