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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Emmy is a registered dietician who meets with the CORRAL girls periodically to help dismantle diet culture, focus on nutrition and embrace intuitive eating. March is national nutrition month! As…
Written by Katie Zucco, Manager of Mental Health Services at our Neuse River Campus and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA). Prior to CORRAL, Katie worked at an eating…
Our guest blogger today is Julia Soplop, an author, photographer, wild horse enthusiast, and documentarian. Low confidence and low self-esteem influence many of us and can be rooted in childhood experiences.…
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery, including labor and sex trafficking, that occurs in every state, including North Carolina. As of 2019, North Carolina is ranked No. 11…