I asked Jennifer Prugh to author a guest post on, “how to make dreams come true.” She seems to be one of the most qualified to share on the topic. In her lifetime, she has lived as an artist, professor, yoga teacher, founder of Breathe Los Gatos, leads yoga retreats all over the world, and […]
Author Archives: Rebekah Tayebi
Families, Miscellaneous, Parents, Teens, Young Women
How Dreams Come True (Guest Post by Jennifer Prugh)
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Apr
Apr
I asked Jennifer Prugh to author a guest post on, “how to make dreams come true.” She seems to be one of the most qualified to share on the topic. In her lifetime, she has lived as an artist, professor, yoga teacher, founder of Breathe Los Gatos, leads yoga retreats all over the world, and […]
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Apr
Apr
When I was a teenager, I had a volunteer experience that changed my life course. My high school spent the day engaged in community service. I was assigned to work at a shelter that housed children who had been removed from their homes. Many of these children had visible scrapes and bruises, yet maintained child-like […]
Families, Miscellaneous, Parents, Teens, Young Women
Ted Talk: The Price of Invulnerability by Brene Brown
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Mar
Mar
She speaks to the essential need for vulnerability. I will share my own thoughts on the matter down the road…
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Mar
Mar
In 2010, The New York Times published an article on sisterly love. According to various studies, having a sister makes people happier. People with sisters report feeling more optimistic about life. The article identified sisterly conversations as being the main contributor to contentment–sisterly conversations occur frequently and they range from the personal to the mundane. […]
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Mar
Mar
In ten years of working with parents, there are two words that have never led our work astray, “Stay calm!” Most parents find themselves in trouble when their emotional reaction guides the conversation and the consequence. When emotional reactivity leads, several harmful consequences follow: your teen shuts down, you make threats you can’t (or don’t […]
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Mar
Mar
This curriculum is designed to help parents navigate guiding their teenage daughters. Throughout the reader, parents will receive psychoeducation on parenting strategy, relationship building, modeling, family roles, communication, boundaries, and much more. In addition to parenting education, each section will ask parents to complete assignments designed to enhance their parenting at home.
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Mar
Mar
This curriculum is specifically designed to meet the challenges of teenage girls. Throughout the reader, young women will be asked to address issues of identity, self-esteem, body image, healthy living, personal enrichment, peer/romantic relationships, familial relationships, communication, and much more. Each section is filled with psychoeducation accompanied by homework assignments for young women to complete. […]
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Mar
In this loosely scripted interview, Rebekah talks with a young woman in recovery about body image and eating disordered issues. They explore the nature of these issues and how to work toward better coping mechanisms.
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Mar
Mar
This is part one of a two part conversation between Rebekah and a young woman. They discuss adoption stories, tips for adoptive parents and children on how to discuss adoption at home and highlight some of the basic coping styles of adoptees.