(Two simple words, often difficult behavior to achieve) The uses and benefits of just listening are important to understand. It is a vehicle for accepting and acknowledging the thoughts and beliefs of others, a way to vent feelings, and provides a path to peaceful solutions of difficult situations. Many of the teenagers with whom I […]

One form of acceptance was presented in a beautiful and heartwarming story at the end of a six o’clock television news show. It featured the mother of a five year old who was about to enter kindergarten focusing on the differences between other children her daughter would be encountering in school. The mom cited dissimilarities

As you know, school shootings are an unfortunately too common occurrence, with the latest occurring less than one week ago. As an author, one of my responsibilities is to provide adults with information enabling them to assist youth in managing their anger in order to prevent this type of reactive behavior from becoming part of

In a previous post, I indicated I was in the process of revising my book, Peace: The Other Side of Anger, a book written for adults whose lives touch adolescents. It is a How To, a guide, to assist youngsters in managing their anger in positive ways. The second edition not only incorporates the Anger

There are many steps in the publication process. I have been fortunate enough to have finished revising the 2nd Edition of Peace:The Other Side of Anger, obtaining a publisher and now, taking the one tremendous more step for me, submitting my manuscript to an editor. My cause for CELEBRATION! To celebrate this great step in

I am focused on helping to prevent violence in our society, particularly with teens. During my time as a high school guidance counselor at Herbert H. Lehman High School, Bronx, N.Y., I provided students with peer mediation training. During this time, they not only facilitated mediations with their peers, but also helped develop an anger

One of my most important goals is to help stem the tide of violence. Toward this end, I have developed and facilitated an anger management program, known as the Anger Management Power (A.M.P.) Program, which has been provided to a variety of audiences including: 1. high school students, 2.college students in various disciplines including teacher

What: Podcast Interview: On The Anxious Voyage Podcast, moderated by Mark O’Brien, of the O’Brien Communications Group. On it Mark “shares the stories of people in all walks of life, from any circumstances. It is a place where many people are able to tell their stories”. When: This Monday, April 21st at 1pm. How: The

The value of an author’s message does not only come from his/her written work. It can also come from the presentation of ideas to various audiences. For several years, I have been presenting Violence Prevention seminars to college students involved in teacher education programs in several institutions. This workshop, as many others provided for different

A post from Queen Esther Eberechi found on Facebook, April 4, 2025-Something well worth reading and heeding, and inspirational. 𝟓 𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝘽𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠.. 𝐘𝐞𝐬!! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭??? 𝐈 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