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Episode 150: Not Every Week Is a Highlight Reel

Not every National School Counseling Week looks like a highlight reel, and that’s okay.

In this reflective episode, I share a personal experience from my own school where carefully made plans for National School Counseling Week were replaced by grief, crisis response, and the need to simply be present for students and staff.

This episode is for counselors who felt exhausted, unseen, or overwhelmed, and for anyone who needed permission to let something go.

In this episode, I cover:

1. Why National School Counseling Week can feel complicated and emotional
2. How unexpected events can shift even the best-laid plans
3. What it means to truly “do enough” as a school counselor
4. Why quiet work still matters, even when it isn’t celebrated

A moment from the episode that I hope stays with you:

“Sometimes doing what we can with what we have is the most realistic and compassionate choice.”

If National School Counseling Week didn’t look the way you hoped, if you stayed quiet, or if you focused on crisis instead of celebration, I want you to know this: you didn’t fail. You’re human. And the work you do every day still makes a difference.

Thank you for being here and for all you give to this profession.

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