our teens future
I coach teens to focus on what is working rather than what is not working!
We look at what interests them and what brings them JOY!
Teens are more stressed and anxious than any other generation. The daily pressures of school, athletics, and extracurricular activities leaves them no time to find what they truly enjoy!
i am fine (not)
Let me tell you….it is hard to let our teens fly. It is hard to watch them fall at times, but I know deep down we need our teens to experience the life they want. Their desire will keep them motivated to pursue their dreams and enjoy the life they created instead of the life we wanted for them.
anxiety for real
I am super passionate about teaching and helping teens who are tired of feeling anxious to move forward once and for all. I believe we have the power to meet any challenge, find greater peace, and build on essential life skills, and most importantly, manage our minds.
Schools, sports clubs, and other activities often do not have the time and/or training to help with mental wellness which is essential for us to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilled life.
having hard conversations with your teen
There are things that have to be said from a parent to their teen from time to time. It is just part of being a parent. Sometimes I feel it’s really difficult to find the perfect time to have it and (or that is what I keep telling myself).
the anxious teen
Many of our teens are experiencing anxiety. I am coaching more teens than ever and a good amount are anxious about starting the new school year. Let's face it, this pandemic did not in any way help our mental well being and these teens are feeling the repercussions of social isolation and fear.
teens and anxiety is for real
So many teens are experiencing more and more anxiety and it is harder for them to find happiness and confidence to do the things that they want.
Let’s be Real - Majority of teens are experiencing anxiety. Whether it is general feelings of anxiety, social anxiety, experiencing anxiety with school work, presentations, tests, athletic performance, social pressures, friendships, and so on. Anxiety is for REAL.
Anxiety builds overtime and doesn’t seem to dissipate without understanding Anxiety for REAL. If your teen is experiencing anxiety, give them the gift of understanding their emotions and how to overcome the fear of anxiety.
That is why I decided to develop an 8-week coaching series called, Anxiety for REAL.
holding space
Our teens have the answers, they will figure out their next step. They just want to be seen and heard. The best thing we can do as parents during this time is to: Hold Space.
revive your relationship with your teen
Our relationships with our kids evolve over the years. Now that they are teens, you may feel a bit separated or disconnected from them. They seem to talk with their friends all day and then behind closed doors all night. You ask them how school was, they answer “fine.”
What did you do today? They respond “nothing”
There are multiple barriers for connection and conversation with your teen.
WE NEED TO REVIVE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR TEENS
Renewed attention is needed on how we interact and how often we interact. We need to bring our relationship back to life.
comfort zone
Are you living in the Comfort Zone?
Living in the comfort zone is not what we were born to do.
Many of us are not even entering the comfort zone we are living in the fear zone.
Our teens are watching what zone we are living in. I like to think of life in terms of several zones to live in. Fear Zone, Comfort Zone, Learning Zone, and Growth Zone.
Fear Zone is where we find excuses not to do something, lack self confidence, and worry what others think of us.
Comfort Zone is where we deal with the familiar and what feels safe, the regular habits and routines.
Learning Zone is where we start building skills, deal with challenges, and our self-confidence starts to grow.
Growth Zone is where we start living our dreams, set new goals, and master skills.
Whatever zone we choose to live in, we are subconsciously teaching our teens to do the same. If we tend to live in the fear zone we find excuses not to try something new, our teens see that our confidence is low, and our fear of failure is too great to take a step forward.
When we get into a comfort zone we have a hard time getting motivated to do things. We get complacent and it becomes difficult for us to self-motivate.
life is short, make it sweet
Life is Short Make it Sweet
This title is of a song I have been singing in my head since I left a concert yesterday.
It was exactly what I needed to hear. It rang so true to me……that life can be short (or long) so why not make it sweet. For me, this is exactly what I did tonight when last minute I was offered tickets to a concert with dear friends. I knew I needed more sweetness in my life right now since it’s been a bit sour lately.
Life can be hard at times. The human experience is 50-50. I like to think of it as 50% awesome and 50% not so awesome. Life can be messy, complicated, devastating, painful, and every other negative emotion you want to insert here.
Life coaching has taught me that our thoughts create our emotions and we get to decide how long we want to keep feeling these emotions. This was so powerful for me to discover. We can choose to stay in the emotions for hours, days, weeks, even months and years.