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To All the Teachers My Kids Have Loved Before: Thank you.
Allison Banbury, a licensed mental health counselor, works as a high school counselor and maintains a small private practice on the side. In her almost 30-year career, Allison has worked as an English teacher, dorm parent, school counselor, mindfulness instructor, and dean of students in both public and private school settings, as well as flirting with podcasting in 2022 (you can listen to The Midlife Muse on Spotify and Apple). She is ecstatically married to fellow Elephant Journal contributor Ben Banbury and the proud (and sometimes frenzied) parent of two sons and two stepsons. Allison enjoys traveling, reading, outings with friends, and spending time outdoors. She has flirted with writing on and off throughout her career, and after a pandemic-induced hiatus is excited to begin writing again for Elephant Journal!
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