For Mental Health Awareness month: My villain origin story, a growth mindset gut check, a Mindful May training, and a comically large duck. This edition of The Thrive Archive will explain it all. Mwa-ha-ha.
For 10 years I’ve told educators to unplug. This spring break I finally took my own advice. I have thoughts. 🏴☠️ Plus…Pirates, purgatory, and free EF tools. All will be explained. 🧡
I don’t talk about this often, but I didn’t start Thriving Students Collective because of a business plan...I started it after a personal crisis collided with a world that felt increasingly heavy. This month’s Thrive Archive is about one of the most powerful research-backed microhabits that can protect you from burnout before it takes hold 🧡 because you don't have to wait for breaking point to break the stress cycle.
I thought nothing could top last year’s Spotify Wrapped surprise (shoutout to Bluey’s Dance Mode for holding strong at #1). But 2025 had range — Taylor Swift, 90s nostalgia, and… Disney Zombies. 🧟♂️
So, in the spirit of end-of-year wrap-ups: here’s Thriving Students 2025 Wrapped — our top 5 trends in K12 wellness, burnout prevention, and AI (plus what we’re predicting for 2026)!
Between travel, teddy bears, and a little guilt turned into gratitude—
I finally learned how to miss a deadline and still thrive... Read the "Life of a Show Bear" edition of the Thrive Archive (apologies to Swifties for the pun) + grab free National School Psych Week goodies for all my fellow helpers!