For California high school students, wellness means more than physical health—it’s about managing stress, building relationships, and maintaining mental well-being.

Something that's become increasingly important to schools is really thinking about student well-being, especially after the pandemic. There’s a lot of stress on young people, particularly in independent schools, where there’s pressure to perform.

The "shadow" is a part of our subconscious that forms in the first 20 years of life. It develops when we learn that certain behaviors or traits are not acceptable or safe in society. When that happens, our brain pushes these traits into the subconscious, even though they are still part of who we are.

Staying Safe on Social Media: A Guide for High School Students By A High School Student

In today’s digital age, social media has become an integral part of many high school students' lives. Platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat offer a space for self-expression, connection, and entertainment. However, they also come with a host of risks, including anxiety, depression, and exposure to harmful content. The reality is that while social media can be a powerful tool for communication, it can also be a dangerous space if not navigated carefully. This essay will explore the potential dangers of social media and offer practical steps high schoolers can take to protect themselves online.

Fatigue, fear, grief and the resulting stress are causing compromised decision-making during hiring season for institutions. Hiring managers are exhausted from the year and may not realize the degree to which their overtaxed limbic system has influenced their hiring decisions.

Brain Circuit Types is a tool to deepen your understanding and perspectives of your greatest strengths and the strengths of those around you by identifying neurocognitive loops.

Awareness of brain types can give language to how people work with and interact with others. And why you have a pet peeve about your co-worker’s meeting agenda or your how your friend “plans” outings.

Leaders are struggling with an over-reliance on quantitative surveys due to their relative ease of use. The challenge is that when in crisis, even the most well-written surveys cannot get to the complexities, cultural nuance, and organizational layers that feed and fuel strengths and liabilities.

Leaders are experiencing fatigue attempting to hit this exact target of being vulnerable enough but not too vulnerable, maintaining a façade of optimism while putting aside their own pain and grief. What vulnerability leaders are demonstrating is tempered by either the strategic modeling of this vulnerability or the rupture of the façade (leaders reaching a breaking point in self-management and breaking down).

We have every right to be grieving, and grief is also the pathway towards healing. Organizations are perfectly positioned to support communities in processing grief, but must see grief-processing as not separate from but essential to good business.

This ground is fertile for growth. Many organizations have the chance to seize on this time to shift outdated and inequitable paradigms, innovate, and ultimately prosper.