The Teen Anxiety Maze- Parenting Teens, Help for Anxiety, Anxious Teens, Anxiety Relief

Send us Fan Mail The episode explores the societal pressure to attend college and the alternative pathways to success. I discuss the notion that college isn't the only route to success and introduces the concept of different "Jobs to Be Done" when choosing college or training programs. Segment 1: The Complexity of Choosing College: The narrative around college attendance in society....

Send us Fan Mail I know that finding mental health support for your child is difficult. I have been hearing about 6 month waiting lists with therapists and clinics. There are so many people out in the world helping and working with children. I want you to know about all of these programs so you can find help with you need it! This week, I am introducing you to Bloomfully and specifically their I B...

Send us Fan Mail Muhammad Ali: "It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe." This simple yet profound quote holds a wealth of wisdom that we can apply to various aspects of our lives. Muhammad Ali's quote encourages us to view our life's challenges as mountains, be it personal goals, assignments, difficult situations, or majo...

Send us Fan Mail I have wondered if my life seems so amazing because I haven’t really had a lot of adversity. I have had bad things happen and have had some really low and sad times, BUT the whole of my life and existence has been wonderful, so maybe my ideas are skewed. I listened to Viktor Frankl's A Man’s Search for Meaning.  It was on a list of 100 Best Books of All Time. Viktor was an Au...

Send us Fan Mail How do you know if you are living your best life? It means something different for every person. How do you define it? Since Human existence, we have been trying to figure out what a good life entails. What parts would it have? Why are some people happy with nothing and some people unhappy with everything? I think it is part of our journey to figure this out for ourselves, but res...

Send us Fan Mail My husband and I had this conversation recently about "wasted" majors. He had recently talked to two young people who couldn't get jobs in their chosen fields and commented that they "wasted" their time in college. One major was in creative writing and one was in Graphic Arts. I really started thinking about how tragic it was that someone couldn't stu...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever walked into a room or place of business and not felt comfortable? Not for any reason you could pinpoint, it just felt "off". Do you sleep well? Maybe it is something about how your bedroom is designed that gets in the way of your sleep. When I started working at my last high school, I decided to paint my office a fun color. I chose a neon green color and it...

Send us Fan Mail Today in the United States, we celebrate our nation’s independence and our freedom. What can you celebrate about your life? Where are you practicing your independence and freedom? Even if you are a minor you have things that you are in control of. You are the only person who can think your thoughts. You are the only person who can decide what behaviors you will have. Declare indep...

Send us Fan Mail We are born with all the tools and talents we need for our journey in this life. The tricky part is that we need the help of mentors to help us figure out what they are OR how to use those tools and talents. Everyone reading this needs a mentor or mentors in their lives to get going on their journey. I have been blessed to have many along the way. Sometimes they were real live peo...

Send us Fan Mail Join me for a conversation with Tamar Medford and Lane Kennedy. They are the co-hosts of the podcast Laughing Without Liquor. Their podcast is about their journey with recovery, but they help the world with meditation and creating change in their lives. Today we talk about raising teenagers and talking to them about alcohol, and experimentation, and how scary fentanyl is. We even...

Send us Fan Mail What would your ideal day look like if you could create it any way you wanted? What are your deal breakers in relationships and the workplace? Do you know what your unique contribution to the world is? We are going to work on all of these things together in YouMap®Coaching. I realized just as I was working on this episode that this information would be so helpful for high school s...

Send us Fan Mail Do you spend a lot of your time during the day performing skills that you love or doing tasks and using skills that burn you out? Do you even know what skills you prefer? If you were writing a resume or looking for a job, do you know what skills to discuss with them? It was so revealing to me when I realized that I have NO supervising skills in my preferred skills list. It finally...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we will talk about the 2nd pillar you will discover in taking the YouMap® Assessment. Last week, we talked about strengths, which is the 1st pillar and this week is Values. Values are beliefs that guide our behavior and help us make decisions. They can be about anything, from the importance of family and friends to the importance of hard work and honesty. Your values ar...

