Jun
12

Does Your Body Image Really Matter?

written by Mat Edvik

Body Image. It is a topic that is discussed all the time among teen girls. We’ve discussed in out podcasts before. It is the topic of our podcast again this week. The four of us have a candid conversation about how important body image is for girls and boys alike. We also share a few [...]

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May
1

What Is Love?

written by Mat Edvik

For all of our listeners who have ever wanted to hear Jessica and Aubin sing… this podcast is for you. They lead into the podcast today with an exhilarating rendition of the song What Is Love?. Actually you only get the first line. Chances are you will be impressed though.
Relationships are so important in the [...]

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Apr
24

Mythbusting: Jessica and Aubin Break Through The Confusion

written by Mat Edvik

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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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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Apr
2

Do Our Choices Now Effect Us Later?

written by summeramorris

Yes, of course they do, but that isn’t a bad thing.  I recently had a conversation with a good friend of mine who was just finishing another semester of college and she was debating what steps to take next.  She had the opportunity to either go back to school in the fall or go to China and [...]

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Mar
20

Have You Seen This Movie? Teen Esteem Council’s Movie List

written by jasmine

Last week we talked about our favorite books. For the non-readers, Aubin and Summer, we decided we should talk about our favorite movies. I end up talking about my favorite movies too. For some reason The Notebook keeps coming up throughout the podcast.
Here are some of the movies we talk about:

The Blindside
The Notebook
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder [...]

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Feb
6

Our First Birthday

written by jasmine

It is our birthday. The Teen Esteem Council podcast has been broadcasting for 1 year. Thanks for all of the support that you have given us. Thanks to all of those who have been following us from the beginning.
With that in mind, Summer and I thought it would be a good idea to talk about [...]

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Feb
1

Announcing the release of our book DROPPING HIM, FINDING ME

written by Mat Edvik

The book is finally out. Dropping Him, Finding Me has been released. This podcast discusses the release of the book.
It is only Me today. Summer and I recorded a podcast on Saturday and when I went to do the editing, there was a futuristic echo on the voices. I couldn’t fix it and so I [...]

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Jan
23

Give Yourself a Fresh Start At School… or Whatever You Are Doing

written by Mat Edvik

It’s probably close to the beginning of a new semester for you. We thought it would be a good time to talk about giving yourself a new beginning. There is usually a sense of excitement and new possibilities that comes with a new beginning.
Summer gets Me to talk about my personal experience with creating a [...]

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Jan
8

What If I Don’t Want To Work On My Goals Right Now? and An Important Announcement

written by Mat Edvik

Summer is back! The babies are doing great and Summer is feeling good.
In today’s podcast we announce the name of the book… the release of the book is near!
Last week we talked about the imprtance of setting goals. By now, some of you may have noticed that the motivation to follow through onthe goals you [...]

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