Foundations of Self Esteem with Rachel Part 3
Keeping small commitments or having small personal victories is one of the quickest ways to reaise self esteem. Today we ask Rachel about this idea. She has some great insight on how making and keeping these commitments has madde a difference in her life.
She talks about the importance of making both short and long term [...]
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Remembering September 11th
Tomorrow is the 10 year anniversary of September 11th. Summer and I wasnted to use today’s podcast to acknowledge what happened that day and to briefly discuss how life has changed since then. Many of our listeners are young enough that they may not remember, or rather know, how life is different than it was [...]
Back to School with Cara
Well, summer vacation is coming to a close. All over the nation teens are getting ready to walk back into classrooms. It is time to go back to school. Today Cara is with us and shares some of her thoughts on starting high school. We also talk to Cara about making the volleyball team.
We have [...]
Living the Dream with Zoe Jackson
I could not be more excited about today’s podcast. Our guest today is Zoe Jackson. She is an amzing young woman who has accomplished some amazing things. At the age of 16 she created the Livning The Dream Performing Arts Company. It is a performing arts company that is run by young people for young [...]
A Discussion About America the Beautiful
In today’s podcast we have a brief discussion about the documentary America the Beautiful. We discuss the different ways that boys views girls. We talk about the media and its influence.
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Extracurricular Activities and Teens
In today’s podcast we celebrate the return of Amanda. We want to congratulate her on her high school graduation that took place a while ago.
Today we talk about how being involved in extracurricular activities can help you grow and can help your self esteem. We talk about what each of our Council members are involved [...]
Understanding What You Are Feeling When You Are Grieving
There are a lot of things that happen in the lives of teens that are challenging and hard. I don’t know if there is anything more difficult or confusing as the taking of one’s own life. A situation that we heard about led us to think that this could be a good topic for our [...]
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GUEST POST: Facing the Facts – The realities of real teen moms
By Drew Dawson
Deals.com
The recent fascination with teenage mothers is both puzzling and troublesome. Reality TV shows like Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant, while popular, have been
criticized for creating the illusion that teenage motherhood is more glamorous than
it often is. Not to say that there aren’t success stories or exceptions (Justin Bieber is
the offspring of [...]
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Favorite TV Shows for the Summer
We are glad to have Cara and Chantel along with us again for our latest podcast. Today we spend a little time discussion some of our favorite TV shows that you may be able to catch up on over the summer.
Disclaimer: We do not advocate sitting around watching TV all day. However, sometimes it is [...]
What’s Happening In Your Brain?
I’ve been reading a book called Quiet Leadership by David Rock. It really isn’t a book that is written for teens, but it has been fascinating to notice how the book reinforces what we have been saying about the importance of thought. Today’s discussion focuses on the science of what is actually going on in your [...]
