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Season 2 is here and we're diving straight in with a short episode about a concept I've been mulling on recently. In this episode, I discuss an analogy of a parent's war on confidence enemies, and how we train ourselves and our daughters to fight them!
I’d like to preface this quick episode with the following: in this episode I’m going to talk about war, however it is through a conceptual analogy and in no way meant to downplay the impact live and deadly wars are having on millions of people around the world right now, especially the ongoing war in Ukraine.Speaking with a parent recently, we discussed the litany of ways that her daughter’s confidence is being compromised right now. And I mused that it feels like a fight. The parent’s fight. No wait, the parent’s war. A defensive war against threats to your daughter’s confidence, where the enemy is social media, volatile and toxic friendships, unrealistic body imagery, the media, academic pressures, perfectionism and judgment.
I’m always keen to hear thoughts on my bold analogies, and this one has been a bit of a doozie! So drop me a line at [email protected] or via the Girl Shaped Flames Facebook page on whether this one resonates, and whether you feel you’re winning the war in your household.
If you’re a parent, aunt, grandparent, educator or just anyone who cares about the confidence and self-worth of a tween or teen girl in their life, then go ahead and HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON as we’re going to be not only diving into more juicy topics this season, but also listening in on some of the live coaching sessions Dr Diane Harner and I ran with parents of tweens and teens last year as part of our The Confident Daughter program.
About Girl Shaped Flames: https://girlshapedflames.com
FREE RESOURCE: Access our free Confident Breakthrough Video Series, delivered by Teen Expert Tanya Meessmann and Neuroscientist and Counsellor Dr Diane Harner: https://resource.girlshapedflames.com/cbs-2022-registration-pod
Our signature The Confident Daughter program for parents raising tween and teen daughters: https://resource.girlshapedflames.com/the-confident-daughter-pod
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Aaaaaand we’re back!
This teaser looks ahead to Season 2 of the Raising Girl Shaped Flames Podcast, including upcoming topics such as Stop ‘fixing’ and Start Having Fun’, Negative Thinking, Convincing her to Try New Things, and the 5 key Areas of Courage Every girl needs – to name a few!
If you’re a parent, aunt, grandparent, educator or just anyone who cares about the confidence and self-worth of a tween or teen girl in their life, then go ahead and HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON as we’re going to be not only diving into a lot of juicy topics this season, but also listening in on some of the live coaching sessions Dr Diane Harner and I ran with parents of tweens and teens last year as part of our The Confident Daughter program.
About Girl Shaped Flames: https://girlshapedflames.com
FREE RESOURCE: Access our free Confident Breakthrough Video Series, delivered by Teen Expert Tanya Meessmann and Neuroscientist and Counsellor Dr Diane Harner: https://resource.girlshapedflames.com/cbs-2022-registration-pod
Our signature The Confident Daughter program for parents raising tween and teen daughters: https://resource.girlshapedflames.com/the-confident-daughter-pod
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For today’s edition of the Podcast I am joined by Dana Malstaff
Today’s topic will take a dive into the impact that a working mum’s confidence can have on her daughters confidence development
We sat down to gain deeper insights into:
Women’s personal journeys and confidence blocksWhat impact can a mother’s confidence in herself have on her daughters confidenceReflections on Dana’s personal experiences with her young daughters confidenceAdvice for mum’s with daughters moving into the confidence rattling space of running a businessAnd finally, the importance of proactive confidence development in young girlsSo listen in on this not to be missed episode that covers confidence development and parenting young teen girls as a working mum. It’s a perfect time to reflect on the confidence blocks that enable you to create and sustain a successful work, family and personal life.
If you are a mum who has a business, or are wanting to connect with a community of mums in business, come and join Dana at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BossMomGroup
Dana also has a free 90 Day Email Nurture System Guide, which can be downloaded here: https://boss-mom.com/90free/About Dana Malstaff:
CEO and founder of Boss Mom, she is a mother of 2, author, speaker, business strategist, podcaster, blindspot reducer, and movement maker.
She launched the Boss Mom brand with her first book, Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business and Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro, and quickly grew to a 6-figure business within a year.
