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20 Ways to Reduce Stress, Improve Motivation & Minimize Anxiety
Stress, motivation, and anxiety are three areas I frequently address in my coaching sessions with teens, college students, and young adults. Between academic pressure, personal changes, societal expectations, social media, and heartbreaking world events, teen girls...
How to Prepare for Your Freshman Year of College
If you have a teen who is getting ready for her first year of college, or if you are a young adult heading off to college, it’s likely there’s some nervous excitement about the new school year. One way to alleviate this anxiety and welcome a smooth and happy...
Ten Ways to Practice Self-Love
Self-love is the most important action we can take to create a happy, fulfilling life. It involves self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-care. It is the cornerstone to healthy relationships because in practicing self-love, we understand and communicate our...
Ten Ways to Have a Meaningful Conversation with Your Teen Daughter
I love lists. They provide a simple structure to help us stay organized. They serve as a record of our accomplishments that can spark motivation and a sense of achievement. They minimize anxiety by calming the mental chaos that occurs when we try to keep our...
Supporting Your Teen’s Social and Academic Success
In the previous blog post, you learned that developing a healthy sense of self is crucial for your teen's personal success. Adding to this, the high school years are a time when academics and friends take center stage. Your teen will face wins and challenges in both...
Next Stop: High School…. Is Your Teen Ready?
The transition from middle school to high school can trigger a slew of emotions. Teens know their world is about to get reorganized; academic demands will increase and friendships will change. Many agonize over meeting new academic standards and ensuring they stay on...
Strengthen Decision-Making and Self-Advocacy Skills
In our second blog post, we talked about building emotional intelligence and social strength. Today we will discuss how you can strengthen her decision-making and self-advocacy skills. Both decision-making and self-advocating require self-awareness. In order...
Build Your Teen’s Emotional Intelligence and Social Strength
In the previous blog, you’ve learned which life skills are necessary for your teen’s success in college and beyond. Today we will focus on how you can help your daughter build Emotional Intelligence and Social Strength. Emotional intelligence and social...
Dealing with Uncertainty and Fear
The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde which took the lives of 19 children and two adults underscore the fact that we are living in an uncertain and dangerous time. It is difficult enough for adults to process what happened and manage their emotional...
Is Your Teen College Ready?
In this three-part series of blogs, you will learn how you can support your teen in developing essential life skills so she is college ready. You will be able to send her off to the dorm confident that she will enjoy her freshman year and continue to grow into a...
Words I Use With My Teen and College-Age Clients
Words hold a lot of power. They have energy and influence. They can harm and destroy, just as easily as they can help and heal. We use words to express ourselves, to make sense of our experiences, and to connect and understand others. Words create our world, so...
How to Welcome Change
Most people fear change. It registers as uncertainty and as Tim Ferriss, bestselling author and host of The Tim Ferriss show, says, “people would rather be unhappy than uncertain.” Change can threaten our security because it triggers worst-case scenario...