When Life Just Isn’t Working
Summer and I had a marvelous opportunity to speak at the 24th Annual Conference on Child Abuse & Family Violence. We want to thank those who made the presentation possible. We also want to thank those who chose to come to our workshop on helping teen girls develop a positive self-esteem.
We had a lot of [...]
The Importance of Mistakes
Mistakes… we all make them. If everyone makes mistakes, then why are some people so afraid to make them. Chantel joins Mat and Summer to talk about mistakes. The conversation focuses mostly on being afraid to make social mistakes, but ends with some advice that could change your perspective on making mistakes in general.
Mythbusting: Jessica and Aubin Break Through The Confusion
In today’s podcast Jessica and Aubin shed some light on common myths that teenagers may believe in. In a ‘fact or fiction’ type of format, the girls give common myths and give relevant information on whether they are true or false. I was surprised at some of the answers.
Some of the interesting myths that are [...]
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Being Capable
I wanted to just share a quick thought with all of you. Lately, I’ve been able to do something that I have dreaded doing for months now. I’ve had to ask myself why I dreaded doing this certain thing – the reason was is that I didn’t really see myself capable of being able to [...]
I Didn’t get Asked to the Dance, Does that Mean I Am a Loser?
If you didn’t get asked to the dance, it does not mean that you are a loser. It could mean a lot of different things. In this podcast episode Mat and Summer discuss how you can handle the disappointment of not being asked to the latest dance.
For those of you who expect to have the [...]
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Believe in Yourself
With the fall season in full swing now also comes a new fall season of TV shows. I don’t watch too many of the new shows for fear that I’ll get hooked and then have to watch every episode. But there are a few shows that I look forward to all the time. America’s Got [...]
Junior High is Coming – are you ready?
In our podcast 2 weeks ago, we talked with a good friend of mine, Jessica who is going to be a senior this year and we asked her about her experiences as a sophomore, junior and now soon-to-be senior and getting ready for it and how it is different each year.
Because we didn’t hit too [...]
How have you spent your summer?
Well, I can’t believe it is already August 19th! We are mid-August almost! The summer months have really flown by for me and from what I’m hearing lately for most people. This week, I’ve spent the majority of time talking about “getting ready for school.”
I remember on the first few days of school, always being [...]
Swimsuit Drama
Okay, so I was at the pool over the weekend and for the first time in years, I felt very self-conscious. I know we are closing in on the end of summer and swimsuit wearing (in Utah anyway) but I had to talk about this because it really had an impact on me. Mat and [...]
Think-Feel-Do
This last week at work, I’ve been talking a lot to both teens and adults about the importance of our perceptions or the way we think. Mat and I have done a few pod-casts on this topic as well so I encourage you to go and listen to those as well. But today, I just [...]
