10 for Teens + Tweens
This is 10 for Teens + Tweens, a 10-ish minute podcast by Empowerful Girls that helps you grow curiosity, compassion, and confidence so you can take on the world!
Host Stephanie Valdez discusses positive themes and tackles tough topics, teaching girls how to handle them. She shares guidance on personal development, physical and mental health, relationships, and media literacy. She hopes every girl listening will accept and embrace herself (strengths and weaknesses), make stronger connections with friends and family, and be mindful with media. More than anything, Stephanie wants girls to know for themselves that they are enough.
Stephanie Valdez is the founder and director of Empowerful Girls. She has a degree in Communications and a background in Journalism. Stephanie is certified as a Girl Power Instructor, as well as in Social and Emotional Learning and Youth Mental Health First Aid. She has years of experience mentoring teens and tweens, and is also raising her own.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 137
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
036. Turn Confrontations into Conversations with Sharon McMahon
Whether over current events or typical friendship fires, you may experience tension as you encounter different beliefs and strong opinions. In this special extended episode, I talk with Sharon McMaho…
035. Hype Girl Summer
Let’s do Hype Girl Summer! Let go of comparison, envy, and criticism, and instead hype up yourself and others so you all can fully enjoy and experience what this season – life, really – has to offer!
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034. Coping with Tragic News Events
Given all that's happening throughout the world, I want to share tools to help you cope with tragic news events.
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To help you, I created a "Quotes to Cope with Tragic News Events" poster. Get…
033. Perfectionism
Girls feel immense pressure to achieve perfection school, activities, accomplishments, and even appearance. And when we don’t measure up, perfectionism wreaks havoc in our lives. So let's help you be…
032. Mental Health and Mental Illness
Mental health and illness have been a Bruno–until recently people didn’t talk about them. But the more conversations we have about mental health and illness, the more comfortable we’ll be talking ab…
031. Being Too Busy
You won't get any awards for being the "Most Busy," but you might get burned out. Just like a car, if you don't stop regularly to refill your tank, you're going to run out of gas. Let's take a look a…
030. Self Care for Stress
April is Stress Awareness Month! Studies show that your age group –Gen Z– is facing more stressors than any other age group. Have you heard of Self Care? It’s whatever helps you be physically, emotio…
029. Reclaim the Rebel with Lizzy Cangro
I'm thrilled to welcome Nutrition and Wellness Coach AND author Lizzy Cangro! She just released her book Reclaim the Rebel: 12 Rebellious Acts to Achieve Unconditional Love for Your Body. In our inte…
028. No Boundaries with Gabby Salazar
You need to read "No Boundaries"! I chatted with one of the authors, National Geographic Explorer and conservation photographer Gabby Salazar. Her book features 25 women explorers and scientists in d…
027. What Women in History have in common
Let's celebrate Women’s History Month! If I told you about all of the influential women from history, this episode would go on for weeks, months even. Instead, I'll focus on the important traits wome…
026. #NoFilterBeReal
Who’s used a filter before? Dog ears and heart eyes ... Filters aren’t all fun and games though. Have you ever seen yourself with a filter and liked it better than the real you? That's ok, me too. I …
025. Moving
A few girls reached out and asked if I could talk about moving, like moving to a new school, a new house, or a new city. So for every girl who’s dealing with a move, I hope this helps.
This is a big c…
024. Take these into 2022
There are some things from 2021 I’m working on leaving behind, and some that I’m taking with me as I move on to this new year. I want to share those things with you and encourage you to take them wit…
023. lift.period with Lauren Busby
Interview with lift.period's Lauren Busby about how they are empowering girls to have period freedom. This episode is extra long because it's extra important!
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A full transcript of our conversatio…
022. Say No
It's okay to say No when something doesn't work for you. No is a complete sentence and a simple way to hold your boundaries.
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To help you remember, I created a “No” poster. Go get your printab…
021. For When You're Sad
It's okay to not be okay sometimes. Let's talk about how to feel better when you are sad.
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To help you remember, I created a “For When You're Sad” poster. Go get your printable in the 10 for T…
020. Cope with Change
"Change is the only constant in life." I'll share tools to help you cope with whatever changes you're facing.
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To help you remember, I created a “Cope with Change”poster. Go get your printable…
019. Bullies with Nate Webb Part 2
This is Part 2 of a special two-part episode! We have our very first guest on 10 for Tweens -- Nate Webb from Bullies Be Gone. He is a high school counselor and a bully expert. In this episode, Part …
018. Bullies with Nate Webb Part 1
This Part 1 of special two-part episode with our very first guest on 10 for Tweens -- Nate Webb from Bullies Be Gone. Nate is a high school counselor and a bully expert.
In this episode, Part 1, Nate …
017. Start A New Skill
Whether it's the beginning of summer or the middle of the school year, any time is a great time to start a new skill! Let's talk about some skill ideas to consider, and Tools to help you develop them…