the night of my last day as “Ms. Casey, the Wellness Teacher🧘🏽‍♀️,” my yoga instructor shared a quote that perfectly captures my purpose and passion behind this work: “Teaching people how to regulate their emotions is crime prevention. It’s addiction prevention. It’s suicide prevention. It’s generational healing. It’s how we stop raising adults who explode, implode, or shut down at the first sign of discomfort. Emotional regulation is not just a soft skill. It’s survival. It’s the foundation of a society where people can disagree without dehumanizing each other, where accountability isn’t seen as an attack, and where conflict doesn’t always have to mean violence. You want a better world? Start with emotional education.” (Unfortunately, the following weeks harshly reiterated how urgently our society needs that last paragraph.) thank you @ourown for your incredible work and for one of my most challenging & rewarding experiences. nothing teaches you more than being a teacher 🤎