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Getting Schooled on Resistance examines the experience of one school's attempt to push back on the deficit model of education and represents the overall story of urban school reform. In this book, readers will find stories and critical analysis of what happens to students, teachers and schools when their ideas and thoughts are undervalued. First published under the title Untangling Urban Middle School Reform: Clashing Agendas for Literacy Standards and Student Success in 2016, Getting Schooled on Resistance is timely and relevant for educators, policy makers and pre-service teachers today. We are arguing the same "urban school reform" narrative we've been arguing since the early 80's. We have moved from chalkboards to Smart Boards and Chromebooks, but the same narratives of students of poverty and failure exist. It's no wonder students rely so heavily on AI for their writing when their own ideas are undervalued or marked "wrong."Urbanski's up-close and unflinching analysis illuminates how rigid accountability structures shift power away from the teachers and administrators who know the students best and in so doing perpetuate the "bad student" moniker, all too often becoming a self-fulling prophecy.

Learning to Respect My Strut is a commentary on the obstacles women face and the untruths they've been functioning under for a long time. By using her own personal stories against the backdrop of the historical women warriors of long ago eras, author Karen Taylor shows the deep strength of women that has been traditionally overlooked. She draws parallels between her own background and the important women in her life while demonstrating the true strut of a confident woman warrior mindset in those ancestral roots. Karen aspires to show women that there is nothing they cannot accomplish in their lives by claiming their own strut and becoming the confident, successful, people they were meant to be.

"This is not the book I thought I was going to write."~Tonya ReidLife is like that sometimes, isn't it? We head down one path only to find ourselves in a completely different direction. If you can relate to this, and enjoy laughing until you cry or crying until you laugh, then you'll enjoy Tonya Reid's debut book, US Hairways. A collection of essays on legacy, lunacy, a daughter finding her way, and a father who would have made a much better older brother, US Hairways offers readers a good time the only way Tonya knows how to share it: full of Southern hospitality and irreverence smothered in butter.

"When women come together and have the courage to be vulnerable, magic happens."~ Cindy Urbanski, co-editorReaders can expect nothing short of magic in this new collection of stories, essays, poems, and musings written by women, for women. Those who identify as women, and the people who love them, will find real life depictions about many things often gone unspoken or only in secret, veiled ways in the lives of women. This collection of their stories aims to pull back the curtain and shine a light because the experiences of women matter. The authors hope you toggle seamlessly from a good knowing cry to a laugh out loud good time as you journey with us in our effort at Unveiling the Secrets. Editors and co-authors, Shana and Cindy, are excited to share the following amazing contributing authors...Kristin BowenTaylor EdwardsMelisa GrahamAmanda Soesbee KentMackenzie Urbanski MenonRachel C. PattersonTonya ReidKaren Taylor

"Hi, my name is Juliet and I'm a therapist who goes to therapy."This is THE book that finally peels back the curtain, mystery, and stigma around supporting your mental health journey!From this first line on, Who You Callin' Crazy?! is honest, real, and relatable. Juliet, founder and owner of Sun Counseling and Wellness and practicing therapist for over a decade, is on a mission to end the stigma around therapy and to normalize and elevate the dialogue around mental health. Inspired by the collective experience we all had during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, she wrote this book to make our understanding and ownership of how we struggle more than just a moment, but a movement: a movement to support each other in feeling less shame and judgment, and find pathways to more healing, growth, and balance. This is an easy to follow reference guide of sorts with helpful scripts and understandable takeaways. Juliet has organized the book into three parts and encourages readers to jump in wherever they are on their mental health journey:Part 1: Who You Callin' Crazy?!Unpacking myths and misconceptions about mental health, understanding its stigma, and claiming-or reclaiming-what mental health means to you.Part 2: Maybe I Should Go To TherapyAnswering common questions about therapy and seeking support, like what therapy actually is, what are the common misconceptions, how to know it's time to go to therapy, how to find a therapist, how to know a therapist is a good fit, how to break up with a therapist, and much more.Part 3: Yep, I Go To TherapyA deeper dive into practical tips and takeaways for improving self-awareness; a little taste of therapy, if you will, that you can take back to your own therapist.Juliet Kuehnle is a National Board Certified Counselor and mental health therapist who founded and owns Sun Counseling & Wellness, a private practice with two locations in Charlotte, North Carolina, that also provides telehealth throughout North Carolina. She is also a mental health/wellness consultant, speaker, and a writer with two magazine bylines. Juliet hosts a podcast called, "Who You Callin' Crazy," that features practical therapy tips and conversations with interesting people you (want to) know. She has been featured on WBTV, WCNC, and in publications including Shondaland, PsychCentral, and Medium/Elemental. You can follow Juliet on social media @yepigototherapy for relatable, helpful, and often humorous insight. You can also access free resources and shop her therapy swag at yepigototherapy.com.