Green Shoe Foundation

10/05/2026

A new week. A new month. A changing season. 🍂

There’s something about this time of year that reminds us that change is always happening, sometimes around us and sometimes within us.

As we step into October, we’re getting curious about hope. Not simply wishing things were different, but understanding hope as something we can learn, strengthen, and practice.
And when we can’t see the whole road ahead, maybe we don’t need to.

What is the next healthy step that belongs to me?
🌿 Read our latest blog, “Hope Is a Method.”

https://www.greenshoe.org/blog/hopeisamethod

Hope is more than wishful thinking—it can be learned, strengthened, and practiced. By identifying meaningful goals, possible pathways, and the belief that we can take action, hope helps us move through adversity without denying reality. We may not know the entire road ahead, but we can begin by as...

09/28/2026

We’re pleased to share our new video, Inside Green Shoe Foundation, offering a closer look at childhood relational trauma and the healing that can begin when people feel safe, supported, and seen. 💚
Through the voices of former participants and members of our team, the video introduces Green Shoe Foundation’s five-day outpatient retreat and explores how childhood experiences can continue to shape the patterns we experience as adults.
Every healing journey begins with a step. If you are thinking about taking yours, we invite you to watch.
Learn more at https://www.greenshoe.org.

09/01/2026

🌿 Learning, connecting, and exploring wellness in our community.

Green Shoe Foundation has enjoyed attending the Oklahoma Public Health Association’s 2026 All Health is Public Health Conference at UCO.

One highlight was a guided tour of the developing Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park with Executive Director Melissa Pepper and Edmond Urban Forester Leigh Martin. We enjoyed learning how thoughtful green spaces, nature, art, and movement can support overall well-being.

We came away inspired by the ways outdoor spaces can encourage connection, reflection, and wellness. 🌳💚

And, of course, we loved meeting Valentino the Super Floof, a certified therapy dog who brought plenty of smiles to the day. 🐾

We’re grateful for opportunities to keep learning and connecting with others who are helping build healthier communities.

08/26/2026

Back-to-school season can stir up more than memories. 🎒💚

It can also bring new routines, new relationships, and the hope of doing things a little differently.

The sights, sounds, expectations, and emotions of school can reconnect us with parts of our younger selves and with lessons we learned long before we had words for boundaries, self-worth, emotional regulation, or asking for help.

For anyone who supports children and young people, this reflection can be an opportunity to show up with greater awareness, steadiness, compassion, and choice.

In our latest blog, Julia Reed, LCSW, reflects on how childhood experiences can continue to shape the way we respond as adults and what it means to let our functional adult take the lead.

The hopeful part is this: we can notice what we are carrying, understand where it came from, and choose how we want to move forward. And maybe even take a look at who’s driving the bus. 🚌💚

Back-to-school season can stir up more than memories. Our childhood experiences often shape how we respond to authority, mistakes, boundaries, conflict, belonging, and even our own sense of worth long after we leave the classroom. In this reflection, Julia Reed, LCSW, explores what it means to let

08/20/2026

Back-to-school season has us thinking about backpacks… but not just the kind filled with pencils and notebooks. 🎒💚

As adults, we can pack a few helpful tools too: healthy boundaries, self-compassion, emotional awareness, responsibility, and a pause button for those moments when we need one.

A few good things to carry with us as we head into a new day.

08/14/2026

Green Shoe Foundation Executive Director Julia Reed is attending the Education Leadership Conference in Oklahoma City this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with the Oklahoma State School Board Association.

Every person in education has a pretty tough and rewarding job. They get to be difference makers in the lives of children.

And for those adults who have something from their childhood that was less than nurturing and still shows up for them today, Green Shoe Foundation is here to be a partner in healing so they can keep showing up for the children they serve. 💚👟

08/03/2026

🎒✨ Back-to-school season is almost here!

Looking for a fun way to kick off the new school year? Check out the Guthrie Back to School Bash on August 8 from 9 AM to Noon for free haircuts, community resources, vendors, first responder vehicles, and more!

At Green Shoe Foundation, we know that feeling supported by your community can make all the difference. Here's to a school year filled with growth, connection, and well-being. 💚

Join us for this FREE Event hosted by the Chamber, Community Church, and The Grand Ole Barbershop.
Free Haircuts for boys & girls
School Supplies (limited supply available-while supplies last)
Games
Police/Fire Vehicles
School Information/Resources
and more!
Community Church The Grand Ole Barbershop

07/29/2026

🌿 What does freedom feel like?

As we celebrate July, we've been reflecting on a different kind of freedom. Not just the freedom we celebrate as a nation, but the emotional freedom that can come through healing.

Our newest blog explores how childhood experiences, survival patterns, and the nervous system can shape our lives, and how healing creates space to live with greater authenticity, hope, and choice.

We invite you to read The Freedom of Discovering Your Self.

📖 Read the full blog:
https://www.greenshoe.org/blog/the-freedom-of-discovering-your-self

In the spirit of Independence Day, July invites us to consider a deeper kind of freedom: emotional freedom. Inspired by a retreat participant who wanted to share “what freedom feels like,” this month’s blog explores how trauma and survival patterns can shape our identity, boundaries, and relat...

07/24/2026

🌿 Today is International Self-Care Day.

Self-care isn't about doing more. It's about becoming more aware.

Sometimes the most healing thing we can do is pause long enough to listen to our nervous system with curiosity, compassion, and grace.

In recognition of International Self-Care Day, we're sharing our new Green Shoe Guide: Finding Freedom Through Self-Care. Inspired by the principles we teach at Green Shoe Foundation, this one-page guide offers practical reminders, affirmations, and simple strategies to help you create space for healing.

(This resource is intended to support wellness and is not a substitute for individualized medical or mental health care.)

07/01/2026

🎥 Lights. Camera. Healing.

A behind-the-scenes moment as Green Shoe Foundation Executive Director Julia Reed is interviewed for an upcoming documentary with the Potts Family Foundation.

Thank you to the Potts Family Foundation for leading the conversation around strengthening our communities, creating a call to action, and healing from trauma.

The Green Shoe Foundation is honored to be a small part of the story and thankful to be a place of hope and healing for those impacted by childhood trauma.

Stay tuned for the premiere of this impactful documentary in the fall.