Now she’s got over 20,000 students in various courses, almost 60,000 Boss Moms in her FB group of the same name, and helps woman all over the world raise their businesses and babies at the same time.
She believes that pursuing our passions and building our dreams while including our children in the process is the best way to build thriving businesses and families.
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For today's extra special edition of the Podcast I am joined by Courageous Mums: Cheryl, Stacey and Petra.
These incredible women are parents like you, right in the thick of it all. Each with their unique experiences and courageous parenting stories to share.
We sat down to gain deeper insights into:
How it feels to be a mother to a teen in the 21st CenturyHow it has personally affected their journeyReflecting on their expectations vs. the realityTouching on the fears they experience as they raise their own girl shaped flameAnd finally, what they are most proud of as parentsSo mothers, put your feet up (as you wait for your breakfast in bed no doubt) and hit play on this not to be missed conversation.
During the episode you will hear these incredible Mums mention the Courageous Parenting Program, as past participants of the program. The next round of Courageous Parenting will be opening again at the end of this month, so be sure to head over and join the waitlist here.
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In today's episode, I am thrilled to be joined by teen cake artist, the very talented Ceara from Ceara Bakes.
Ceara courageously reached out to me to be interviewed for this podcast. It wasn't just her cake creations or karate skills, but her drive and determination blew me away from the get go.
Her passion for baking brewed in the classroom when science taught Ceara about chemical reactions along with her Grandmother's baking influence, but it's her self assurance and confidence that allows her to continue to grow her passion.
In today's discussion, we dive into a range of topics including:
Where her motivation comes fromThe role her friends play when it comes to combating demotivation and overwhelmSocial media and managing negative commentary The confidence she draws upon and now that she has moved her hobby into a businessInsight into how her parents supported her journey from the beginningJuggling her priorities including school workKey advice for young people wanting to follow their passionCeara’s passion for baking stems from her Grandmother, a professional baker from Ireland. She cooked her first cake on her own at the age of seven, and now seven years on, Ceara sells her incredible cake creations online.
In January 2020, she posted in the Mornington Peninsula community Facebook group about her idea to bake cakes and donate all proceeds to a charity during the Victorian bushfires. Her hobby quickly grew into a business that she manages alongside her school life and championship karate practice.
As a teen role model to other girls, Ceara wants girls to know that business ideas can come from anywhere and anyone, no matter their age. Her advice is to be patient, start with friends and family and:
“Trust the process and take everything as it comes."
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In today's episode, I am absolutely thrilled to speak with our first ever international guest, Irene Bangwell from Raising Girls in Nigeria.
Irene and I connected over our respective Facebook groups, Raising Girl Shaped Flames and her Parenting Champions Community. We instantly connected over our shared values, beliefs, and of course, our hopes and dreams for young girls in each of our countries, myself in Australia, and Irene is in Nigeria.
I can genuinely say that this was one of the most empowering, exhilarating, insightful discussions I've had with a guest on this program to date. What we cover in this episode is so aligned, and really heartening to find someone on the other side of the world that not only believes so infallibly in the premise of Girl Shaped Flames and why I've started and what we're doing, but also the fact that she's over there doing it herself.
The work that Irene is doing to support parents in Nigeria predominantly to raise strong, confident, independent girls, brimming with self worth.
I do want to flag up front that we touch on a couple of topics that might be sensitive to some listeners, but I do want to stress: everything we spoke about is very real and very now, and is being experienced right now by thousands of girls in Nigeria.
In today's discussion, we do cover a lot of ground including:
Her own personal confidence journey and influences from a teenager to nowThe importance of the proactive development of confidence in young girlsAn example of what life is like for a 15 year old girl in NigeriaSome of the key challenges girls in Nigeria face when building their confidenceSome of the key challenges parents face when trying to raise confident daughters in NigeriaWe also spoke about The KNOSK N100-a-day Secondary School, Kuje that Irene runs
About Irene Bangwell
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We’re doing things a little differently in this week’s episode. We are absolutely still covering confidence, but from an angle that might not spring to mind straight away.
