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Emotions
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Raising Emotionally Healthy Teens (Part 1): Emotional Awareness
Guest blogger, Leanne Bishara, offers 3 research backed tips for fostering emotional awareness in teens.
Thriving
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The Three Religious and Spiritual Assets of Youth Thriving
Executive director, Pamela King shares the 3 dimensions of religion and spirituality that promote positive youth development.
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Helping Youth with Failure
Pamela King talks purpose, spirituality, and social connection as assets for helping youth overcome failure.
Wellbeing
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11 Warning Signs to Performance-Based Identity
Developmental scientist, Benjmain Houltberg outlines the warning signs that show whether an athlete suffers from performance-based identity.
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Conversing on Sports
Benjamin Houltberg reflects on working with elite athletes, performance-based identity, and the role of community in sports.
Emotions
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Performance vs. Purpose
Benjamin Houltberg discusses the impact performance and success have on emotional wellbeing on the I Love Success Podcast.
Thriving
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What It Means to Thrive in Life and How to Do It
Benjamin Houltberg defines thriving, sharing the key ways anyone can live a flourishing and purposeful life on the Converge Podcast.
Practices
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9 Principles of Effective Youth Service Organization
Research by the Thrive Center explores 9 principles that youth organizations can practice to effectively support and help youth thrive.
Practices
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What My Parents Did Right (When It Came to Sports)
A student researcher shares the integral role his parents played in fostering positive youth development through sports.
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I Saw Virtues Cultivated as We Built a Home
Rachel Falco shares her experience in witnessing elite athletes cultivate virtues and purpose as build a home for a family in Mexico.
Thriving
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United by a Common Purpose
A Thrive Fellow reflects on her experience of building a home for a family in Mexico, and the power serving others can have on purpose.
Youth
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The 10 Commandments of Coaching
Learn about the 10 research-backed techniques coaches can adopt to positively influence a young athlete's development.Â
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