The calendar year might begin on January 1, but the first day of school is the true beginning of the year. My kids returned to school on August 12, 2021 -- it was Julian's first day of kindergarten, Pippa's first day of third grade, their first day attending the same school ever, and the first day of "normal" school since March 2020. Whew! It seemed like an auspicious time to reflect on the 2021-22 school year. My mission statement for 2021-22 school year is: Kicking Ass and Healing. In this episode, I first talk about Healing, with a close look at the method I used to obtain some closure on the 2020-21 shit show. Then, I looked at ways to kick ass, including what "kicking ass" means for me this school year. 

Show notes are available at CourtneyHenningNovak.com. The music is "Carpe Diem" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.