Hello! I’m Chantal, teen life coach and psychologist who’s helping teen girls build confidence, handle tough stuff, and grow into their most authentic selves. I’ve curate tools to make your journey as a parent, auntie, or supportive professional a little easier, and a lot more connected. These are the things I use, love, and trust to spark calm, courage, and real conversations with teens.
Your Teen Doesn’t Need to ‘Find Her People’, She Needs This Instead
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Happy Tuesday Reader, Here's my honest opinion about the “find your people” trend after 15+ years of working with teen girls:It’s got a hopeful message, but it’s being sold like a finished product instead of a practice. Right now, the message teen girls hear sounds like: “Once you find your friend group, you’re set.” Social feeds, group chats, and curated highlights make friendship look like a checklist, same hobbies, same aesthetic, same inside jokes. So when that tidy fit doesn’t happen, many girls feel like they’re the problem. What I see in my work is that Friendship is not found. It’s practiced. Learning to try, fail, invite, set boundaries, and leave gracefully builds richer, more resilient young people. They stop waiting for the perfect group and instead grow connection through showing up, experimenting, and choosing what feels aligned. Here’s how to help your teen start practicing belonging:
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Pyramid Psychology- Inspiring Teen Girls to Build Unbreakable Mindsets
Hello! I’m Chantal, teen life coach and psychologist who’s helping teen girls build confidence, handle tough stuff, and grow into their most authentic selves. I’ve curate tools to make your journey as a parent, auntie, or supportive professional a little easier, and a lot more connected. These are the things I use, love, and trust to spark calm, courage, and real conversations with teens.
So glad you had the courage to open this email Reader, What a video on Will Smith's skydiving experience taught me about fear. I distincly remember it. He said, “God placed the best things in life on the other side of fear.” That line stopped me in my tracks. Because I’ve seen it. In myself and in the teen girls I work with. A girl who had the courage to set a boundary in a friendship. A teen who tries out for a team even though her knees are shaking. A young person who decides to have a...
Hi Reader, Part II on the subject of Fear. When I work with teen girls who feel stuck in fear, at some point I invite them to have a conversation with it. WHY? Because when we keep things in the shadows they feel bigger, more impossible to tackle. When we shine some light on it we see it differently, giving us the chance to interact with it differently. STORYTIME. My son and his girlfriend were taking a walk in the dark and came back to tell us there was a large dead animal down once of the...
Hello to Monday Reader, how are you doing today? My post Halloween vibes got me thinking about fear this weekend. I know this feeling in my throat all too well that tightening and dryness as if my body is crying out, “Don’t take that next step.” It’s not the kind of fear that sends you running from danger. It’s quieter. More polite. The kind that hides behind thoughts like: Maybe things will change if I just let it run its course What if I make it even worse by saying something What if it's...