Gwendolyn Martin, Ed.D, LPC, NCC, CPCS, ASDCS

Teenagers face a tremendous amount of pressure from parents, peers, and society.

Academics, extracurricular activities, and family dynamics are just a few pressures you must navigate. Let’s not forget you are trying to figure out who you are, who your REAL friends are, where you fall on the social continuum and all the ups and downs that come with growth and development.

If that isn’t enough, you are trying to gain more independence and discover ways to express your true authentic… Show more

Teenagers face a tremendous amount of pressure from parents, peers, and society.

Academics, extracurricular activities, and family dynamics are just a few pressures you must navigate. Let’s not forget you are trying to figure out who you are, who your REAL friends are, where you fall on the social continuum and all the ups and downs that come with growth and development.

If that isn’t enough, you are trying to gain more independence and discover ways to express your true authentic self. Needless to say, the teenage years can be a very confusing, stressful, overwhelming time in your life.

Dr. Gwen's A to Z Self-Care Guide for Teens contains some powerful, effective, practical self-care tips, tools, and solutions that can easily be incorporated into your existing daily routine. Self-care will help you engage in more activities that make you feel happy, connected, and supported. As a result, you will give your physical, mental, and emotional health a boost. Show less

The Live Your Best Life journal is designed to help you develop self-awareness and self-compassion. The journal provides daily affirmations and motivation to start taking time to do more things that make you happy and make you feel fulfilled, loved, and supported. Each day is a new beginning and growth opportunity.

Daily journaling begins with tracking your mood. Mood trackers are great tools that can help you better understand your emotional state and improve your mental… Show more

The Live Your Best Life journal is designed to help you develop self-awareness and self-compassion. The journal provides daily affirmations and motivation to start taking time to do more things that make you happy and make you feel fulfilled, loved, and supported. Each day is a new beginning and growth opportunity.

Daily journaling begins with tracking your mood. Mood trackers are great tools that can help you better understand your emotional state and improve your mental well-being.

It is followed by:
~ expressions of gratitude for things big and small that you have, are thankful for, and do not take for granted.
~ self-care strategies and tools you applied during the day to keep you grounded physically, psychologically, emotionally, spiritually, and socially.
~ a daily writing prompt to help you become better and more comfortable in expressing your thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
~ daily reflections where you have the opportunity to freely reflect on issues of the day surrounding family, friends, school, responsibilities, events etc. Here is where you can draw pictures, symbols, graffiti or stick figures to concretely reflect your thoughts and feelings.

This inspirational journal will help you cultivate healthy habits and manage stress in a judgement free zone. Show less

Dr. Gwen’s A to Z Self-Care Guide for Educators is a blend of inspiration, motivation, education, and simple, practical solutions for helping professionals who aspire to make SELF-CARE a priority! In this invigoratingly powerful, enjoyable, and informative how-to guide, Dr. Gwen provides countless self-care tips, tools, strategies, and sage advice that can easily be incorporated into your existing daily routine. Get ready to:•Incorporate little changes proven to reduce stress and anxiety… Show more

Dr. Gwen’s A to Z Self-Care Guide for Educators is a blend of inspiration, motivation, education, and simple, practical solutions for helping professionals who aspire to make SELF-CARE a priority! In this invigoratingly powerful, enjoyable, and informative how-to guide, Dr. Gwen provides countless self-care tips, tools, strategies, and sage advice that can easily be incorporated into your existing daily routine. Get ready to:•Incorporate little changes proven to reduce stress and anxiety, improve your mental health, and prevent illness.•Regain control of your life and do more of what makes you happy and feel loved, fulfilled, and appreciated. •Uncover secrets to giving yourself the same love and attention you freely give others daily without feeling selfish, guilty, or needy.•Create the healthy, well-balanced life you are capable of, desire, and deserve. And create it NOW. By the end of Dr. Gwen’s A to Z Guide, you will understand why self-care is non-negotiable, how to change self-defeating thoughts and habits, and how to take better care of YOU! Show less

Make Self-Care A Priority is a journal that provides time to reflect, release, recharge, and renew on your journey to better health and becoming the best version of authentic YOU. By the end of this journal, you will: •Uncover why daily devotion is better than yearly resolutions.•Harness self-empathy and self-compassion: the capacity to notice, value, and respond to your own needs as generously as you attend to the needs of others.•Create a clear vision to manifest your goals and… Show more

Make Self-Care A Priority is a journal that provides time to reflect, release, recharge, and renew on your journey to better health and becoming the best version of authentic YOU. By the end of this journal, you will: •Uncover why daily devotion is better than yearly resolutions.•Harness self-empathy and self-compassion: the capacity to notice, value, and respond to your own needs as generously as you attend to the needs of others.•Create a clear vision to manifest your goals and dreams.•Accelerate the healthy, connected, purpose-driven life you are capable of, desire, and deserve. Throughout the journal, Dr. Gwen shares some of her favorite self-care quotes to jump-start positive thinking and highlights the importance of prioritizing the value of YOU as a person. Every day is a new growth opportunity and a chance to live life more abundantly. Remember, your needs matter too! Show less

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how distributed leadership worked within the framework of an elementary school. The project developed as a result of teacher inquiry about ways to use data to provide instruction to increase student achievement in mathematics. Results indicated that engaging in action research through distributed leadership practices changed teachers’ assumptions about the use of data to drive instruction; teachers began to work more cohesively to meet the needs of all… Show more

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how distributed leadership worked within the framework of an elementary school. The project developed as a result of teacher inquiry about ways to use data to provide instruction to increase student achievement in mathematics. Results indicated that engaging in action research through distributed leadership practices changed teachers’ assumptions about the use of data to drive instruction; teachers began to work more cohesively to meet the needs of all students;
and teachers engaged in dialogue about instructional strategies and overall student achievement goals. Show less