What is a great opportunity to make lots of money worth to you? Does it take precedence over your well being?
Nothing is Okay
Sometimes the most useful thing to do is nothing at all.
Not Thriving, Just Surviving
Stress — it’s not really our friend. One teen learns to say no.
New Year’s Disappointments
It’s a new year. Got a list of resolutions? Take a read to help set yourself up so you can actually follow through and make a change.
BFFs are like Pygmy Three-Toed Sloths
A teen’s perspective on learning to make healthy friendships and find your “tribe,” that group that “gets” you.
Simon Says
Education, college, and job preparedness for the real world. What if we could be a Simon?
Rush, Hazing, Burnout, and Self-Care?
A while back, I wrote a letter to my teen about beating burnout and becoming more productive. Where the message was driven home for her? Her college’s fraternity rush and hazing. (Yes, you read that correctly.) Reminder to my adult…
Netflix: Teacher of Useful Skills
Times of stress happen — shit hits the fan sometimes. And perhaps, just perhaps, a useful way forward may be to quit trying to force ourselves out of the space and instead take a little while to numb out/procrastinate before…
Here Comes Trouble: Talking “Party Schools”
Our kids may party. They may party hard. And — what if some useful learnings may result from unlikely places? This isn’t saying we should start handing out free party passes for irresponsibility — learning to handle ourselves thoughtfully and…
Big Decisions: It’s Been Sitting Out So to Eat or Not to Eat…
Lexie recently wrote about her experience and learnings via freedom that has come with college and being more on her own. After reading the post (particularly the line “…but there’s something different about having to completely care for yourself…”), I…