How To Solve Problems
Emmie Brown, Success Coach at Southwestern Consulting, gives professional advice on how to be a problem-solver
CHALLENGES + ADVERSITY
When Divorcing Parents Ask You to Choose Sides
Licensed Family Therapist Katie Malinksi gives expert advice on what to do when your parents talk poorly about each other
How To Deal With Fear
Emmie Brown, Career Coach at Southwestern Consulting, gives professional advice on how to conquer fear
Do You Need to Change Schools?
Middle School and High School can be some of the most challenging years of your life. As you’re going through the developmental stages, each one brings with it different challenges and potential problems. Peers can be incredibly cruel, not to mention how inappropriate many teachers and staff members can be. If you’re not the smartest […]
When You Make a Really Bad Decision
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where your parents or others are asking you what the heck you were thinking or why on earth you did something and the only answer you can come up with is, “I don’t know?” I mean, the reality is that you actually know you made a really […]
How To Know If Your Crush Likes You Back
Katie Malinski LCSW gives professional advice on dealing with crushes
My Older Sibling Gets All of the Attention
Experts advice on what to do if you are living in the shadow of an older sibling
How Do I Get My Girlfriend Back?
Professional advice from Katie Malinski on how to mend a broken relationship
Why Posting Party Pics Is Really Stupid
Licensed Family Therapist Katie Malinski shares why posting party photos is really stupid and can come back to haunt you
When Your Parents Are Never Around
It’s hard enough being a teen these days, without any added problems or pressures. But when your parents are never around, things can get really tough. While many teens might think that having total freedom and no parents to boss them around and nag them would be a dream come true, the reality is that […]
Are You an Enabler?
The term enabler is often used when we talk about addictions, but it also applies to all sorts of other problematic behaviors. An enabler is a person who encourages or enables negative or self-destructive behavior in another (Google Dictionary). For teens, this could look like lying for a friend so they don’t get in trouble […]
Why Don’t My Parents Trust Me?
Katie Malinski gives expert advice on how to handle over-reactive parents