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4 Ways Our Teen Friends Teach Us Courage

4 Ways Our Teen Friends Teach Us Courage

by | May 9, 2017 | Mental Health, Personal Development, Podcast, Resources

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Chris Robey and Sarah Brooks discuss how adults can learn valuable lessons about courage and inner strength from teenagers. Teens are uniquely equipped and positioned to make a difference in the world. It is easy for us as adults to press our own agendas on teenagers, but maybe it is time to learn something from them!

Take a listen to this awesome conversation and walk away with some insight into the awesome lives of teenagers. 

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In this episode, Sarah Brooks discusses teenagers’ ability to teach…
  1. Courage to explore and be uniquely you.
  2. Courage to make friends.
  3. Courage to change the world.
  4. Courage to tell the truth.
Ask yourself…
  • What can I learn from teen courage?
  • How can I be intentional about diversifying my own relationships?
Go ask a teen…
  • How do you show courage in your everyday life?
  • What do you think it would take for the world to look better?
Resources:
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Have a question?

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Karlie Duke
Karlie Duke

Communications Director

Chris Robey
Chris Robey

Former CEO

Sarah Brooks

Sarah Brooks

Special Guest

3 Ways Stress Can Make Life Better

3 Ways Stress Can Make Life Better

by | May 2, 2017 | Mental Health, Podcast, Resources

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Is stress always a bad thing?

Chris Robey and Ricky Lewis discuss the role of stress in the lives of teenagers and how stress can actually be beneficial.

Unfortunately, stress is an unavoidable part of life, but Ricky gives great insight into how we can use stress to make life better. Don’t get caught up in stress, instead let’s be better equipped to see it as a positive part of life!

In this episode, Ricky Lewis discusses…

  1. Stress is always a part of life.
  2. Your belief about stress determines how it effects you.
  3. Too much stress can be detrimental.

Ask yourself…

  • Have I noticed a significant change in the life of my teenager?
  • How can I help teens better cope with stress?
  • How can I help them see stress as a positive?

Go ask a teen…

  • How much stress do you think you can handle? What are you going to choose to handle?
  • How could stress be seen as positive?
  • Do you have a plan for how to handle the stress in your life?

Resources:

Have a question?

If you have a question about something you heard or just want to give us some feedback, please leave us a comment below.  We would love to hear from you!
Karlie Duke
Karlie Duke

Communications Director

Chris Robey
Chris Robey

Former CEO

Ricky Lewis

Ricky Lewis

Founder & Former Executive Director

Dr. Beth Robinson Talks Teen Sexuality

Dr. Beth Robinson Talks Teen Sexuality

by | Dec 13, 2016 | Mental Health, Parenting, Podcast

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Kids are learning about sex education from birth on.

This can be a big task for parents, schools and churches! Join Chris and Karlie as they interview author Dr. Beth Robinson about having healthy conversations about sexuality with children and teenagers. Using her experience in this area, Dr. Robinson calls parents, schools and churches to stop being silent and engage teenagers in conversations about sex. Instead of being afraid of these discussions, listen and be equipped with questions and principles that can make these conversations beneficial and empowering.

In this episode, you’ll find out…

  • How to have healthy conversations about sexuality with a teen.
  • When teenagers and kids start getting curious about sex.
  • How parents can respond in a positive way when their kids start asking questions.
  • The dangers of pornography viewing for teenagers.
  • How parents can have an open dialogue about pornography with their kids.
  • The roles that church and school play in sex education.

Ask yourself…

  • Where is my teenager getting their information about sex?
  • Am I willing to listen to my teenager more than I talk?

Go ask a teen…

  • What do you think about what we just saw?
  • What do you think I think about it?
  • What do you think God thinks about it?

Resources:

Have a question?

If you have a question about something you heard or just want to give us some feedback, please leave us a comment below.  We would love to hear from you!
Karlie Duke
Karlie Duke

Communications Director

Chris Robey
Chris Robey

Former CEO

Dr. Beth Robinson
Dr. Beth Robinson

Special Guest

Kathryn Everest & Students Talk Bullying

Kathryn Everest & Students Talk Bullying

by | Dec 6, 2016 | Mental Health, Parenting, Podcast

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Bullying is pervasive, severe, and persistent, and it is affecting the lives of our teenagers.

Chris and Karlie are joined by Fort Worth ISD’s Director of Guidance and Counseling, Kathryn Everest, and several students to talk about bullying. Listen as they share stories, hurt and ways to create a better environment on school campuses. We don’t need to panic about bullying, but we also can’t keep quiet or ignore it. Find out how you can help combat bullying!

In this episode, you’ll find out…

  • What the definition of bullying is and what it looks like.
  • How social media has affected bullying.
  • Real stories of how bullying has affected teenagers.
  • Some things parents can do to help teens with bullying.
  • How the school can help students who are being bullied.
  • Ways students are working to change the climate on their school campuses.

Ask yourself…

  • Am I being aware of the needs and hurts of this student?
  • How can I create a climate of respect and safety among students?

Go ask a teen…

  • Is everything okay? What’s going on?
  • How has that person or those words hurt you? What can we do to help?

Resources:

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Karlie Duke
Karlie Duke

Communications Director

Chris Robey
Chris Robey

Former CEO

Kathryn Everest
Kathryn Everest

Special Guest

Have a question?

If you have a question about something you heard or just want to give us some feedback, please leave us a comment below.  We would love to hear from you!

Suicide (Pt. 2) with Lezlie Culver

Suicide (Pt. 2) with Lezlie Culver

by | Nov 1, 2016 | Mental Health, Parenting, Podcast

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What do we do when someone has attempted or died by suicide?

 In part two of our conversation about suicide, Chris and Karlie are joined by Lezlie Culver to talk about “postvention.” Through personal experience and her work with families who have lost a loved one to suicide, Lezlie discusses how we can support teenagers who have attempted suicide and families who are affected by suicide.

Don’t be a silo. You can’t handle it by yourself, especially with suicide.
Lezlie Culver

In this episode, you’ll find out…

  • The prevalence of suicide among teenagers.
  • Terms that are appropriate and healthy to use when talking about suicide.
  • How to talk to a teenager who has attempted suicide.
  • The effect of suicide on the family.
  • Ways we can support the survivors of suicide.
 

Ask yourself…

  • Am I uncomfortable talking about suicide? How can I overcome that?
  • How can I be more mindful of suicide survivors?

Go ask a teen…

  • What was your experience like? How did you feel when you attempted suicide?
  • What can I do to help?

Resources:

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Have a question?

If you have a question about something you heard or just want to give us some feedback, please leave us a comment below.  We would love to hear from you!
Karlie Duke
Karlie Duke

Communications Director

Chris Robey
Chris Robey

Former CEO

Lezlie Culver

Lezlie Culver

Special Guest