Check out this INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH co-founder and speaker ERAHM CHRISTOPHER... On April 9th, 2008 my wife and I were blessed with the arrival of our baby girl. The hospital made us stay for a two-day "observation period" so they could make sure our daughter was ready to go. But really I think they were observing whether we were ready to go. As new parents we were both excited and nervous to raise our first child, so naturally we were open to whatever insight the nurses could offer. As several nurses visited ...

Check out this VOICES from a TEEN TRUTH TRIBE Member... Every day people making a difference. Sharing a smile, a shoulder to cry on. Spreading the laughter. Showing they care. Taking the time Lending a hand. Expecting nothing in return Just being themselves. Wanting to help. Changing the world. They go unnoticed Every day people are heroes. - Lauren Pace, a student at Valley Forge High School in Cleveland, OH, was so moved by the TEEN TRUTH LIVE experience when JC came to her school that she wrote a poem about every day heroes, moving JC, her teachers and fellow students to tears. JC ...

Check out this INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH co-founder and speaker JC POHL... 2012 promises to be a great year for many of us and every year most of us sit down and make grand, well-intended New Year's Resolutions that don't seem to last much longer than a month or two. In 2009, I switched this tradition up and found a new way of thinking that has helped me greatly. Having seen the impact of this decision over the years, I thought it would be worth sharing with you and your efforts to make ...

Check out what this TEEN TRUTH TRIBE MEMBER has to say about his experience with TEEN TRUTH LIVE... From time to time I look back on my years in middle school and high school. Today just happens to be one of those days. Evan Lieberman was born on December 6, 1991. He was born in the same town as I was, and put through the same school system. I was two years younger than Evan, and while I knew him by name I never knew him personally. What I do know is that ...

Check out our latest INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH co-founder and speaker JC Pohl... When I present at a school I often ask the principal what issues he/she is facing on campus, and often times the #1 issue is "Mean Girls". Since I attended an all boy's high school, I often struggle to weave this topic into my program. But after a recent experience, that will change. Following a presentation at a middle school in Southern California I found myself consoling a young lady who was crying about her hardships at home. While ...

Check out our latest VOICES from this TEEN TRUTH TRIBE member... When I was in elementary school I would exclude myself and sit alone in my classroom. I was always bulied for being "different." I never really understood why the other kids were always so mean. When I got into junior high though I finally realized the problem, and it wasn't me. It was just their insecurities. They only made fun of me to make themselves feel better. My name is Alyssa Piper. I am 14 years old and I am an ...

Check out our latest INSIGHT from our partner and CADA President Paul Chylinksi... As a director of student activities who teaches leadership principals, there is no better motto than this to drive my, or any other, program in the nation: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts". To break it down simply, each state is filled with districts, each district is filled with schools and each school is filled with microcosms of people looking to belong. This microcosm is "the part" and "the whole" is ...

TEEN TRUTH: INSIGHT - A teacher explains why being professional all the time provides a positive image for the students.

Check out our latest INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH LIVE: BODY IMAGE & SELF ESTEEM speaker Stephanie Armstrong... As the TEEN TRUTH LIVE: BODY IMAGE & SELF ESTEEM speaker, I have recently realized that people - teens and adults alike - have been silent too long. People have held in their TRUTHS out of fear of being different, judged, or imperfect and therefore unlovable. I know because I lived that myself. For the most part, people don't have a safe place to talk about these issues. But here's the thing: People want to talk. When you ...

Check out our latest SIMPLE TRUTH from our latest featured contributor... Things may not always seem the way that they look. Sometimes when you are standing on the outside looking in, we don't always see the whole picture. We may think that a person has the perfect job, drive the perfect car and have the perfect life - until you ask that person. We all have burdens and crosses to bear. Some are worse than others. But I have learned that no one ever gets through life without some battle scars. I think what ...