Life coaching designed to inspire and empower parents and girls.
Erica is a teacher, author, speaker, and Certified Family, Parent, and Teen Life Coach. She founded Inspire Balance Coaching to share her mission for educating and empowering girls and their families to get through the teen years with confidence and ease. Erica’s approach is unique because she combines teaching with dynamic life coaching. Her engaging and effective programs have promoted positive change for hundreds of families.
Credentials and Qualifications:
– Certified Teen Life Coach, Teen Wisdom Inc.
– Certified Family, Parent, and Teen Life Coach, Impact Coaching (formerly Academy for Family Life Coach Training)
– Specialization Certificate in Foundations of Positive Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
– Master’s in Education with specialization in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
– Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies, minor in Child Development
– Credentialed Teacher, with over fifteen years of experience
– Registered Yoga Teacher, with over ten years of experience
Interview Topics:
Girls Under Pressure and What Parents Can Do:
Understand the challenges teen girls face and how to best support
Teen Self Esteem and Body Image
How to support a strong self-esteem and healthy body image
Growing Resilient Teens:
How to bounce back and thrive in the face of challenges
Getting Through to Your Teen:
How to build strong lines of communication and keep it honest
Drawing the Line:
Setting appropriate limits on sex, dating, and technology
Technology Overload:
What every parent needs to know about teens and technology
Brighten the Back to School Blues
How to have a happy, stress-free school year
My articles & interviews:
- Three Common Challenge Teen Girls Face and How Parents Can Help
The Parent Teen Mindset Show, May 6, 2021 - Building Your Teen’s Confidence and Resilience during a Pandemic
Good Life Family Magazine, October 12, 2020 - Meet Erica Rood | Life Coach for Parents, Teens and Young Adults
Shoutout SoCal, September 22, 2020 - Episode 5: Wellness Advice from Life Coach Erica Rood
Stick 2 You Podcast, August 19, 2020 - Building Confidence and Resilience in Your Teen
EPIC Magazine, May/June 2019 - 20 Creative Ideas for Teens, From Teens
San Diego Family Magazine - How to Help Teens Learn Responsibility and Independence
San Diego Family Magazine - Meet Erica Rood of Inspire Balance Coaching, Del Mar
SD Voyager, July 19, 2018 - 5 Ways to Bond with Your Child
The Zen Mom, July 01, 2013
Featured in:
- Parenting with Purpose, by Jody Cates
San Diego Family Magazine - The How and Why of Self-Care for Caregivers, by Anne Malinoski
San Diego Family Magazine - Help Your Child Excel in School, by Molly Cerreta Smith
She Knows, September 26, 2012
Press Inquiry
I welcome your requests for interviews, articles, and more.