Nov
26

Small Commitments Can Make a Big Difference

written by jasmine

We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday.
Today we discuss the 3rd pillar of self-esteem… making small commitments to yourself. When you accomplish something small by keeping a commitment to yourself, your self esteem goes up. When you break a commitment to yourself, even a small one, it has a negative effect on how [...]

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Oct
14

Foundations of Self Esteem with Rachel Part 2

written by Mat Edvik

We are happy to have Rachel back with us again. Last week Rachel talked about how she realized that the paradigm, or worldview that she was living by was not working for her and how she changed it. Today she joins us to talk about the importance of making choices that take you toward what [...]

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Aug
13

What the Efficacy?

written by Mat Edvik

We talk a lot about self esteem. We have never talked about efficacy. So, what’s the difference? Why is efficacy important? Mat and Summer answer those questions and discuss how efficacy and esteem are related.

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Nov
27

You Are Probably Not Double Agent, But Are You Living A Double Life?

written by Mat Edvik

Are you living a double life? Do you act differently around your family than you do when you are around your friends? How do you act when you hang out with different groups of friends? Are you the same no matter who you are with?
Today’s podcast discusses why it is important [...]

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Sep
4

Can You Fix It?

written by Mat Edvik

Many teen girls spend a lot of time worrying about parts of themselves that they can’t change. In this podcast the Council discusses why that kind of thinking is damaging  to self esteem. We also discuss tips that can help you accept those parts about you that you can’t change.

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May
27

Too Young, Too Fast

written by summeramorris

This was the title of the Dr. Phil show last week on teen girls who are very young and are having sex with multiple partners.  I will post the show web address below if you would like to watch it.  I loved the show.  Everything that was said to the girls and about the girls is [...]

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Apr
3

How Can Keeping A Simple Commintment Boost My Self Esteem?

written by Mat Edvik

If you are looking for a quick self esteem boost, try making a small commitment to yourself and following through on that commitment. This idea is one of the ideas that we talk about in our book Dropping Him, Finding Me.
Anytime you make a commitment to yourself or someone else, and you do not [...]

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Jan
13

Are You Obsessed With Facebook

written by jasmine

Jasmine is one of Teen Esteem Council’s new guest bloggers. She is a teen girl and she is graduated from high school. Right now she is working two jobs. We asked her to respond to this New York Times article:   To Deal With Obsession, Some Defriend Facebook
We want to thank Jasmine for her [...]

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Dec
12

Party Do’s

written by admin

Jessica and Aubin are back in studio with Mat and Summer. Last week we talked about Party Don’t. This week we wanted to discuss, Party Do’s. We asked Jessica and Aubin to come up with some ideas of things that you can do to make sure that you are safe and have a good [...]

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Sep
28

I Didn’t get Asked to the Dance, Does that Mean I Am a Loser?

written by Mat Edvik

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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