Staying Positive During Injury? Maybe That’s Not the Goal. “How do I stay positive during recovery?” Such a common question I hear from teen girl athletes working through injury, performance anxiety, and even eating disorder recovery. Even when they’re not...

One of the most common (and understandable) fears I hear from parents is this: “If she’s feeling overwhelmed, I’m afraid of where that might lead” This fear is especially present when your teen daughter is recovering from something like an eating disorder, an injury, or...

Many teen girls are incredibly good at keeping the peace. When they tell themselves they are Fine. They:Stay in friend groups even when they’re often excluded.Don’t make a fuss when the group chat lights up without them.Quietly...

From the outside, many teen girls look “fine.”They go to school. They clean their room (sometimes). They laugh with friends. They keep going.But inside, a lot of them are carrying far more than they let on.I hear it in my work with teen girls all the time, the things they don’t...

Stress From School Expectations The other day, a teen girl told me that if her grades slipped below a certain mark, it would ruin her whole winter break. Just the thought of her upcoming exam made her feel sick. Stress so intense it was paralyzing. And I...