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Mar 22, 2022 27 min

Teenage confidence

from Breaking Free

Do you remember struggling with confidence as a teenager? Do you have a teen who avoids all interactions with adults or trying new things? The truth is, they have a lot to deal with and peer pressure peaks around age fifteen. So in order to get an insight into what it feels like to be confident at this age I found the perfect guest, my daughter's best friend Sophie, to answer all my questions about how she feels about life, school, politics, lockdown and lots more. Topics discussed in this episode: How people on TikTok sharing their views and opinions can inspire you to do the same (7:50) Social media can be negative and positive (10:05) Career aspirations and inspirational teachers (11:50) Sophie's role models online (14:10) Can money buy happiness? (15:25) The importance of being your authentic self (17:05) Sophie's bravest moment was trying out something new (18:05) Difficulty trusting your own gut (21:00) Teenage opinions matter and need to be included in politics (21:50) Sophie describes herself in three words (24:30) How Sophie's healthy mindset helped her cope with lockdown (26:15) References mentioned: Anastasia Kingsnorth: https://www.youtube.com/c/FloralPrincessChannel Olivia Rodrigo: https://www.youtube.com/c/OliviaRodrigomusic/videos Let’s connect! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Website

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