What’s your daughter’s take on the newly announced back to school plans? My clients feel like all the uncertainty is causing a lot of anxiety and fear, yet again. When uncertainty and fear set in, it triggers your daughter’s stress response … fight, flight or fear. The hard part is when your daughter’s stress response is running the show, it’s going to drain her energy. Here are 3 energy leaks and […]

What does your teenage daughter need to feel more grounded right now? As these tough times continue, it’s important for your daughter to pay attention to how she’s feeling and practice guiding her thoughts in a constructive and productive direction. In order to deal effectively with what’s going on, my clients are asking for: ideas to combat the anger and boredom resulting from the corona virus outbreak tools to establish […]

When’s the last time you felt a jolt of excitement run through your veins? Sometimes, as parents, raising teenagers can feel all encompassing, tedious and over-scheduled. So when an amazing opportunity arrived via email this summer  – electricity ran through my veins. There it was, a chance to be in live and in-person at a 2-day HPS Core Training with the folks at Heroic Public Speaking. They had a few […]

Is it time to help your teenage daughter make peace with uncertainty? Perhaps she tends to: Overthink difficult situations Put her bad experiences on repeat Allow her inner critic to take center stage The first step is to help your daughter understand that it’s NOT HER FAULT when everything feels like a complete and utter disaster. Let’s introduce her to the theory that’s causing her to ruminate on what’s going […]

Is your daughter stressing over an important exam or project? My clients keep telling me they feel so much pressure right now and it’s causing them to: Freak out Procrastinate Feel really tired Does this sound familiar? If you said “YES,” it may be because your daughter has allowed her inner critic to take center stage and chip away at her confidence and energy. This simple 3-Step process will help […]

Does your teenage daughter WANT more “MOTIVATION?” I hear this all the time from my clients … “if I just had more motivation, I’d do everything I’m supposed to do.” Ah, wouldn’t it be nice if your daughter could just “order up” some motivation like a side of whip for her latte! The trouble is, if your daughter is like most teens, she’s constantly distracted by her phone and her […]