Trust Your Gut
The old saying “trust your gut” is often spoken with encouragement for an individual trying to make a decision. The tenth cranial nerve and the longest of all 12 cranial…
Our 20-21 Annual Report Part II: Families
A common misconception about CORRAL is we're a lone island trying to solve complex problems. But, the reality is that CORRAL works with an extensive partner network to connect families with…
The Cost of Youth Incarceration versus the Riding Academy
More than $100,000—that’s the annual cost of incarceration per youth in North Carolina. In 2020, that number jumped to around $156,000 per youth per year due to the added expense…
Not Your Grandma’s School Lunch
As I mentioned in my last blog post, I was a high school teacher before I became a registered dietitian. When I started my career as a dietitian, I wanted…
Plate to the Classroom: Giving A Teenager’s Brain What It Needs
Fun fact - before I became a Registered Dietitian, I was a high school science teacher. I absolutely loved teaching high school. I was, and still am, convinced that investing…
Recognizing and Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
What is PTSD? Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder in which an individual faces trouble recovering from a stressful or traumatic event. The event could be either experienced…
Living with Anxiety and Depression
You might be wondering, “What in the world are anxiety and depression?” I'm here to tell you first hand what they’re like from a personal level. I have suffered from…
Interrupting the school-to-prison pipeline
We often think of education as protective. In reality, however, some schools are delivering the opposite of protection for their most vulnerable students: a path toward incarceration. This phenomenon, known…
Recovery is Possible
I grew up being bullied severely. They would call me fat, not good enough, and laugh at my speech impairment. They would mock me for my anxiety, calling me a…
We’re All Meant to Be Here
Written by a CORRAL Programming Intern. A few months ago at CORRAL, I was on a walk with a girl who seemed to be spiraling further and further into her…