Full Circle: From Hollywood to Real Life and Back Again by Andrea Barber

“You see, Full House (ABC) was popular when I was a kid. The character Michelle and I were around the same age. On Tuesday nights,  I got to snuggle up with my dad to watch the Tanner family in all their crazy antics. So, it’s no surprise that Fuller House filled me with joy and nostalgia.”

How to be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

“I chose the side of “no racism.” But, it wasn’t until the summer after the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbury that I realized it isn’t enough to be “not racist. We have to be antiracist.”

Stitches: a Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair by Anne Lamott

“By June 2020, I think we all needed some hope and repair, so it was a healing time for me to read this one. Stuck at home, isolated from family, friends, coworkers, and students, I felt incredibly stuck.”

The Rooted Classroom by Monica Genta

“Students don’t learn from teachers they don’t like.”

The Opposite of Hate by Sally Kohn

“I like the thought of my students becoming global citizens who can have a rational conversation with anyone — even people who have radically different beliefs than them. I like the idea that my students can be safer in the world if we all start connecting rather than hating.”

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

“Of all my credentials as a therapist, my most significant is that I’m a card-carrying member of the human race” – Gottlieb 7 Is it just me, or does everyone at some point or another think that going to a therapist is for other people? That’s what I used to think. I thought I was …

The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

“Rubin’s suggestions for avoiding Obliger-Rebellion helped me overcome many situations where I wasn’t taking proper care of myself by meeting my inner expectations.”