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What's The Lesson

135 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 58 ratings

Your GO-TO gals for all things Social Emotional Learning!

Hi! Our names are Jill & Mary & we are the co-founders of a company called Girls Mentorship! Whether it's chats with girls at our workshops, or helping leadership teams in a boardroom we've realized a common theme that ALL of us need more of...and that it Social Emotional Learning skills! Tune it to us and our guests as we share all things SEL, and how you can turn your "WTF" moments at home and work, into "WTL" moments (What's the Lesson!?)

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Body Image, Social Media, and Signs of Disordered Eating, with Dr. Morgan Francis

February 03, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 59.5 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: Signs of disordered eating and how to support your teen. How social media is affecting your teens mental health and self image. The exercise to make social media a more neutral and empowering space. Ways to communicate and have open conversations with your teen. Resources + Links:   Follow Dr. Morgan Francis on Instagram | @drmorganfrancis   Get mindful text messages from Dr. Morgan Francis | Text 480-605-1768   Learn more about Dr. Morgan...

Maintaining Good Vibes with Carly Gilleland

January 27, 2022 11:30 - 51 minutes - 58.8 MB

In This Episode, We Chat About: Why you have to be willing to put in the reps for anything that’s important to you. What reminders you can give yourself when you’re under pressure. How to retrain your mindset and change the way you look at money and success! Resources + Links: Connect with Carly on Instagram | @carlygilleland Connect with Good Vibe Media | @thegoodvibemedia Connect with Females Who Film | @femaleswhofilm   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming e...

Life Hack: Get a Mentor with Dillan Lowrie

January 20, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 51.6 MB

In This Episode, We Chat About: How Dillan was approached about having mentors - and her thoughts from a teens perspective. Ways parents can listen and communicate more effectively about apps like Snapchat, and screen time in general. Dillan’s ability to have hard conversations from talks with her parents, to her boss at work. Dillan’s biggest lessons this past year, and how she is thriving at boarding school! Resources + Links:   Connect with Dillan on Instagram | @dillan.elain...

Intention & Planning Retreats with Ally Lindstrom

January 13, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 51.1 MB

In This Episode, We Chat About: Ways Ally helps women build their businesses based on their own core values. How to ditch the idea of being selfish, and focus on being self-full! How Ally turned a negative experience with girls in High School, into embracing being her full self!   Resources + Links:   Connect with Ally on Instagram | @ally_lindstrom   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instag...

I Don't Know About You but I'm Feeling 2022

January 06, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MB

In This Episode, We Chat About: Ways we are setting intentions and creating space for growth this year! Our “words” for the year, and how they will help guide us. The upcoming workshop we have to help your girls with their vision for 2022 (and beyond!)   Resources + Links:   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jillphxsen Mary Fran...

Same Team Mentality with Danny and Brianne Hoefelmann

December 30, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes - 66.4 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: How Danny and Brianne are working to have open communication as a family. Lessons they have learned from their own mental health struggles. The importance of having mentors and support, as parents and for our kids.   Resources + Links:   Connect with Danny and Brianne on Instagram Danny Hoefelmann | @thegooddanny Brianne Hoefelmann | @briannehoefelmann   Questions about podcasting? Or need your own super rad podcast team? Check out The G...

Mental Health Check-in with Erin Benjamin

December 23, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutes - 56.2 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: Ways you can show up for kids as a conscious parent. Communicating emotions with your kids. How we can ask our kids better questions.   Resources + Links:   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jillphxsen Mary Frances | @msmaryfran Show Notes: We’re so excited to have long time friend and partner...

Reflection

December 09, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: What you can learn from reflection. How to create more of what you want in your life moving forward. The importance of celebrating big and small wins along your journey! Resources + Links:   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jillphxsen Mary Frances | @msmaryfran Show Notes: It’s that time of yea...

Called & Qualified

December 02, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 41.1 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: What makes us qualified to mentor teen and tween girls. How we are investing in our own personal growth. The impact of showing up as the best version of yourself. Specific training that we have received to support and mentor youth specifically.   Resources + Links:   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Peter...

Practicing personal responsibility is MAIN CHARACTER energy!

November 25, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 32.9 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: How radical responsibility will empower you. Ways to improve your communication with your daughter. The importance of teaching skills and communicating expectations.   Resources + Links:   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jillphxsen Mary Frances | @msmaryfran Show Notes: Want to experience fr...

