Raising Yourself Up

Host Ben Povlow shares the story of how he discovered his life's purpose. He explains the thoughts and feelings that you need to pay attention to if you want to realize your life's purpose. When you stop suppressing your thoughts, you can become more in tune with what is most important. Learn to trust your instincts and follow your gut feelings. Other topics covered in this episode inclu...

In this episode, Ben Povlow is being interviewed by Toby Gribben of Shout Radio in the United Kingdom. Ben talks about the reasons he wrote his new book Self-Help for At-Risk Teens and why he created this podcast with the same name. Ben tells stories of his childhood and how he went from being an at-risk youth to becoming a teenage juvenile delinquent. Then he shares some of the reasons he is so p...

Author Ben Povlow helps you understand the power of having faith in yourself. You have something special to offer the world and when you have faith, you will not hesitate to put your gifts and talents on display. Some of the topics covered in this episode include believing without proof, how to overcome self-doubt and trust yourself when you act with good intentions you won't worry about the...

Author Ben Povlow gives tips, techniques, and strategies on how you can develop the courage you need to live up to your full potential. Your willingness to be seen and show the world your gifts and talents will require courage. Showing your true self to the world can be intimidating, but it's worth it. Some of the topics covered in this episode are understanding that nobody is perfect, why yo...

In this episode, author Ben Povlow shares tips, techniques, and strategies on how to develop confidence and believe in yourself. Ben helps you understand how you can use past successes to give you the confidence you need today. Other topics covered include building confidence through other people's successes, realizing you become more confident by gaining knowledge, using affirmations to buil...

In this episode, author Ben Povlow explains how you can improve the quality of your life by not making excuses. There is power in personal responsibility. Learn how you can get more done and achieve greater results by not giving yourself excuses and not accepting them from other people. Ben gives a current real-life example of how he is overcoming the temptation of making excuses in his life right...

In this episode, Ben Povlow shares practical strategies you can apply to take control of your life. Become the respected independent young adult you desire to be. These tips will help you understand what it is you can be doing right now to gain the confidence you need. The topics covered in this episode include accepting personal responsibility, making sacrifices, the importance of caring about ot...

In this episode, Ben Povlow shares tips, and techniques on how you can learn to apply self-help and personal-development strategies that will help to create the life of your dreams. Find out how you can make simple decisions that can have big results in improving the quality of your life. The topics covered in this episode include developing a mindset for a successful life, discovering your '...

In this episode, Ben Povlow explains how to get a job, and shares ways you can make, save, and invest money as a teenager. He also explains what it means to have credit. This information comes from Chapter 15 of Ben's new book Self-Help for At-Risk Teens . The topics covered in this episode are what it means to get working papers, how to fill out a resume, how to apply for a job, what you nee...

In this episode, Ben Povlow shares examples of ways teenagers can use technology to their advantage. This information comes from Chapter 14 of Ben's new book Self-Help for At-Risk Teens. Some of the topics covered in this episode include how to use social media in a positive way, how learning future technologies like artificial intelligence and augmented reality can position you for a lifetim...

In this episode, Ben Povlow shares the best ways for at-risk teens to spend their time and create hobbies of value. This is an overview of what Ben covers in Chapter 13 of his new book, Self-Help for At-Risk Teens. Some of the topics include discovering old passions, playing sports, learning to play an instrument, learning the craft of photography, the values of traveling, learning how to use the...

In this episode, Ben Povlow shares his experiences of learning how to raise himself as an at-risk teenager. He shares tips, techniques, and strategies about what it takes for a young person to develop the skills needed to become independent. Some of the topics covered in this episode include understanding the importance of good hygiene, learning your way around the kitchen, why it's important...

In this episode, Ben Povlow talks about creating habits that will improve the quality of your life. This is an overview of the topics covered in Ben's new book, Self-Help for At-Risk Teens . Some of the topics covered in this video include assessing your current habits, examples of good habits, examples of bad habits, knowing what to watch out for, habits take time to make and break, being pa...

