Is a Gap Year Right for Your Young Adult?

As your child approaches the end of high school, the question of what comes next looms large. For some, diving straight into college or a career feels like the natural next step. For others, taking a gap year—a year-long break from traditional education—mig...

We've been coaching Teens and Young Adults for many years now, and we have found time and again that there are a few times of the year that Life Coaching tends to make the biggest impact and get the best results for kids, and this is one of them.

There tends to be a bit of a lull during February...

We know that being a teen is not easy!

I think sometimes as parents we forget what it was like to navigate those teenage years. It can be a tremendous amount of fun, and maybe those are the parts we remember. But it can also be hard, scary, overwhelming, and stressful.

In those teenage years, our ...

There is nothing more important than helping Young Adults find their Purpose, because when they do  -  everything in their life changes!

Here at Extraordinary Purpose Life Coaching for Young Adults we define Purpose as the act of aligning with their true self. The part of them that gets real and la...

 Authentic and intrinsic confidence in teens is a learned behavior.

It's something that we as human beings can cultivate through understanding ourselves on a deeper level and life experiences. This unshakable inner confidence is what every parent wants for their kids, to walk out the door each day...

After having coached thousands of teens in our revolutionary Extraordinary Purpose Life Coaching Program for Teens, Erin and I have had the privilege to work with so many amazing children, parents, and families, helping them navigate their challenges and create meaningful goals and inspiring futures...

As industry leading Life Coaches for young adults, and parents of our own teens and young adults, the topic of how to best manage and overcome technology addiction, and other distractions that hold our kids back, is a constant! 

I realize this may sound a bit extreme, but it crosses my mind all the...

In a culture where kids are so incredibly influenced by social media and their peers, introducing them to a path of personal growth is imperative. What we have found in our coaching program is that the environment we create for teens is what makes the biggest difference in the level of their partici...

 During our Group Coaching Meeting the Sunday after Thanksgiving, we started the way we do each week, asking everyone to share a win or celebration from their week, as well as something that was a challenge or struggle, and what they learned about themselves. There was common thread throughout almos...

We absolutely love being Teen Life Coaches! Everyday we get the special opportunity to work with so many different kids. It is 100% true that every teen we coach and support has an unbelievable amount of potential that we get the privilege to see, nurture, and help bring out into the world. And it's...

That's a bold statement I know, but it's just true! Chris and I created Extraordinary Purpose for Teens & Young Adults for several reasons, seeing our own kids leaning into the teen years, coaching countless adult clients over the years and hearing them say "I wish I had done this work on myself ...

I can hardly believe December is almost upon us! The season is truly in full swing already and I love this time of the year! My daughter will be 13 in January, and my son is 17 now. I'm not sure about you parents, but as I've started my Christmas shopping this year, walking through the toy depart...