This week, I discuss with our special guest William Wadsworth, how stress, pressure and overwhelm affect the girl’s confidence.
William is a memory psychologist, an independent researcher, and a study skills coach. He helps ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace exams with less work, less stress and especially in the case of Girl Shaped Flames, more confidence!
In today's discussion, we go through a number of really fascinating topics:
Growth mindset: which is this having confidence in your ability to improve at something that you find hard at firstWe also dive into motivation and the impact on girl’s in-class participationThen we talk about memory, which is one of William's most favourite topics - which is helping people switch to smarter ways of learning and more effective memory strategies, thus helping build their confidence. We also touch a little bit on test anxiety, which is definitely linked to under-confidence, as William will speak to in his experience.In this episode, William shares a free Exam Success Cheat Sheet for RGSF listeners.
Grab your Free Resource Download here: https://examstudyexpert.com/flames/
About William Wadsworth
William Wadsworth is an expert in the science of studying effectively, equal parts independent researcher and evangelist for effective learning and memorisation techniques.He is an experienced speaker, having been featured at conferences hosted by leading organisers such as ResearchED and the British Education Research Association (BERA), as well as delivering talks on learning at Cambridge University, FTSE 100 organisations, and leading schools across the UK.
He holds a First Class Hons. degree in Psychology from Cambridge University, and his research includes the largest-ever field study on student approaches to learning, surveying some 30,000 students on their learning habits, in collaboration with the world-renowned Washington Memory Lab.
William is the best-selling author of Outsmart Your Exams, and through the Exam Study Expert blog and podcast, William’s advice on how to study effectively is followed by half a million students in 150+ countries every year.
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In this week's episode we take a sneak peak at Madonna King's newest (soon-to-be-released) book Ten-ager. Available from the 27th January from Booktopia, Dymocks, QBD and all good book stores.
The book looks into what we all are starting to see firsthand in everyday life, which is, teenage-hood is starting a lot earlier than it used to. And we're now starting to see the characteristics of teenage development is actually starting as early as the age of 10.
Madonna saw this and, and has utilised this as the basis for this outstanding book. I was lucky enough to nab access to a secret early copy and I can tell you it is such a well-executed and research body of work.
In this week's special episode we covered:
Her personal confidence & its influences when she was a teenagerWhat surprised her when undertaking the research to write Ten-agerThe importance of letting your daughter have and express opinionsHer thoughts on the impact standardised testing has on confidenceParents' expectations about their daughter's resilience and gritUpsetting discoveries about 10 year old girls in Australia todayThe importance of communication between parents and daughters... and so much more!
About Madonna King
Madonna King is one of Australia's most accomplished journalists, having won awards for her ABC Mornings current affairs program.She is the author of ten books, including the bestselling Being 14 which was ABIA shortlisted for non-fiction book of the year, and Fathers and Daughters.
She has interviewed five prime ministers, at least a dozen premiers, some of Australia’s leading chief executives and the full range of sportsmen and entertainers - and possibly most exciting - over 1000 10 and 14 year old girls, their parents and educators!
Also the biographer of Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer and former treasurer Joe Hockey, Madonna lives in Brisbane with her husband and two teenage daughters.
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In this week's episode we look at the the relationship between CONFIDENCE and COMMITMENT.
It's easy to think that an ultra marathon runner is going to be some kind of "alternative human being", who's unflappable, focused on an invisible horizon that we 'regular people' can't actually see!
But speaking with Jacqui in this episode was exactly as I had hoped. It revealed that an athlete of her ability and stamina ultimately holds everything that they need within themselves in order to reach the incredible heights (and in her case distances) that they want to. Specifically I wanted to speak to Jacqui about the topic of commitment.In this week's discussion with my special guest, Jacqui Bell - a 25-year-old ultra marathon runner and motivational speaker, we covered:
Her attitude towards 'commitment' in high schoolThe key role her parents played in helping her see the importance of commitment to reach her goalsWhat compelled her to become the Youngest Person in the world to run an ultra marathon on all 7 continents!Her relationship between confidence and commitmentAdvice for parents of teenage girls who want to help them build resilience, confidence and 'staying power'Stick around to the end to hear from Dr Diane Harner who is BACK with another ‘9 Minutes of Neuroscience’. In this episode we look at the difference between commitment and discipline (hint - it’s to do with the choices we make with our own intentions). We touch on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, as well as how parents can help their daughters identify when to ’stick something out’ and when to move on.
