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An Idea as the New School Year Approaches

Jul 30, 2022 | Blog

Let me share some adjectives and comments I get from clients and their parents. Perfectionist.  Type A.  Anxiety.  Stressed.  Effortless.  Must good at everything.  I can’t get anything less than an A.  I have to be thin.  I have to be pretty.  If I could change one...

A Student’s Life in a World with Guns

May 11, 2022 | Blog

Recently, the high school near my home had a “code red lockdown” which is every bit as scary as it sounds:  a code red means that there is an immediate threat to the school and its occupants and that all people will be moved to safe areas and the interior...

It’s Happening Right Under Our Noses

Mar 30, 2022 | Blog, Teen Culture

I’ve seen girls change in the 30+ years that I’ve been teaching and in my last 4 years as a coach in the wellness industry.  The confidence level has dropped, the anxiety level has risen, comparing themselves to other people has risen, and the seeming...

The Voices in Our Heads

Nov 5, 2021 | Anxiety, Blog, Confidence, Resilience, Teen Culture

Is there anyone out there who says mean things to themselves in their heads?  Be honest!  We all have some kind of running dialogue in our heads (our thoughts) and sometimes we take it to a negative place, saying super ugly things to...

What Is A Toxic Friend?

Sep 17, 2021 | Blog, Teen Culture

We all have that person in our life who we’ve known for a long time and have always liked spending time with…until we found ourselves realizing that things have changed and we don’t actually enjoy that person anymore.  She makes us feel agitated, she...