From Negative to Narrative: Pinecone Image

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By: Demetria McDonald

 Helping educators (teachers, administrators, superintendents) transform the challenges of everyday living into  a powerful narrative.Starting with self as the first beholder of your beauty!

Capacity Building—Turning Setbacks into Strengths
#7
08/10/2025

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Educational Leadership Series: Discuss strategies for turning classroom failures into professional growth, emphasizing collaboration and learning from others.

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Educators Finding Purpose in the "Pinecone"
06/30/2025

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In Today's podcast I discuss the importance of vision and values in the profession of education. We explore how reflecting on the academic year’s struggles can reveal hidden strengths and beauty.

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Unspoken Invitation
#5
06/03/2025

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Today’s topic many of us have experienced, whether we realize it or not: the infamous "unspoken invitation" and the hilarious, sometimes painful, miscommunications that follow. People call it inferred  language that can lead to misthinking, misunderstanding or misconception with the intent to deceive. 


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Hands-Off Approach Parenting Approach
#3
05/27/2025

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Mother's Day Series diving in to a fascinating aspect of parenting. Today we will be exploring raising a child with ADHD. Authoritative Parenting style.

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Loving An Imperfect Mother
#4
05/27/2025

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Today, as we continue our special Mother's Day series, "Loving and Honoring an Imperfect Mother," we are going deep as I share a topic that rings true for so many of us: how to truly love and honor a mother who, by society’s standards and perhaps even our own early perceptions, was far from perfect. And we are doing this from the perspective of a daughter who presents before you today, healed and whole.


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Finding Fullness Without Biological Children
#2
05/18/2025

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Mother’s Day Series: Today, as Mother's Day recently passed, I want to delve into a topic that I know resonates with many of us, but often goes unspoken, especially within certain cultural and religious contexts: the experience of not having biological children.


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How to Grow with an Emotionally Absent Mother
#1
05/05/2025

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Mother's Day Series. Today, we're tackling a complex and deeply personal topic: forgiving an emotionally absent mother. Our guest today, Dr. Michelle Robinson, she is a Pastor of Christian faith, an Expert in the field of Higher Education and Counseling, practicing clinical mental health therapist a mother, a daughter, an aunt and Sister who will cross the line with or for another as love in action and celebration of becoming your best self.   

Dr. Michelle Robinson

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