Her Emotions. My Emotions. Because sometimes parenting a teenage girl feels like living in a jungle. One minute she’s laughing in the kitchen, telling you a story for approximately 147 minutes. The next, she’s slamming a door. Then she wants a snack, but...

When Self-Criticism Is Her Motivation How do you support your teen daughter without taking away her drive? If you have a teen daughter who is in sport, performance, or competition of any kind, you may have thought this more than once: “She is so hard...

We get these questions a lot Some of you might be thinking:“The Happiness Path sounds great. But I have questions.” Honestly? We love questions. Choosing an experience for your daughter, especially one involving her confidence, wellbeing, relationships,...

You’re Not the Only One One of the things I hear again and again from teen girls when I ask what it would be like to share what they’re going through with a friend or someone they trust is: “They won’t understand. They have their own stuff going on.”...

What Is The Happiness Path, Anyway? If you’ve heard me talking about The Happiness Path lately and wondered, “Okay… but what actually IS it?” Fair question. The Happiness Path supports teen girls to feel more confident, connected and resilient. By...

Can I Handle This? A Powerful Mindset Shift for Teen Athletes Recovering From Injury When something difficult happens (like an injury), it’s natural to ask ourselves all kinds of questions. Often they begin with what if…  What if I can’t play again…. What...

When Your Teen Is Hurting, You Feel It Too Recently, I signed my teen up for a program he was genuinely excited about. He had been wanting to learn special-effects makeup, and we found a program that looked like a great fit. At first, there was plenty of...

What the New Spider-Man Movie Taught Me About Healing From Injury (Spider-Man spoilers ahead! Nothing major, but if you haven’t watched it yet and want to go in completely spoiler-free, bookmark this article and come back afterward.) I wasn’t...

Is Your Teen Avoiding Her Sports Injury? Here's Why That Might Be Okay When your teen isn’t ready to talk about her sports injury.  It’s heartbreaking to watch your daughter suffer, at any age. If you’re noticing that ever since her sports injury,...

How Teen Girl Athletes Can Use Visualization During Injury Recovery The strongest muscle I trained for this tournament wasn’t my legs….  Last week, I had the privilege of competing at Ball Hockey Nationals with an incredible group of women. It...