Tag Archives: Enlighten Education

Mind power – Using visualisations and affirmations

As you think, so you are. As you imagine, so you become. Visualisation exercises aren’t [...read more]

Enlighten Education’s 10 steps for managing friendship fallouts

Why are we so quick to shame and label girls? While we might be forgiving of [...read more]

5 positive body image strategies for teen girls that work

Since 2003, Enlighten Education‘s in-school workshops for teen girls have been at the forefront of [...read more]

Positive stories about teens rarely make headlines – here’s why that matters.

The Kids Are Alright Viewing the younger generation as either trouble or troubled is nothing [...read more]

Feminism, girls and the economy, the art of being alone: my week in the media.

I’ve had the opportunity to contribute to, and write, some really interesting pieces for various [...read more]

Girls’ Attitudes to harassment

Back in 2008 I shared the excellent GirlGuiding UK report on Teenage Mental Health: Guiding [...read more]

Generation Cleanskin: Part 2

In part 2 of Susan Johnson’s excellent investigative piece on teens and body image that [...read more]

Worshiping the Writing Muse

“I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotion.”   [...read more]