PROFILE

Lauren McGovern

Lauren McGovern lives in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York. She is a teacher at North Country School in Lake Placid, N.Y. To learn more about Lauren and her work, visit laurenmcgovern.online.

What a Children’s Book Taught Me (and My Students) About Grief

By Lauren McGovern | July 14, 2021

Teaching sixth graders about grief helped teacher Lauren McGovern after the loss of her son.

How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain

Free and online: Join us Thursday, Nov. 21, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. PT for a special conversation on the benefits of gratitude, along with practical techniques for people, and practitioners, to easily incorporate it into day-to-day life.

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Are You the A*Hole?

Worried that you might be wrong in that argument you're having? Intellectual humility can help.
How To Practice Gratitude When You’re Not Feeling Grateful (Encore)

One way to feel more thankful for things is to imagine life without them. Our guest tries a practice for seeing the bright side, even when you feel down.