Posted on April 27, 2011 by admin

Now here’s the revelation! After introducing “My Wall of Strength” project to the girls this is what I ALWAYS hear: “This is weird, I never talk about myself this way.” “I usually focus on other people and what is good about them, not me.” “It feels funny to describe myself in a positive way.” “It [...]

Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

Take some time and think about what your girl needs this year. Does she need extra help and support when managing her anxiety for her big first day of school? With a little scheduling and planning you can help create a sense of predictability and psychological safety for your girl that will ease her anxiety [...]

Posted on July 29, 2010 by admin

I am so thrilled to be the featured business in the July issue of Greater Media Newspapers.  Take a peek! Click Here to read Article

Posted on July 12, 2010 by admin

1.  Many people who are stuck in “perfect” are actually fearful of making mistakes or failing. So many of us want our kids to be “perfectly happy.” However, if we want our kids to be perfectly happy then we must teach them to be comfortable when making mistakes and able to rise to challenges when [...]

Posted on June 14, 2010 by admin

1.    Accept Your Mistakes – There is a very loud message out there that says (or should I say screams) that girls and women should be perfect, and if for some reason you feel as though you are not perfect enough than the market seems to have every “fix-it” available to help bring you to [...]

Posted on June 01, 2010 by admin

Ever feel really down on yourself and KNOW that you were being way too hard on yourself but just couldn’t change your thoughts or feelings? Here’s my feel good tip: Put a picture of yourself on your fridge from when you were a child. We all spend alot of time in the kitchen.  Next time one [...]

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

If you could go back in time and talk to yourself at the moment when you were most upset in school, what would you say? Each one of us has a story worth sharing and could probably recount it from beginning to end as if it were yesterday.  The story about the girl who was [...]

Posted on April 20, 2010 by admin

The ipod buds are in her ears 24/7, the TV is LOUD, the cell phone is buzzing like crazy with incoming text messages, the computer (or Facebook) sucks up her attention and the bedroom door is shut or should I say SLAMMED!?! You still deeply love her (of course), you are just at a loss [...]

Posted on April 13, 2010 by admin

Not too long ago, if you have a pre-teen or teenage daughter, you may have been the person in her life with all the answers.  When your daughter was struggling with friends or school, she came to you and you always knew how to take the pain and the hurt away.  Now, as your daughter is getting [...]

Posted on April 06, 2010 by admin

We’ve all been there. Whether you are a Parent, Teacher or Helping Professional we have all been in that moment where we had a perfect plan in our minds of how the next hour was going to play out. Right at that moment we take a look at our kids, our students or our clients [...]