Download our Free Confidence Calendar here.
ABOUT JACQUI BELL
Jacqui is a 25 year old ultra runner from Brisbane, Australia.Coming from a tennis background and working as a personal trainer since the age of 16 Jacqui always kept fairly fit. At 19 Jacqui signed up to her first 50km Race, not even knowing this counted as an Ultra Marathon at the time, she placed 3rd and was on a high for a week. From here Jacqui entered a number of other events sporadically over the years for fun and to give herself some goals.
Then in 2017 when Jacqui was at rock bottom after battling with a number of health issues that were affecting her physically and mentally. This is when she set herself the goal of running 250km’s across The Simpson Desert in Australia – The Big Red Run. Jacqui had 8 months to build up her fitness… the starting point being about 30km’s a week. Jacqui got researching on all things Ultra Marathons and that is when she discovered Racing the Planet’s 4 Deserts… next thing she knew she decided to go not just one bigger but 4 times bigger… forget the Simpson Desert, hello to one of the toughest enAn Ultra-marathon runner.
In 2018 Jacqui went on to become the Youngest Female in The World to conquer Racing the Planets x4 Desert Grand Slam running 250km’s self supported across the scorching Namibian Desert, Gobi Desert, Atacama Desert and the blizzards of Antarctica. This was just the start for the young gun as Jacqui has now become the Youngest Person in the world to run an ultra marathon on all 7 con
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In this week's episode we look at the the relationship between CONFIDENCE and CREATIVITY.
Now as a creative person, myself, it's actually been really powerful to reflect on the idea that confidence might actually have an impact on something that's perceived to be quite innate or natural within certain people and personalities.
This week's discussion with my special guest, Racheal Sarra - an indigenous artist from Goreng Goreng Country, dives into exactly these things, as she opens up about her own confidence and creativity, and how powerfully the two actually work together. We covered:
Her personal relationship with confidence through high-school until nowWhat she believes is the relationship between confidence and creativityThe role her culture has played in shaping her creative expressionSituations (or people) who affect her confidence and creativityThe role her family has played in supporting her creative journeyAdvice she would give parents nurturing a creative daughter in their familyHow professional experience has actually helped her find the right zone in which she now combines her emotionally charged creativity with running a really successful business.I'm super-excited to announce that Dr Diane Harner is BACK with a cracking 9 Minutes of Neuroscience. We dive into pretty much as many things as you actually can within nine minutes, but specifically this week, Diane takes us through:
Busting the left brain, right brain mythThe three key neurological networks that play a role in creativity (I bet you didn't know there were three!)The impact stress, or even just reduced confidence can actually have on the creative brain functionAnd what teenagers ultimately need in order to foster increased creativity (I'll give you a hint: daydreaming is allowed and boredom is encouraged!)
ABOUT RACHAEL SARRA
Rachael is an extraordinary indigenous artist and designer whose creative style is feminine, fun and engaging, and strongly drawn from her heritage and her role as an Aboriginal woman in a modern world. For anyone familiar with her work it's immediately apparent that her work is an extension of her being emotions and experiences as a contemporary Aboriginal artists from Goreng Goreng Country.Rachel uses art as a powerful tool in storytelling to educate and share Aboriginal culture and its evolution, and it often challenges and explores the themes of society's perceptions of what Aboriginal art and identity actually is.
Follower her on Instagram here.
See and purchase her incredible work here.
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This week we're hearing from the GIRLS! One of our absolute most favourite things at Girl Shaped Flames is to connect with the girls themselves as regularly as we can, so we sent our resident Grade 12 Girl Shaped Flame Charlotte out into the playground to unearth what's on their mind when it comes to all things CONFIDENCE.
What girls believe confidence 'is'What helps their confidenceWhat hinders it...What they would do if they had more of itWhat their parents can to do help build itAnd loads more!