In this episode, Ben Povlow talks about the best ways for teenagers to develop character and create an attractive personality. This is the subject of Chapter 10 of Ben's new book, Self-Help for At-Risk Teens. Some of the topics covered in this episode are, how people judge you, why it's important to always be truthful, manners and respect, learning to trust yourself and others, and how y...

In this episode, Ben Povlow talks about his experiences of being a troubled teen and a juvenile delinquent. He shares his first-hand knowledge of the costs associated with being a troubled teenager and how you can avoid these expensive lessons that he learned the hard way. Some of the topics include, identifying behavioral problems, knowing the difference between right and wrong, the costs associa...

In this episode, Ben Povlow shares his knowledge and experiences of using drugs and alcohol to help teenagers understand the risks of using them. The topics covered by Ben include, how using drugs and alcohol will make your problems worse, how you can avoid peer pressure, the dangers of smoking and vaping, what is alcoholism, the long term effects of using drugs and alcohol, how using illegal subs...

In this episode, Ben Povlow shares tips and strategies on how to maximize your physical well being as a teenager. Some of the topics include, the benefits of not smoking, thinking about your future, healthy eating habits, the importance of an exercise routine, the importance of sleep, and why you should drink more water. These topics come from chapter 7 of Ben's new book Self-Help for At-Risk...

In this episode, Ben Povlow talks about the friendship qualities to look out for as a teenager. Some of the topics include Trust and respect, changing to fit in, finding like-minded people, avoiding negativity, social media friends, creating your own circles, and changing your ways. These are some of the topics Ben covers in his new book, Self-Help for At-Risk Teens. I will be continuing the serie...

In this video, Ben Povlow explains how to adapt to the living situations of an at-risk teenager. How to properly live with someone other than your birth parents. What will it take for you to live on your own? Ben has first-hand experience with these types of situations. This is the topic covered in chapter 5 of Ben's new book, Self-Help for At-Risk Teens. You can watch the video of this episo...

In this episode, Ben talks about understanding grief and loss and ways to deal with it. People experience grief and loss in many different forms. Most people automatically think of death when they hear the words grief and loss. In this episode, Ben covers occupation loss, social loss, and physical loss. Having experienced a significant amount of loss in his life, he shares the practical strategies...

In this episode, self-help author Ben Povlow gives you an inside look at his self-help library. He shares the books that have had the most impact on his life. He will expose you to the most influential self-help and personal development authors to have ever put pen to paper. The episode is also available in a video format. Too see the books that have changed more lives than any others, visit https...

In this episode, Ben talks about how anger can affect your life. He spend half of his life walking around with a chip on his shoulder. He talks about the different ways anger can have an impact on your life with an overview of the topics covered in chapter 3 of his new book, Self-Help for At-Risk Teens. These topics include, disrespect, guilt, blame, how anger causes trouble, ways to redirect ange...

In this episode, Ben talks about the effects of being an at-risk teenager. The topics covered in this episode include, lack of education, the troubles associated with being at-risk, having no vision for your future, not having any job skills, the risk of having a child as a teenager, having no respect and how anger can affect you. These are the topics cover in Chapter 2 of the book Self-Help for A...

In this episode, Ben summarizes the first chapter of the Self-Help for At-Risk Teens book, what is putting you at risk? Understanding that you are at risk will help you be more aware of the common behaviors you can watch out for. In chapter two, you will learn more about what you're at risk of because of these situations. Support the show Thank you for tuning in. I hope you can take some of m...

In this episode I will talk about the types of technology I am using to create and edit my audios and videos. Thanks for tuning in. Have a great day, Ben Povlow P.S. Self-Help for At-Risk Teens is now on Tik Tok, check out my page for cool short videos theselfhelpcompany.com/tiktok Support the show Thank you for tuning in. I hope you can take some of my knowledge and experience and apply it to you...