I often hear friends, colleagues, and clients say: “I want to be more intentional.” My response is usually a simple question: What does being intentional mean in practical terms? Very few can [...]

What if our biggest disagreements are not about what we value, but what we believe about those values? We may share values such as health, freedom, safety, compassion, and human dignity, yet our [...]

Elul invites us to examine the distance between who we are and who we aspire to become. Through teshuvah and four biblical pathways, Torah wisdom guides us to realign our values, serve others, [...]

It Started with After-School Playdates… Then Came the Text Message That Changed Everything. The idea behind Let’s Speak Up™ and the SELF-Ex™ Guide began in the most unexpected way: during [...]

When schools cover up misconduct, victims endure years of trauma, offenders continue their abuse, and taxpayers and institutions bear the financial burden, while complicit officials evade [...]

“In response to the COVID-19 challenges facing students the USC Center EDGE, Andrew Nikou Foundation, and IDEO formed The Education (Re)Open challenge, aimed to develop the Education Solutions [...]

It's time to transform our school systems to focus on students' well-being, life skills, critical thinking, problem solvers, and continuous improvement systems.

“No one should be afraid to speak up when children are bullied and violated,” said Lea Wolf, co-founder of Let’s Speak Up. “We need to empower children and become their voice when needed, so [...]

This article draws inspiration from a personal revelation during a recent visit to Jerusalem, discovering the profound link between the Hebrew word for “creation” and concepts such as wellness, [...]

Mental health improves when each one of us takes personal responsibility to engage in healthy and constructive behaviors

As a mother, since Sabrina was five, I sought to create a constructive conflict resolution process for us.  I did not believe in punishment or the traditional method of ‘grounding.’ Rather, I [...]

“In response to the COVID-19 challenges facing students the USC Center EDGE, Andrew Nikou Foundation, and IDEO formed The Education (Re)Open challenge, aimed to develop the Education Solutions [...]

Detrimental practices of sexual assault cover ups to drain parents and victims: deflect, delay, discredit, defame, demean, disparage...

Empowering others to combat bullying, harassment, and sexual assault is a cause I have been passionate about for many years now. Bullying was never something that I personally struggled with. As [...]

Story Highlights: A lack of transparency decreases productivity and trust, makes creating smart decisions difficult, and increases liability for organizations. Through ensuring transparency [...]

The desire to harm. Why do individuals--like you and me--gain some visceral urge to inflict pain upon themselves or on others?  We aren’t born with it. To harm yourself and to harm others lie in [...]

A Paradigm Shift - Practical Solution If we want everyone to be better off--victims, institutions, and offenders alike--we must take immediate action from the onset when misconduct is reported [...]

Discriminatory practices are often only raised and remedied when students, parents, teachers, coaches, and others can report such practices to school administrators without the fear of [...]

“We can't keep brushing over this shit. it's not ok. If something bad happens at school, We should be able to talk about it, We should be heard and supported. We say mental health is a [...]

This past weekend, while campaigning at our local Einstein's Bagels, I was approached by a Torrey Pines' senior. The student was a registered voter and wanted to know more about my campaign [...]

Intrigued by my campaign message to "Empower Students," another District student stopped by to talk with me.  She preferred I did not use her real name for fear of retaliation so, for purposes of [...]

School officials and district employs 'Pass the Trash' practice that emboldens offenders and endangers students! WITHOUT WARNING SYSTEM, SCHOOLS OFTEN ‘PASS THE TRASH’ — AND EXPOSE KIDS TO [...]

A former La Costa Canyon High student says that during her senior year, she had a months-long sexual relationship with one of her teachers. The school investigated the teacher at the time, but [...]