And we loved what we heard!!
Tune in this episode to gain some fantastic insights about:
Charlotte also offers her own thoughts and insights around what's going on for her generation of girls right now, including the most powerful thing a parent can do to help start building their daughter's confidence as early as possible.
PLUS! In this episode we're celebrating an awesome "Confidence Is Key" COMPETITION we're running with partners RED by Modibodi and Bright Girl Health. Open to Australian residents over the age of 13, we want to know "What does Confidence mean to you?" and you'll go into the running to win a super exciting Confidence pack! (Competition closes 5pm AEST Friday 10th July, see Terms and Conditions for details).
ENTER HERE: https://comp.girlshapedflames.com
And finally, we mention our Stronger Than You Know online self-paced course for girls in the episode - it's a really powerful tool for them to understand their own strengths, values and goals and well worth checking out here: https://girlshapedflames.com/styk-course -
In this episode of Raising Girl Shaped Flames we’re deep-diving into the relationship between confidence and social media for teenage girls, and I can’t stress enough how comprehensive and informative the discussion I had with Dr Kristy Goodwin was for this episode!
In this discussion we look at SO MUCH – but the highlights certainly were:
// How Kristy developed from a shy introvert to an award-winning public speaker
// The amplification of confidence challenges for girls in the current online landscape
// Social media's negative impact on sleep
// Why consuming social media at night prevents logical emotional processing
// Humans are hard-wired to imitate, increasing importance of positive content
// Zip-lock bags to take phones into the shower due to inability to disconnect
// A key design principle that is increasing social media addiction
// Opportunity Cost: What are our girls sacrificing in order to be (and stay) connected
// Kristy's '3 B's' to guide parents through this tricky landscape with their daughters(I was not kidding about how much we got through!)
Also 2 important resources I mention in the episode:
#1: Girl Shaped Flames Connection Kit
(And you can also download our FREE "10 Strategies to Successfully Navigate Conversations With Your Daughter" resource here.)
#2: Dr Kristy Goodwin's Switched On Parents Portal
And of course, don't forget to sign up to our mailing list to be notified each time a new episode lands!
About Our Guest: Dr Kristy Goodwin
Dr Kristy Goodwin is one of Australia’s leading digital wellbeing and performance experts, and a mum who also deals with her kids’ techno-tantrums! Kristy draws on cutting-edge neuroscience and research to explain the profound impacts technology has on our performance and health and is on a mission to empower people to foster healthy and realistic digital behaviours.Kristy worked as an educator before becoming an academic and speaker, and has worked with clients including Apple, Westfield, Bank of Queensland, and NSW Department of Education.
She’s spoken at national and international conferences, schools, workplaces and medical conferences throughout Australia and as a researcher, author, speaker and media commentator, she provides science-backed solutions to optimise wellbeing and productivity in a digital world.
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In today’s episode we’re speaking with The Iconic’s CEO and mother of 3, Erica Berchtold, about the role confidence plays in setting boundaries for teenage girls.
Erica shares with us insights into her own experience setting both personal and professional boundaries, and looks back on own youth to determine whether she was intentional about devising her boundaries or whether they were ‘circumstantial’.
Straight afterward, Dr Diane Harner and I dive into my favourite nine minutes of every week: her ‘9 Minutes of Neuroscience’ where we really start looking at the psychological building blocks that need to be put in place early on to empower a young girl to set, and keep, personal boundaries.
As we know, boundaries really represent our individual values and principles, and it’s essential that they are in place in order to lead lives that not only we can be proud of, but that show how much we respect ourselves.
I was especially fascinated in this episode to dig into the role that confidence plays, and how much one really needs in order to shape and stick to their boundaries, as well as look at specific strategies parents can utilise to support their daughter to do so.
00:58 Introduction04:40 Interview: Erica Berchtold, CEO of The Iconic
34:47 About our Stronger Than You Know Course
36:10 9 Minutes of Neuroscience with Dr Diane Harner
46:19 Wrap-up
FREE RESOURCE
Diane's put together a fantastic a setting boundaries reference sheet that maps out the steps your daughter can take in order to set her own boundaries, and hold them.
ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST: ERICA BERCHTOLD
Erica Berchtold is the CEO of THE ICONIC, previous Managing Director of the Sports Division at Super Retail Group, currently a director of Sydney FC Football Club and proud mum of two daughters and a son.She’s incredibly passionate about supporting women in both business and sport, and actively mentors women within both fields. She’s also an accomplished keynote speaker who values courage, humility, resilience and curiosity.
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Assertiveness is a topic that comes up a LOT when I’m speaking with parents of girls I work with. They know their daughter has interests and passions, but when it comes to speaking up, sharing an opinion, pursuing something important to them, something often holds them back.
Some parents worry that ‘you’re either born with it, or you’re not’, and others worry that their daughter could be perceived as ‘bossy’ or unlikable if she demonstrates assertive behaviour.
Today’s episode really fleshes out both of these concerns, while covering SO MUCH MORE!
This week I had two special guests join me to flesh out the relationship between Confidence and Assertiveness: 15 year old Katura Halleday, and her mum, Kyron. Katura is one of those teenage girls you can't help but be drawn to, with a kind, inclusive and considerate personality.
Then you read through her list of incredible life achievements (see below) and think "Hold up, this girl knows exactly when to get assertive to get results!" In our discussion we cover the following, and LOADS more:
Assertiveness boils down to a decision one makes to actThe importance of considering what may go *right*, instead of wrongThe three 'C's' of Assertiveness that Katura practices, and how to apply them to any situationKyron's insights around how to raise assertive kids, and her role in Katura's emotional processing of rejection and failureThis week's 9 Minutes of Neuroscience with Dr Diane Harner was a piece Di and I were particularly excited to get into, as there are a number of chemical reactions kicking off within the teen girl brain that will determine whether she ‘rides the dopamine wave’ or not.
FREE RESOURCE FOR LISTENERS:Diane's put together a fantastic Assertiveness Quick Reference sheet that maps out some really fascinating statistics and aspects of happiness that are going to be great for you to reflect on after this episode.
Also don't forget to sign up to our mailing list. You'll get a reminder of new podcast episodes each week as well as more great confidence resources and information for both yourself and your daughter!
ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST: KATURA HALLEDAY:Katura Halleday, is a 15 year old humanitarian and social justice advocate, using her voice to highlight educational equality. She is passionate about two things in life, art and the education of young women in developing countries.
In 2018 she combined the two and started a social enterprise “8x8 to Educate” donating 100% of the profits to education in Developing Nations. The organisation has four main income streams: Katura as a Keynote speaker, a book that she illustrated called Rina’s Story, an annual Art Competition and personal and company Sponsorship.
She is a 5x International Stevie Awards Winner and has been a finalist across a slew of awards including: Gold Coast Citizen of the Year 2018, the Women in Business Rising Star for 2018, and 7 News Young Achiever.
She was a Guest Speaker at the Perm International Forum for Volunteers in Russia, Australian representative for Golden Rule day, is a m
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In episode 3 of the Raising Girl Shaped Flames podcast, we are talking about the relationship between confidence and happiness.
When we surveyed over 100 parents last year, we asked the question: "If you could have one hope for your daughter's future, what would it be?" And not surprisingly, over 85% of the respondents answered with, you guessed it: happiness.
So bringing it back to what we focus on at Girl Shaped Flames, the topic really had me wondering: is there a correlation between happiness and confidence? Is a confident young girl guaranteed to be happy or is a happy teenager more likely to have increased confidence to explore those questions?
I invited Matt Lee on as this week's special guest who, in addition to having a long and illustrious very senior career in the aviation industry, he's also a father of five, including two 16 year old twin daughters.
While happiness was the name of the game during our chat, we did find ourselves wandering into some really fascinating additional areas:
The challenges that one faces when raising teenage daughter twins.What he as a parent and a father feels that he's getting right.What he's being challenged by as he's attempting to raise confident and capable young adults.How to promote equality between both his sons and his daughtersThe parallels that can be drawn between confidence that is harnessed in the workplace by executive women in leadership positionsThe traits that back home he's striving to develop within his daughters to prepare them for the world that awaitsWe covered loads!
