Girl, Speak Up!

 What is mindfulness? Coach Hope provides a simple definition, explains her background as a mindfulness meditation instructor and encourages listeners to find a way to bring mindfulness into their lives.

Join in with Coach Hope and Coach Maddy as they reflect on the top lessons learned in 2021 with tips sprinkled throughout the conversation. We find this time of the year to be opportune, reflecting on the past year's experiences and as we look ahead setting a tone for the new year. Which lessons did you learn and might you want to carry forward? Notice some of the themes Hope and Maddy share and see which ones resonate with you to include: prioritizing health & well-being setting boundaries fostering social connections having more fun!

Join Hope and Maddy as they wrap up the first podcast series on gratitude and learn about the "thief of gratitude." Conversations can take interesting turns and twists and therefore our edits are minimal because we want YOU to feel like you're sitting in the room with us. We hope this gives you some food for thought as we start wrapping up this year and looking to the new year ahead. So many topics to explore!

Coach Hope and co-host Coach Maddy continue the gratitude conversation with Coach Melanie. This conversation is post Thanksgiving and prior to all the major end of the year holidays and celebrations. We touch upon: gratitude for nature gratitude for relationships gratitude for life milestones And did someone mention a pet fish? Yes, the big and the small, all goes in the gratitude series. We hope you enjoy!

Coach Hope was able to connect with two of the season's coaches just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. These two coaches, Drew & Maddy, happen to be seniors in college and the conversation touches upon: being grateful for what you have recognizing the small things the coexistence of social media & gratitude in our lives

Hear directly from girls ages 8-12 about their thoughts on gratitude: What is gratitude? How do you express gratitude? Do adults around you express gratitude

Tune in as we dive into a four part gratitude series. When does practicing gratitude show up in your life? At Thanksgiving only? Around holidays and other life milestone events? Let'a take a closer look at what gratitude means and how you can apply some practices to your life. Below are the sources referred to in this episode: 3 Stage of Gratitude Article Benefits of Gratitude from Positive Psychology https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010965/ 5 minute journal