Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.
Books by Nancy Bo Flood
Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
Mental Health: The Giver
March 15, 2022
Lois Lowry: "I think it’s something that literature does, that writing does, that speaking about things does. It keeps our hearts from breaking.”
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Mental Health: Reading Paulsen’s Autobiography
March 8, 2022
A few weeks ago, someone was asking about books that touched upon—or included—domestic abuse/ family violence. Paulsen's book is an autobiography.
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Writing the Story of Mental Illness for Young Readers
March 1, 2022
I have been pulled toward the subject of suicide since I was a teen despite its stigma, and worked on my first suicide hotline when I was eighteen. That’s because…
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S.D. Nelson
February 8, 2022
S.D. Nelson, Standing Rock Sioux, author and artist, meticulous researcher, passionate about the history of his people, his ancestors, his homeland, Indian and white, has written the epic story of…
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Singularity (after Stephen Hawking)
January 25, 2022
Being process not a thing, not matter more thoughts and this poem Singularity by Marie Howe (after Stephen Hawking) Do you sometimes want to wake up to the singularity We once were? So…
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Chinle Planting Hope
January 11, 2022
Imagine this. During the pandemic your schools have been closed for over a year. The nearest public library is over 70 miles away. There are no bookstores.
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Two special books
December 21, 2021
My holiday gift to all, two special books, quickly read but words and images that will stay with you and rekindle hope and gratitude.
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Laughter, Sacred and Healing
December 14, 2021
During this season of giving, I wish to give thanks and to honor Rose Tahe, friend and co-author of First Laugh, Welcome Baby.
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