BRRC Blog Articles

The How and Why of Kindness “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.”  — Bob Kerry There are several definitions of kindness that resonate an organization that defends bullied children and helps rebuild...

By Dru Ahlborg, Bullying Recovery Resource Center Bullying Recovery Resource Center focuses on the bullying of school-aged children.  That is where our expertise lies and that is where we can make the biggest impact and changes. The fact of the matter is that bullies...

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”  - Aesop Happy Holidays: As we wrap up this very eventful year of 2020, I wanted to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to the BRRC community. In March, BRRC hosted a community event, “Connect Through Magic”,...

By Dru Ahlborg, Bullying Recovery Resource Center Before I delve into this topic, let me first state that the vast majority of teachers, coaches and educators are wonderful people.  Individuals who choose this profession generally do so because they have a vested...

(it’s a skill we can all work on, especially now!) “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Atticus Finch quote in To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. An upstander...

“Don’t let someone who did you wrong make you think there’s something wrong with you.” –Trent Shelton. Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or group covertly sews the seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them...