![]() The way to happiness is by creating stability, creating hope.” What I didn’t realize is that happier wasn’t a problem. “I started this program because I thought children needed to be happier. They have been proven through research time and time again,” Hawn said. “Prevention and these kind of programs should not be politicized. In a time when schools and learning have become politicized and polarizing, Hawn, indisputably warm, energetic and no-nonsense, may be the right ambassador to bridge the divide. “We, as a nation – maybe you do governor by governor, maybe you do school superintendent by school superintendent – but we have to gather together to find solutions for this problem.” “It’s so disturbing to my mind and my heart,” Hawn said. She pointed to a statistic from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s bisannual Youth Risk Behavior Survey that found that 57% of teen girls described themselves as feeling persistently sad or hopeless. Twenty years into her efforts, Hawn said there remain problems “that we don’t know how to solve.” She added: “We’re sort of in, like, the perfect storm.” ![]() ![]() All this feeling of hopelessness is all wrapped up into so many different areas right now.” “Some of them are suffering from their own areas of mental disturbances because they’re just overworked. “Schools, we’re in so much trouble politically and in every way. She sees nothing but important work ahead, particularly in the aftermath of yet another tragedy – the deadly shooting at an elementary school in Nashville. Hawn was recently selected as one of USA Today’s Women of the Year for her efforts with MindUP. The science-based social-emotional curriculum has since been taught to 7 million children in 48 countries, according to the organization. In 2003, her vision came to fruition with the launch of MindUP, a program that offers kids tools to regulate emotions, build resilience and understand how trauma impacts the brain. “I was crying into the American flag – that I was knitting, by the way – (and) trying to figure out what I could do,” Hawn recalled to CNN in a phone conversation on Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actor and advocate for children’s mental health first recognized the need to help kids learn how to process their emotions more than 20 years ago, as she was reeling in the aftermath of the events of 9/11 and saw distress among children. Hawn believes “children light the path to joy” and dedicated much of her life’s work to creating innovative solutions to help children thrive.Goldie Hawn is in a hurry to help end America’s mental health crisis, but the fight is not new to her. They have also been blessed with six grandchildren. Goldie has lived with her partner Kurt Russell for over 30 years and has four grown children, Oliver and Kate Hudson, Wyatt Russell and stepson Boston Russell. In 2015, Hawn released “10 Mindful Minutes: A Journal”, a practical application to her last book, offering prompts and exercises to enhance the reader’s daily life through mindfulness practice. Hawn authored two best-selling books, a memoir “A Lotus Grows in the Mud”, in 2005 and in 2011, “10 Mindful Minutes”, offering guidance on raising healthy, joyful and resilient children. ![]() ![]() The skills and mindfulness practices that are being taught have helped children improve learning and academic performance and learn valuable social and emotional skills that build personal resilience for a lifetime. MindUP ™ is the signature program of The Hawn Foundation which is serving over six million children in the US, Canada, UK, Finland, Ireland, Venezuela, Uganda, Portugal, Serbia, Jordan, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. Working with leading neuroscientists, educators, psychologists and researchers, the Foundation developed MindUP ™ an evidence-based curriculum and teaching model for grades K-12 that provide tools to help children self-regulate and understand their own emotions, moods and behaviors reduce stress and anxiety sharpen concentration increase empathy and improve academic performance. She created The Hawn Foundation, a public charity with a mission to equip children with the social and emotional skills they need to lead smarter, healthier, happier and ultimately more productive lives.Īlarmed by increases in school violence, youth depression and suicide, and the persistent failure of the education system to help children cope with increasingly stressful lives, Hawn started her Foundation in 2003, applying cutting edge scientific research to create education programs that support the social and emotional development of children. Goldie Hawn is an Academy Award winning actress, producer, director, best-selling author and true children’s advocate. ![]()
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