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A holiday visit to the breakout star of ‘People Like Us’
Tammy Crabtree’s name came to my mind the moment I, along with other full-time aha! Process consultants, was invited to record a happy holid [...]
What is Ruby reading?
I found The Madness of Crowds to be thought provoking. Author Douglas Murray has chapters titled “Gay,” “Women,” “Race,” and “Trans”. He exa [...]
A key question no one is talking about: How will we get secondary students to come back in person and continue to come?
Oh yes, they want to come back, "to see their friends." But after they see their friends, for how many days will they submit to a structure [...]
Ruby Payne podcast: Raising student achievement
Ruby Payne shares strategies for teachers to raise student achievement in the classroom and on standardized state assessments. Rela [...]
A holiday filled with gratitude
When 2020 began, I invited friends and family into my home for a New Year’s Day brunch in celebration. We were full of laughter and joy at t [...]
Dear energy drink junkies
Dear Energy Drink Junkies, Did your parents ever say that you can do anything once you put your mind to it? Do you need to be “in the zone” [...]
Podcast: The impact of COVID-19 on Hispanics – Interview with Dr. Leticia Vargas
Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D. conducts an interview with Dr. Leticia Vargas, a medical doctor, on the resources of Hispanics. https://soundcloud.com/ [...]
Video: Phil DeVol interviewed on Coping in Crisis podcast
Phil DeVol discusses the Getting Ahead While Getting Out citizen restoration program on Nan McKay's Coping in Crisis podcast. "Author Phil [...]
What is Ruby reading?
Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive by Marc Brackett is an excellent boo [...]
Podcast: An overview of Emotional Poverty, Volume 2
Ruby Payne gives an overview of the information in her book Emotional Poverty, Volume 2: Safer Students and Less-Stressed Teachers. aha! Pro [...]
COVID-19: A personal story from a friend
I recently received this letter from a friend about her and her family’s struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic. She allowed me to share it [...]
Why do the wealthy garden?
Dr. Ruby Payne’s aha! Process teaches the hidden rules of social class, particularly surrounding food. In poverty, family meals are portion- [...]
Emotional Poverty, Volume 2 audiobook excerpt: Introduction
Ruby Payne reads the Introduction from her book Emotional Poverty, Volume 2. aha! Process Podcasts · Emotional Poverty, Volume 2 Excerpt: I [...]
What is Ruby reading?
Lies my Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen is about the distortions, omissions, and downright untruths in American history textbooks. He arg [...]
COVID and diminishing resources: Moving from middle class to situational poverty
Because of COVID, many individuals, families, and communities are moving to greater instability. There is a great reluctance on the part of [...]
Podcast: Suggestions for addressing racial questions and issues at school
Dr. Ruby K. Payne talks to aha! Process consultants Ruben Perez, Dr. Chestin Auzenne-Curl, and Michael Curl about addressing racial questio [...]
What is Ruby reading?
2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything If you like demographics and future trends, this book is [...]
Discipline: It’s more about learning than punishment
A Getting Ahead commencement address In the book Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World, the author, Philip E. DeVol, stated a quote that [...]
New release and podcast: Getting Ahead ACEs and PACEs Supplement
Address Trauma. Strengthen Resilience. Facilitators and participants in Getting Ahead initiatives share a common language. However, the stea [...]
Hurricane prep in poverty
Hurricanes are an unfortunate part of Texas culture. We watch our preferred denomination of meteorologist plot the path of each storm to pre [...]
Adderall rules according to social class
In Emotional Poverty, Dr. Ruby Payne explains that affluent female students sometimes take Adderall for the desired side effect of weight lo [...]
Community-police relations: Bridges model
Preface Gene Krebs, Coauthor, Bridges Across Every Divide There are interwoven problems in many low-income American communities. While no co [...]
What is Ruby reading?
I am in LOVE with Maisie Dobbs and her series from author Jacqueline Winspear. Mesmerized. Can’t quit reading it. Don’t want to eat. Dobbs i [...]
Podcast: Philip Brand interview with Dr. Ruby Payne
Listen to Ruby's interview with Philip Brand on C2k Ministries' podcast, Engage: Conversations on Social Issues and Spiritual Ideals. https: [...]
Podcast: Unaccompanied youth and human trafficking
This webinar provides an overview of the McKinney-Vento rights and ongoing struggles of homeless youth. Kim Ellis, an aha! Process consultan [...]