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Melinda Stewart, MSW.

Melinda Stewart is on the SENG Board of Directors and has been working as a counselor, teacher and consultant to gifted children and their families since 1980. She is the founder and former director of Voyagers, Inc, a homeschool resource center that specifically includes gifted students in its mission. She has worked as the Director of Counseling at Groton School as well as on the Clinical Staffs of the Stone Center at Wellesley College and McLean Hospital. She is the mother of two gifted former children who homeschooled through high school. She currently has a private consulting practice and is working on creating tools for gifted students, their families and their teachers
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Melinda Stewart, MSW.

Room for Grief, for Relief, for Misery, for Joy

The post argues rising loneliness and disconnection—exacerbated by COVID—require strengthening social infrastructure, rethinking technology use, and rebuilding personal connections. The author suggests radical acceptance, envisioning meaningful futures, and taking practical steps to connect, create, and find community as paths toward healing and resilience.

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Melinda Stewart, MSW. May 8, 2023