Check out the latest INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH LIVE: BODY IMAGE & SELF ESTEEM speaker Stephanie Armstrong... The credits of Black Swan rolled, and I sat still, almost numb. There it was - the dirty little secrets about the pursuit of perfection played out in a two-hour movie. I wondered if all the hype about this film came from its cinematic mastery, Oscar worthy acting, and thrilling story line, or because others left the theater feeling a bit of what I felt. Perhaps the fact that I wasn't alone generated ...

TEEN TRUTH filmmaking team, Erahm Christopher and JC Pohl, recommend the following film because it made them think... THE BLIND SIDE Directed by: John Lee Hancock Written by: John Lee Hancock and Michael Lewis (book) Based on an amazing true story, this powerful film follows the incredible life of homeless teen Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Abandoned by everyone in his life, Big Mike struggles without support until Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy take him in, put a roof over his head, hire a tutor and nurture his interest in football. Taking it upon herself to ...

#14 ADJUST YOUR ATTITUDE Check your head - is your attitude getting in the way of MAKING PEACE?

Read this creative essay that a TEEN TRUTH Tribe Member wrote from the perspective of her  friend... Days...Days since I have contacted civilization...I think it still exists...It has to...It has to? Someone who loves me is still out there...Wait? What? Is that possible? Who could possibly love me? My parents tell me that they do but they have to. She tells me the truth when she's angry. All it takes is her hands. Real love doesn't leave bruises or scars or break bones. Real love ...

Check out the latest INSIGHT from filmmaker and TEEN TRUTH co-founder JC Pohl... Many who know me are aware that true rock & rollers like Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, and Garth Brooks influence me. And as many of you know, I now call Austin, Texas home. Called the LIVE MUSIC CAPITOL OF THE WORLD, Austin has music on every corner of the city, and during the summer virtually every spot in town has a live musician or band playing every day. So it was only fitting that when ...

TEEN TRUTH: INSPIRATION - Listen to this story about a student named Amanda who won TEEN TRUTH's 2010 Difference Maker award for High School. One of the ways Amanda made a Difference in her community was by facilitating the "R-Word" campaign. What are you doing to make a difference in your community?

QUESTION: "ok so i am in 12th grade and i have been lesbian since 6th grade. my parents just found out this year and they were so p*%$ed. they said that i was sick in the head and was ruining my life. so i had to convince them that i'm not a lesbian, but the TRUTH is i still am and i hate lying to my parents. i dont know what to do." - Anonymous Teen ANSWER: "I can understand why you might feel frustrated because you feel you're forced to lie ...

TEEN TRUTH filmmaking team, Erahm Christopher and JC Pohl, recommend the following film because it made them think... BEAUTIFUL LOSERS Directed by: Aaron Rose & Joshua Leonard This powerful documentary follows the creative careers of a group of Do-It-Yourself artists who pioneered their own artistic and cultural movement in the 1990s. Influenced by street culture and graffiti, artists like Shepard Fairey, Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, Ed Templeton, Mike Mills and Harmony Korine forged a fearless collaboration to make art without rules. This movie made us THINK about the power of collaboration and how when ...

#13 LEAD, DON'T FOLLOW Ignore the pressure to follow along when you know it's wrong. DO THE RIGHT THING - being a leader means being brave enough to step away from the crowd to stand up for what's right.

Check out the latest SIMPLE TRUTH from our featured professional contributor... “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”  - John Donne, 17th century poet This is an incredible time to be young. But it’s also a time of great challenge. It may seem as though our culture is headed towards complete collapse: with all the corporate exploitation, a crashing economy, and environmental disasters, it’s hard to see that there is indeed a light at the end of ...