Complaining Vs. Gratitude or The Story of Reginald, the Kings Most Trusted Advisor
Just as darkness and light cannot occupy the same space in nature, neither can complaining and gratitude occupy the same space in you. While you are complaining all of your focus is on what is negative about your life. While you are expressing sincere gratitude your focus, for that moment, is on the positive in [...]
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Teen Girls and How They Compare
Comparing is one of the most damaging things that teenage girls do to their self esteem. While there are numerous ways girls do this, there are two that stand out. Those two are comparing themselves to others and comparing themselves to the media’s standard of perfection. This post will offer some simple suggestions that can [...]
How Can I Survive Family Stress
Life is really stressful right now. There are many things that cause stress for teenagers. In this episode of the Teen Esteem Council Podcast, Mat and Summer discuss some tools that teens can use to help them deal with stress that is caused inside of family relationships.
I Hate Responsibility
Today Mat and Summer discuss responsibility. We are responsible for almost everything that happens to us, and we are responsible for our REACTION to everything that happens to us.
The Garden of Your Mind
In this episode Mat and Summer discuss the ways your mind is like a garden. If you plant what you want in a garden and if you take care of that garden, it will produce the fruits, vegitables, or flowers that you desire. But if you don’t take care of the garden it will produce [...]
So, I Understand Hormones, Now What?
In this episode of the Teen Esteem Council Podcast, Summer and Mat continue their discussion of how Hormones influence a teenage girl’s perception of the world. They key word in that sentence is influence. Summer and Mat talk about how even though hormones are a powerful influence on perception, they do not have to control [...]
The How To Guide To A Better Perception Of You
In today’s podcast Mat and Summer explain a step by step process that will help you begin to change the way you see yourself. Be sure to have a piece of paper and something to write with handy.
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The Media’s Map
In this podcast episode Mat and Summer discuss the streets that you will find along the route that media would like you to take to find happiness and self esteem. That route does not lead to happiness however. Listen to find out more about the route to true happiness and self esteem.
Maps, Worldviews, and Happiness
The podcast is up and running! Join us every week as we discuss ways to help teenage girls increase their self esteem and their happiness. These podcasts will be brief and full of valuable information
In our first podcast we discuss the way we see the world and how they influence our decision making. They also [...]
"I'll take care of me"
One of my favorite authors once wrote these words:
“I used to think, ‘I’ll take care of you and you take care of me’. But now I think, ‘I’ll take care of me for you if you take care of you for me.’
There are many times in our lives where we lose ourselves in the emotions [...]
