Oftentimes we find ourselves in a state of confusion on what to do next with our lives.

During my twelve years as a science teacher, I witnessed students’ levels of stress and anxiety grow each year.

For an elementary school counselor – and counselors at all levels for that matter – our current state of the world fuels our passion for what we do.

While the path that led me to school counseling was straightforward, my journey since has been anything but.

For over twenty years, I have worked in various school districts and always had the same purpose.

This is how every single class meeting ends during my counseling lessons.

Thankfully, I was part of the Machen Florida Opportunity (MFOS) program, a scholarship program that supports about 1,200 first-gen, low-income students a year.

The role of a mentor, for many of us, feels like too much of a title to take on.