Straight afterwards, we break out the science with Dr Diane Harner's 9 Minutes of Neuroscience where we really look at how the teenage brain behaves when happiness is activated, looking at those reward systems and she is going to talk to us about the link that DOES exist between confidence and happiness.
Stick around for that...
FREE RESOURCE FOR LISTENERS:Diane's put together a fantastic a happiness infographic that maps out some really fascinating statistics and aspects of happiness that are going to be great for you to reflect on after this episode.
Also don't forget to sign up to our mailing list. You'll get a reminder of new podcast episodes each week as well as more great confidence resources and information for both yourself and your daughter!Let's get into it!
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In episode 2 of Raising Girl Shaped Flames this week we're talking about the relationship between CONFIDENCE and RESILIENCE, and particularly how it pertains to teenage girls. We have a fantastic special guest, Michelle Mitchell - Educator, Author, & Speaker, and during the chat that I had with her, we touch on:
The concept of resilience as 'adaptability' versus 'bouncing back'How confidence helps girls take small steps to increase their resilience And the important role that communication plays in maintaining connections with your daughter and building her resilience.Michelle has also generously offered all listeners of the episode 10% off her Everyday Resilience Video Series & Journey - use code RGSFPODCAST at michellemitchell.org
Straight afterwards, Dr Diane Harner is taking us through the science behind resilience and what goes on in the teen girl brain as she's developing both her resilience and her confidence in our '9 Minutes of Neuroscience'. So stick around until the end for that!
FREE DOWNLOAD >> 5 Ways Your Daughter Can Be Building Her Resilience Right NowI'm a big believer in learning through application and a key purpose behind this podcast and our Raising Girl Shaped Flames Facebook Group is providing ways for you to apply the knowledge that we're sharing across both. So I've just put together a very brief resource that looks at five ways that your daughter can be building her resilience right now.
Also don't forget to sign up to our mailing list. You'll get a reminder of new podcast episodes each week as well as more great confidence resources and information for both yourself and your daughter.
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In the first 'official' episode of Raising Girl Shaped Flames, founder Tanya Meessmann takes listeners on the personal journey she experienced and how key aspects of her youth set the foundation for confidence, courage and self-belief to grow. This journey would be what led her to start Girl Shaped Flames, a social enterprise dedicated to developing the strongest, most confident and empowered generation of girls the world has ever seen.
[1:40] An Amazing Life, filled with wins, adventures and high fives.
[6:00] Or was it? A deeper dive into what went wrong along the way...
[12:00] Why Tanya shares this story with the teenage girls that she works with.
[13:00] Three key aspects of Tanya's youth that contributed to her confidence
[16:00] How Tanya's parents and role models shaped her self-belief.
[24:04] The beginning of Girl Shaped Flames
[25:30] 9 Minutes of Neuroscience with Dr Diane Harner
[34:40] Conclusion
Course mentioned in this episode: "Stronger Than You Know" online course for Teen GirlsJoin the Raising Girl Shaped Flames Facebook Group.
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It's my fundamental belief that every girl has a fire in her belly and confidence is the oxygen to those flames. If you're the parent of a teenage girl who could do with a confidence injection, listen in as we deep dive into the relationship between confidence and the areas of your daughter's life it directly impacts, such as happiness, resilience, communication, connection, and much more. I aim to leave you inspired by new ways to build your daughter's self-belief and nurture her flame from a flicker into an inferno. All right. All right. Enough of the fire puns already. Let's strike the match.
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In this teaser we introduce our brand new podcast for parents and educators of teenage girls, focused on developing their confidence and self-belief, and hosted by Girl Shaped Flames founder: Tanya Meessmann.
Each week Tanya is joined by inspiring guests ranging from women who have demonstrated immense courage and self-belief in both their personal and professional journeys, to fathers passionate about raising strong girls, and parenting experts providing advice and guidance on how you can fan that fire in her belly.
Head to https://girlshapedflames.com to find out more.
