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Cook County Circuit Court Judicial Resilience Training
On June 23rd we did our third round of Judicial Training through the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism at the ...
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Connection and Reflection at the SVN Conference In Puerto Rico
Connection and reflection go hand in hand, especially as we make the commitment and determination to live more with a sense of peace and...
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Judicial Well-being and developing patience with difficult people!
What an amazing opportunity to share information on how to manage sovereign citizens and prose lit against with administrative law judges...
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Jun 141 min read
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Whole Brain Living in correctional settings
Whole Brain Living is a way of reflecting on how we react in life. Understanding our 4 characters helps us live with more wisdom!
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Jun 41 min read
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Well-being Training in DuPage County, Illinois
On May 15, 2025, Chief Judge Bonnie Wheaton of the DuPage County Courts hosted us for a training session on secondary trauma and...
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May 181 min read
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An Independent Judiciary is Non-Negotiable:
We have adhered to both written and unwritten rules to maintain a civil society, responsible governance, a check on autocracy, and a...
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May 42 min read
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Hawai'i Training on Self Represented Litigants, Sovereign Citizens and Well-being: An opportunity to learn from fellow jurists on the Islands
In collaboration with the National Judicial College in Reno, I facilitated an engaging three-day training focused on the challenges posed...
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Apr 151 min read
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How do I grow and thrive as human being?
This question was examined during a lively discussion involving several college students in a session sponsored on March 27th by the...
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Mar 293 min read
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Celebrating the United Nations adoption of the International Day of Judicial Well-being and recognition of the Nauru Declaration
On March 20, 2025, Australia time, March 19th here in Colorado, the Thomas More Law School of Australian Catholic University hosted a...
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Mar 192 min read
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Living your Yoga with Judge Victor Reyes
Back in June 2021 I did a podcast with Bill Brown of Prison Yoga Project. Sharing here is in hopes that someone may fidn this beneficial....
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Mar 162 min read
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The Importance of Living with Awareness
For several years, I have conducted brief discussions and meditations with college students through the Pueblo Hispanic Educational...
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Mar 161 min read
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Guest on "Be Encouraged with Frank and Lisa"
On February 25, 2025, I had the pleasure to once again appear on this show that is hosted by Frank Sinclair and Lisa Sinnott. They...
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Feb 251 min read
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South African Judicial Conference, Durban, SA, July 5, 2024
What an honor to present a full day of Judicial well-being at the South African judges judicial conference sponsored by SAJEI in Durban....
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Feb 171 min read
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Supervised Visitation Network International Conference, Niagara Falls, Canada, October 16, 2024
Why Won't She Leave: Shifting the Focus After All These Years. Led this session to Canadian providers which was interactive and led to a...
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Feb 171 min read
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Drexel University, College of Medicine, Behavioral Healthcare Education, December 5, 2024
I had the most amazing exchange of information and ideas with the participants at the Drexel University College of Medicine, Behavioral...
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Feb 171 min read
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USDOJ and Executive Office of Immigration Review: Judicial Temperament, Tone and Demeanor Training. 9/18/2024
What an honor to work with the Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review, the National Judicial College, Judge ...
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Feb 171 min read
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United States Army and Judicial Wellbeing, September 12, 2024
Very honored to present in partnership with the National Judicial College to over 50 Army judges from installations all over the country...
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Feb 171 min read
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Thriving Session and Yoga at the Tribal Wellness Court 2024 Implementation and Enhancement Training, Phoenix, Az.
We had an incredibly interactive and emotional session on the topic of placing ourselves in a better position physically, mentally,...
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Feb 171 min read
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Collaboration with Illinois Supreme Court Commission of Professionalism
On September 9, 2024 and January 24, 2025, I was honored to present on the issue of secondary trauma to 100 Judges from the Cook County...
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Feb 171 min read
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2025 American Probation and Parole Association Conference
American Probation and Parole Conference, Las Vegas, 2025 I had the honor and pleasure to present a session on the topic of Whole Brain...
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Feb 161 min read
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