Teen Esteem Council Podcast

Teen Esteem Council Podcast

Mat Edvik and Summer Morris discuss ways to help teenage girls increase their self-esteem and the level of happiness they are experiencing. "Mat Edvik has helped me overcome many personal issues over the time I've known him. He has known me at my weakest, most vulnerable state and has been extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to. I could come to him with anything, whether it be regarding my issues with depression, finding a reason to live, and finding purpose in life. He helped me discover that I was valueable and deserved to live an incredible life." Laura A. San Diego CA

Episodes

October 25, 2014 15 mins

As a teen, are you a free spender or are you someone who puts money away for college or other big purchases? What do you spend your money on? Our topic today revolves around money and how teens value and use money. Mat and Summer disagree a little about what it means to waste money... Is going to a football game with your friends wasting money? Is going to concerts wasting money? Listen to find out what the Council has to say about...

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"Why is it that when  child is born, we call it the miracle of life, but then go on to accept mediacrity for our own lives" Hal Elrod - The Miracle Morning

This quote was the catalyst for our conversation on today's episode of the podcast. In this episode we share four ways that you can overcome mediocrity.

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High schools start on Monday around these parts and with some of them taking 9th graders, there are going to be thousands of students who are experiencing their first year of high school. Mat and Summer sit down with Morgan and talk about how she feels about her first year of high school.

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August 9, 2014 15 mins

In this episode we discuss the all important PE class. What do our listeners learn in PE? We don't know. Chantel shares a little of her PE experience and we discuss the importance of physical exercise and the impact that it can have on your attitude and your learning. Referenced in this podcast is the book Spark which can be purchased here.

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August 4, 2014 20 mins

In today's podcast we talk about tips for surviving your senior year of high school.

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July 26, 2014 15 mins

We forget how many times responsibility has been a topic for our podcast. But we keep seeing people NOT beng responsible, or taking responsibility for their actions that we feel like it is worth discussing again. Some topics just need reemphasizing. 

We discuss the importance of being accountable, that consequences isn't necessarily a bad word, and how being responsible can increase your trust in yourself and the level of trust...

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Are you looking for a good teen romance movie to watch as you pass time during your summer vacation? Mat and Summer discuss a list of the top ten teen movie romances. We recommend most of these movies.

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Some of our listeners are in that no man's land of the last summer vacation before college starts. The one right after graduating high school. I have asked a few of the kids that I know if this summer seems different. They have all said, "no" so far... but, the article that we discuss today shares some things that you can give up after you are through with high school... and for those who are still in high school and mi...

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June 27, 2014 14 mins

During our last episode we talked about a summer reading list... How can you read the most books possible during your summer break?... Learn to speed read. Today Mat gives some of the speed reading strategies that he has learned throughout the years.

Margan references some cool speed reading technology that you can access through phone apps. For more information head to this website... http://www.spritzinc.com/ Or this website http...

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June 27, 2014 15 mins

What are you going to read this summer? Have you thought about it? Did you plan on watching a lot of TV? In this episode of the Teen Esteem Council Podcast we talk about favorite books that we have read or are reading. The consensus is that reading a book series is pretty great. Listen for a list of ideas of great book series that you could start reading.

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June 14, 2014 18 mins

We are excited to introduce our new Council member... Morgan. She is a tremendous girl who has a lot of insight and who has a lot to offer to our audience.

And with that introduction, let me introduce today's episode:

Nothing to do this summer... Start a business.

Bored... Get to know yourself

We are talking about things that teens, who don't have a job, can do over the summer.

The topic for today's podcast comes from t...

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June 7, 2014 13 mins

We put Emily on the spot to guess what the new peer pressure is... she guessed it... social media. In this most recent episode we talk about how to navigate through the pressures that social media has created. 

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May 31, 2014 16 mins

Today Mat and Summer disagree about the nature of laziness, then one of them is convinced that they were wrong. We also give some tips on how to overcome laziness and what some of the benefits of being productive are.

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May 24, 2014 20 mins

It has been a little while... we are back. Life was a little crazy for all of us over the last couple of months. Summer had a baby, McKenzee and Emily were elected to student council, and Chantel has been working and singing her guts out. We carved out some time to record a podcast today and feels good to be back in the saddle, so to speak. What is that you ask? What has been keeping me so busy?... Just work and making homeade yogu...

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Today Summer and I discuss what happens to the way we feel when we say negative things about other people.

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Summer and I talk about how you can boost your confidence. We try to keep it non-cheesy, but Summer struggles to do that. That being said, just because some of her advice is cheesy does not mean that it doesn't work.

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March 10, 2014 16 mins

Today Mat and Summer talk about how you can tactfully end a friendship that you have realized is unhealthy for you.

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Today's podcast is for those of our listeners who are of dating age, but haven't had the experience of being asked out yet. There is some great discussion about what a girl can do if they find themselves in this circumstance.

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February 15, 2014 14 mins

Today's podcast is a quick discussion about building a vocabulary that can help you describe how you are feeling. Sometimes just being able to put our feelings into precise words can help others understand and help us to feel understood.

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February 8, 2014 15 mins

Today's topic is about attitudes that pre-teens (Summer defines them as 8-12... I think she is crazy) show. The article that she takes the idea from is letting parents know how to deal with these attitudes. We try to give some advice to our younger listeners and to older siblings.

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