Sharing my thoughts to you teen friends about coming out as gay after the parenting podcast interview with a mom whose son came out. Listen to that after, or encourage your parents to listen, you can do that here: Teens Coming Out Message me on

#036 Abuse Help and Prevention

Feb 15th, 2020 12m 16s

My friends, I hope you haven't known the pain of sexual abuse, but if you or a friend have, please listen to this episode. If you have not, I share some prevention tools and how to set boundaries so hopefully in your dating experiences you can

#035 Teens + Dating

Feb 7th, 2020 17m 51s

Sharing a snippet of my chat with Ruby from @8passengers as we talk about teens and dating, along with things to look for and include on your LIST and what are red flags. For more of our chat, tune into the Beyond Good Intentions parenting pod

#034 Body Image

Feb 3rd, 2020 15m 4s

As a follow up to last weeks episode, I wanted to focus on body image specifically. Your body is not an ornament, it's an instrument. Support the podcast by shopping on Amazon through our Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/capturingjoyk

#033 Diet + Eating Disorders

Jan 24th, 2020 13m 48s

I hope you will all take the chance to listen to this episode and dieting and eating disorders. My guest struggled for 15 years, and she has a lot of great insight to hopefully stop any negative thinking before it starts, or IN ITS TRACKS. I've

#032 Settle Your Glitter

Jan 17th, 2020 14m 28s

I'm sharing a little GLITTER analogy in the episode today to offer an idea for when you are on emotional overload. I've got a print you can download here: GLITTER print You'll see it's on the post where I'm trying to help parents respond to te

#031 Are you STRESSED?

Jan 10th, 2020 22m 3s

In this FIRST episode of 2020, I'm speaking with a certified counselor all about tips for RELIEVING STRESS! It's a quick listen, if you love it you can: Share with a friend Comment on @FistBump.Podcast IG Leave an iTunes review!

#030 Are your Parents Divorced?

Oct 25th, 2019 16m 27s

Whether your parents are divorced or not, I encourage you to listen to this episode, because it can help you better understand your friends with divorced parents. And if you DO have friends whose parents are divorced, PLEASE SHARE THIS EPISODE

#029 Self Control

Oct 18th, 2019 16m 30s

Do you feel like your parents are controlling? Are you exhibiting self control? Listen up, and hear my thoughts on how to help your parents let go of the reins a little bit. @FistBump.Podcast

#028 Education & Entrepreneurship

Oct 11th, 2019 35m 14s

My friend Emily is just barely 17, already enrolled in college, has a few businesses under her belt, and guess what? Didn't graduated high school! There are so many routes to get to a career destination, and Emily opened my eyes to other optio

#027 Avoiding Isolation

Oct 5th, 2019 19m 49s

This episode is about how to avoid isolation and better monitor yourself on those beloved SCREENS that we all love! Our devices are so amazing: they get us to where we want to go, allow us to check out and forget about life for a bit, and have

#026 Teens and Dating

Sep 29th, 2019 21m 11s

Whether you have already started dating, or waiting for that day, this episode covers all of your questions, and if not, we will be discussing more on Instagram this week at @FistBump.Podcast. Dating is FUN, but you have to go into it with rea

#25 Be Connected in Reality

Sep 20th, 2019 26m 10s

Do you feel trapped? This episode is about getting free of the trap, and being connected to reality. I hope you'll listen all the way through. Please message me on Instagram (@FistBump.Podcast) or email me at [email protected] with any que

#24 Athletic Setbacks from Injury

Sep 14th, 2019 23m

My fabulous teen friend Jenny is here to chat today about a sports injury that took over a lot of her high school experience and sat her on the bench of her favorite sport, soccer. She is someone I really look up to, and felt heartbroken that s

#023 Positivity through Challenges

Sep 6th, 2019 31m 55s

Grateful to have my 18 year old friend Eross as my guest today. I love hearing from my teen friends, and he is someone I see as positive in so many instances, I knew he'd be a great interview to chat about challenges. He just graduated high sch

#022 Being an Upstander against Bullying

Aug 30th, 2019 24m 24s

Ok, so this episode is all about Bullying. Whether you've experienced it or seen it, please listen! And share with your friends! Amber from @TeenTake30 has some great tips really for anyone that has experienced unkindness. She shares how we can

#021 Prepare to Launch

Aug 23rd, 2019 18m 20s

This week I launched my oldest son Tyler out into the adult world, and before that, I interviewed him on the Beyond Good Intentions parenting podcast all about how he was prepared to launch. Though I'm not chatting with him on this episode, I

#20 Finding Balance

Aug 17th, 2019 16m 56s

You can't be in perpetual motion all the time. It's important to slow down, and if you feel your life has too many things going on, sit down and talk to your parents about how you can find balance. Chatting with my friend @BeckyProudfit, and we

#19 Preserving Relationships

Aug 9th, 2019 17m 10s

I'm very excited to chat about the process of making strawberry jam! The preserving process, and how we can apply it to our life and relationships. Tune in, share with your friends, and discuss it together! Check out the Amazon store with all

#18 Back to School Tips

Aug 2nd, 2019 17m 39s

Some of you may have already started a new school year, while others have a few more weeks. In this episode I share some tips that will help you by making some personal goals and just my own thoughts about how to start your year off fabulously.

#16 Avoiding Toxic Friendships

Jul 13th, 2019 22m 27s

After an email from a fabulous teen listener, I put together my thoughts on how to avoid toxic friendships for this episode. While sharing a good deal from a book I'm reading with my teens: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers. It's a fun

#17 Social Media Discussion

Jun 21st, 2019 42m 57s

Whether you are already on social media or not, in this episode I talk about my best tips for navigating social media in a safe way. Most importantly, aim to be in tune with yourself, take a break if you need to! Listen with your parents and di

#15 A Teen with Depression

Jun 14th, 2019 21m 50s

I love that Claire will willing to chat about her Depression and help dispel the stigma that it should be kept in secret. She's learned from her mom that having depression is just like a common cold, and isn't to be met with shame. Our Amazon

#14 Shutting Out Negative Thoughts

Jun 1st, 2019 23m 50s

Learning to shut out negative thoughts is something that so many teens struggle with. I spoke about this a bit in Fist Bump episode #3 Battling Insecurities. So if you haven't already listened to that one, DO IT! I had my family listen recentl

#013 Body Confidence

May 25th, 2019 21m 10s

In this episode I'm talking with Amber about Body Confidence and steps we can all take to obtain it. She talks about the difference between comparison and competition, and the importance of CARBS in life! Resilience and self love is so importa