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On this weeks episode, we are excited to chat with Maggie Dent! Maggie Dent is commonly known as the Queen of Common Sense – parenting author and educator. Maggie shares how we can support teens to find their spark, how we can be the lighthouse for them and how we can reframe situations that ‘suck!’ What is the spark? The Spark is when a teen finds something that excites them, when they tap into it they feel a surge of enthusiasm

And I’ve created an editable PDF worksheet for you to download and fill in yourself to make it super easy (make sure you save the worksheet to your computer before filling it in, and then again after you fill it in, so that all of your work is saved). We ran some fun free workshops at Noosa Civic shopping centre, which we’ll be doing again during the April school holidays 2019 as part of their wellness campaign they do each year The current round are up to module 3 at the moment, engagement, where they are learning all about different personality types and learning styles, crafting their introduction in a way that’s safe and engaging for youth, learning about ice-breakers and how to structure teen courses and workshops in a way that’s really fun and powerful for them. Ohh so fun connecting for a whole weekend with a bunch of women and guest experts to plan out the next steps in our businesses, learn more about marketing from the guy who launched Food Matters, experience art therapy and learn more about how we can use creativity with teens, share around a fire and learn more about how impactful stories can be in our work, learn more about gender and how we can be inclusive from our gender consultant who skyped in from the US and just CONNECT with other like-minded souls in person.

Specifically about a new program, Period Talk, which involves kids talking to kids about periods. We talk about how the program was developed, why it’s important to talk to kids as young as possible about periods and so much more. All the stats about periods Lots of tips for normalising periods and having this discussion with kids at home and in school. And of course you can always comment below to let us know about any other people you’d like me to interview or any other topics you’d like us to cover.

In this episode, we’d like to introduce you to Sharyn Holmes! She holds a wonderful space for teens to feel their inner power and explore their creativity and we can’t wait to share her wisdom with you! In This Episode We Cover How to be a gutsy Mum How to raise yourself up to be the example How to have a voice How to use creativity to connect with the young people in your life And of course, you can always comment below to let us know about any other people you’d like me to interview or any other topics you’d like us to cover.