Send us Fan Mail For the next 4 weeks, you will find out about YouMap® and what you will learn when you take it. This week, I am explaining the first pillar, Strengths. People who know their strengths and use them frequently tend to have higher self-esteem, better moods, and less stress. Learning to use strengths is something anyone can achieve. If you are a parent and want your child to find out...

Send us Fan Mail I can't believe I haven't talked about this topic before. It is very important and I am so glad that this generation is being taught about consent. I think a lot of us are still confused about what it means, so I want to introduce you to my friend Amy Williams.  She is dedicating her work to teaching everyone, but especially children and their families about consent. Amy...

Send us Fan Mail I had the MOST fun with 6th graders at a career fair in USD 345. They were very brave and they have a lot of wisdom to share with us. There is a lot of background noise because it was a large room with a lot of people but you can hear the questions and the answers. I know you will enjoy this episode! Thank you, Thank you, 6th graders, of USD 345. You made my week! Find my podcast...

Send us Fan Mail Last week we talked about the 3 roles of a drama triangle, today we are going to talk about how to get out of them.  I think this is the work of our lives, to see things that are not going well and taking steps and making plans to fix them. Not just allowing things to stay the same and feeling miserable about it! Listen in today about how to change the roles you have been playing....

Send us Fan Mail  In today's episode, I am teaching about the drama triangle. It was created in the 1960s to explain the unhealthy roles that people take on to deal with conflict. We have all been a part of a drama triangle before and it isn't just in our teen years! Once you are aware of the 3 roles people take on, you will notice many areas in your life that you have seen this or been...

Send us Fan Mail  I am so excited for you to meet my next podcast guest! She was a student I worked with as a high school counselor and now she has graduated with her Bachelor's in Graphic Design! I had Laiken as a student all 4 years of her high school career and have continued to keep in touch as she navigated adult life and college! I wanted you to hear her story about how she did it. I th...

Send us Fan Mail I have been offering free worry workshops every Saturday and as I go through those sessions and work on anxiety with many of my clients, I have found an even better way to process emotions. As I have been teaching this concept to my clients, I realized it is exactly how we need to be processing ALL of our emotions, because remember, if we don’t process our emotions, we get stuck i...

Send us Fan Mail What is a believing mirror? You need one! Listen to this episode to find out what it is. Nelson Mandela argues that humility is one of the most important qualities to have, as this is the only way you can bring change in your life and in others’ lives. I have never thought about how humility would play a part in creating things or doing new things, but this makes so much sense.  I...

Send us Fan Mail If you had all the confidence in the world, what would you do? How would your life be different? Guess What?! You already have it inside of you! You just need to uncover it and practice it. In this episode, I am going to tell you how! This episode is on YouTube as well! Find my podcast Email me:  ccoufal@cynthiacoufalcoaching.com Text me:  785-380-2064 More information

Send us Fan Mail Today I am introducing you to another wonderful person I have met this year. I am getting so much wonderful information from all of my new friends and Celia is another amazing example of people doing great things in this world! Celia Kibler is a Best-Selling Author, a Family Empowerment Coach and the Founder of Pumped Up Parenting, Funfit® Family Fitness, and International Day of...

Send us Fan Mail Hey, wait a minute!! Aren't we supposed to rest and relax as part of taking care of ourselves?! I like relaxing! I need the distraction!  This concept is hard to explain and I hope I can help you understand the difference between, the distraction and relaxation that is good for us and the kind that is NOT good for us. In this episode today, I am going to show you the differen...

Send us Fan Mail There were 3 main thoughts that we worry about and they cause a lot of uncomfortable feelings. The 3 main thoughts are: “If I make a mistake, I will be exposed as a fraud.” “If I make a mistake, I am ruined.” This is the Perfectionism mindset. “I will disappoint everyone.” “I am responsible for everyone’s feelings and safety.” This is the Over-Responsibility mindset. “I must be 10...