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I have created videos on my YouTube channel to help with back-to-school transitions. With the Matrix, the target is always psychological flexibility.

Each video is designed to be concise yet comprehensive, providing valuable content in just 10-12 minutes. Whether you’re a teacher looking to enhance your classroom management skills or a student seeking tools for personal growth, these videos offer practical, evidence-based strategies using the ACT Matrix.

This series of videos:

1. Offer practical strategies for fostering resilience and adaptability in the classroom.

2. Provide a simple yet powerful tool for enhancing social-emotional learning (SEL) and mental health.

3. Use real-world applications of the ACT Matrix to address common challenges in educational settings.

4. Offer insights on how the Matrix can address specific back-to-school challenges like anxiety, motivation, and social reintegration.

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It is the time of year when we are bombarded with messages about goal setting and resolutions. It is built into us that when the calendar hits January our thoughts and conversations turn to “what I want to accomplish”.

 Resistance, like the Borg, says in Star Trek, is futile. The message relentlessly seeps in. Even if I don’t want to do any goal setting, my mind begins to conjure up destinations and images of a more fit body, a better-organized workspace, eating all of those good organic healthy foods. Like a summer cold, it is like a virus that shows up inside of me.

 A quick search of the top 10 resolutions for the new year reveals the following:

• Lose weight and get fit
• Quit Smoking
• Learn Something New
• Eat Healthier
• Get Out of Debt
• Spend More Time With Family
• Travel to New Places
• Be Less Stressed
• Volunteer
• Drink Less

They also happen to be the top 10 resolutions that we fail to keep each year.

 Most resolutions dissolve into...