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A Teenage Carol Part Two - The Ghost of Teenage Past
Part two of the story “A Teenage Carol”, where Eben gets brought back to events in his past to see how it affected the way he thought of himself - whether he remembere...
A Teenage Carol Part One
Today's episode is part 1 of a multi-part story leading up to Christmas! This week we talk about how the way you think about a social situation can cause the social si...
Quitting Porn
Today Zach Spafford joins the show to share a personal experience of his. At some point in his life, he decided he needed to quit watching porn. He comes on the show t...
Cheat Codes
Life would be so much easier if we had a book of cheat codes for it, right? In this episode, Brooke Romney comes on the show to share some of her “cheat codes for life...
Axing Anxiety
We all deal with anxiety in one way or another. Some people feel anxiety is just a constant that we need to deal with - but the problem with this thought process is it...
The Shield of Humor
Using humor as a shield against bullying is very effective! Penn State saw that using humor when being bullied is the 3rd best way in preventing further bullying. The ...
How (Not) to Prevent Bullying
Penn State did a study that looked at different tactics used against bullies. Some of these were more effective than others, some were even harmful and ended up with m...
What If There Are No Bullies?
Bullies rarely ever see themselves, or their actions as being a bully. They often don’t even realize what they are doing is negatively impacting someone. What if the b...
Moon Head
Being bullied sucks, it really does. It’s hard to find a way to deal with it - but I learned a way to counter the things bullies would say about me. I learned to own i...
Becoming Bullyproof
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, this means we will be diving into the secrets that will help all of us become Bully Proof. The war against bullying is...
The Anger Ladder
It takes two people to escalate an argument to a full-blown fight. Which means, the secret for this week is….to step off the anger ladder. It takes two people to build...
Fitting In
Nobody fits in perfectly all the time. Being able to adapt to each situation is a life skill that will take you far. It will allow you to assess different social situa...
Relationship Hero
Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No wait, it’s… a mom and her teen fighting? This week, Ben Pugh joins the show and we’re looking at how we can become th...
The Straw Man Boxing Match
The ‘straw man fallacy’ is everywhere! We encounter this type of argument all the time in life, even between teens and parents! But what exactly is the straw man falla...
Vaccinate Your Mind
While many of us have been focusing on staying physically healthy throughout the pandemic, a lot of us are neglecting our mental health. Similar to viruses, thoughts a...
Helicopter Moms
Teens, what do you do when you’re dealing with ‘helicopter parents’? It’s hard when you’re ready to find your way in the world, but you have a parent hovering over you...
Back to School Mental Prep
The “back to school dread” is starting to set in for many. It’s easy to let the anxieties of the school year take over and take away the fun and relaxation of the last...
Emotion Monsters
We tend to view unpleasant emotions like a monster from a horror movie. When we encounter these emotion monsters, we want to run away or hide from them. Fighting again...
Your Nexus Event
Where is your timeline heading? If you kept doing the same thing every day for the rest of your life, would you accomplish all your goals and dreams? If not, you need ...
Better vs Bitter
We all go through trials. We don't get to choose that. But, we do get to choose how we respond. In this episode, I tell the story of Paul, someone who spent a life cha...
Face Your Fears
Have you ever broken an arm trying something new? Yeah? Well that ain't NOTHING compared to my guest's story today. Hers is at least TWICE as bad as your story. Erica ...
Summer of Intention
What is your summer going to look like? Do you have plans? Are you going to follow a schedule? Will you have weekly numbers to strive for? If you have goals you want t...
Falling Behind
How many assignments have you fallen behind before? 2? 3? 10?? It's not always easy to do the work to catch up. In this episode, I talk about why that is and how you c...
Mental Fences
You are living smaller than you can be. What's holding you back? What's stopping you from living a bigger life, one where you are more free to be who you want to be? T...
Consumed by Negativity?
You have a super power that helps you hyperfocus on things. What are you using yours for? Focusing on the bad? On the good? On the annoying? In this episode, we hear a...
Making Decisions
Have you ever been stuck in indecision? What would happen if you were stuck there forever? The time it takes for you to decide to take action directly correlates to th...
Did You Burn Your Future?
Are you letting your past determine your future? You don't have to. Even if you did something pretty bad, like setting school property on fire... In this episode I hav...
The Superman Elixir
What if there was a magic potion, an elixir, you could take that would turn you into a super-powered human?? Guess what, there IS! And it'll give you the best kind of ...