Speaker Today

The Admin team and I went to hear Dr. Lisa Damour speak today at Nueva School. We read her book last year about stress and anxiety in teenage girls. It has helped shape a lot of our decisions for our students and it was really cool to hear her in person! The biggest take away from her work is, students will react to stress however we frame it. If we say some stress is healthy (which it is), then they will feel better knowing that what they are experiencing is normal. She is careful to say that if we do not give students breaks from homework, expectations, and scheduled time, then it is no longer healthy stress. Everyone needs rest!

Check out her book Under Pressure if you want to learn more.