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Resilience Episode - What Have You Pushed Through?
Thereâs nothing worse than wanting something and finding out you canât get it yet. Itâs so, so tempting to just give up. Maybe you tried out for a team but got the news that you wouldnât make the squad this year, but...
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U.S. Navy SEAL (ret.) Diego Ugalde on the Life Lessons From Failure
LEARNING FROM FAILURE:Â WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM FAILURE?
Failing sucks, right? Especially when itâs public and other people know about it. Whether itâs missing the shot to lose the game, failing the test, getting...
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Critical Identity Question: What Have You Learned From Failure?
If we don't let kids fail, they won't learn significant truths about life. Â They won't learn about persistence. They won't be able to discern what's most important. They won't be able to learn that their true worth...
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Confronting Your Limits - An Interview with Cale Schimmel
The teenage years are primarily about identity formationâdiscovering who you are, and who you're not. One key piece of that exploration is learning to be honest about your limitations and weaknesses, and knowing how...
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A Life Within Limits - Owning Your Weaknesses
What we're fanatical about is helping young people get the tools, the skill set to be more reflective at an early age â and it's possible. It's possible, and we're going to dig into how in this episode.
If you learn...
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Understanding Trauma in Our Kids with Charlie Ruce, MFT
What is trauma? How does it affect our kids? What's the difference between a difficult experience and a traumatic event? Why do some kids do better through extreme circumstances, and others suffer?Â
We cover those...
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Making Sense of Life - Healing From the Past
References in the Episode
Dan Siegel
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Preventing ACEs
What is Trauma?
About the Episode
Everyone has challenges that impede their growth and development. We all have villains in...
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Discovering Core Beliefs with Tyler Allred
Defining your own core beliefs is central to living an organized, purpose-filled life. It's not easy, though. In this interview with Tyler Allred, a guru in guiding teenagers to discover faith for themselves, we...
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Critical Identity Question - What Do You Believe In?
What you believe shapes who you become. Your beliefs shape how you see the world and how you interact with it. They form the foundation of your identity, how you understand your purpose and interact with the world,...
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Fundamental Values Interview With Kathy Pham
It's hard to change course in your life when you've already started down a path. It's a lot more effective if you figure out where you're going ahead of time- so you can avoid detours and wasted time.  There's a...
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Critical Identity Question- What Do You Stand For?
Itâs interesting- we ask students to write clear, persuasive essays and perform the Pythagorean theorem, but donât quiz them on whatâs most important to them. Which has more lasting, relevant value for their future?...
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The Standout You Interview with Michael Davidson from Team Rubicon
There's only one YOU- but, ironically, learning about yourself and finding the courage to authentically express yourself are rare.
In this interview, Scott Schimmel interviews Michael Davidson from Team Rubicon- one...
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