Hormones, Periods and Birth Control, Oh My! With Dr. Erin Ellis

November 18, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 53.4 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: How Erin went from working at bars and restaurants to becoming a naturopathic doctor. Signs of a healthy vs abnormal period symptoms. How to have conversations with your daughter about healthy hormones and periods.   Resources + Links:   Connect with Dr. Erin Ellis on Instagram | @dr.erinellis Shoot her a DM to get access to her Period Course!   Learn more on Dr. Ellis’ website | hopenaturalhealth.com   Learn more about our coaching ser...

The Challenges Teens Face in Today's Diet Culture with Toni Marinucci

November 11, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 45.1 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: How to stop labeling foods as “bad” or “good”. Ways you can model a healthy mindset and body image for our daughter! Why we should STOP being like Cinderella’s step sisters, and more like Goldilocks!   Resources + Links:   Connect with Toni on Instagram | @tips_with_toni   Order Tonis book Once Upon a Diet    Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Gir...

Lip Service

November 04, 2021 12:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: About the benefits of in-person community for your girls! The common DM we get, only to hear crickets. How you can follow through with that gut feeling and get support for YOU and your daughter!   Resources + Links:   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jillphxsen Mary Frances | @msmaryfran Show...

Introducing: SPIRIT WEEK, Girls Mentorship Style

October 28, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 31.9 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: What we have been inspired to create based on feedback from your girls. The changes we are seeing in our Self-Esteem workshop girls! What a “gratitude week” is and how you can benefit from it. Resources + Links:   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jillphxsen Mary Frances | @msmaryfran Show Notes: ...

Do You Have a Vision for Your Daughter's Future?

October 21, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 37.5 MB

In This Episode, You Will Learn: The issues women are struggling with from 8 years old, to 60 years old and beyond. How to handle your daughter being in a toxic relationship with a friend. The power of how we speak to ourselves, and who we listen to! (WHO has your ear?)   Resources + Links:   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jill...

What's the Ripple Effect of Having These Conversations at an Earlier Age?

October 14, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MB

In This Episode You Will Learn: Why we are focusing on Self-esteem for our current workshop. The power of taking messy action and trying after failure. How you can support your girls develop great communication skills!   Resources + Links:   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jillphxsen Mary Frances | @msmaryfran Show Notes: W...

ANNOUNCING: Live, in person workshops!!

October 07, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MB

In This Episode You’ll Learn: What we’re seeing girls NEED right now Details about our upcoming Self-Esteem Workshop How we can ditch negative self-talk and help other women by speaking kinder to ourselves!   Resources + Links: Text SELFESTEEM to 480-605-3562 to get VIP workshop info!   Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jillphxs...

Discovering WHO you want to be + Knowing Your Worth with Justin Stones

September 30, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 62.5 MB

In This Episode We’ll Learn About: The importance of asking yourself WHO you want to be Why you need to intentionally put good people around you The main insecurity we see young girls (and guys) struggle with   Resources + Links: Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jill Petersen | @jillphxsen Mary Frances | @msmaryfran   Show Notes: We couldn’...

From Hoopdee to Ferrari - How to shift your mindset to honor your vessel.

September 23, 2021 12:00 - 21 minutes - 28.8 MB

In This Episode You’ll Learn About: The power of how you care for yourself  How to avoid being a “helicopter” or “friend” parent Guiding your girls to treat themselves like a Ferrari, and surround themselves with great friends Setting your kids up for success as adults - while they're teens/tweens   Resources: Learn more about our coaching services & upcoming events: https://www.girlsmentorship.com/   Connect with us on Instagram: Girls Mentorship | @girlsmentorship Jil...

Loving Yourself Through it All

September 16, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 52.1 MB

On today’s episode, we chat with Dr. Mallory Fox about how she went from constantly checking things off a to do list in order to feel good enough to ditching her to do list to focus soley on her mental health. On the surface, it appeared that Mallory had it all but on the inside, she was crippled with anxiety, stress & the fear of losing everything she had worked so hard to create. After a devestating car accident left her unable to simply check things off a list, Mallory had to relearn how ...

The Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Checklist

September 09, 2021 12:00 - 23 minutes - 30.8 MB

On today’s episode, we talk about the practical tools that you & your girls can start implementing with purpose in order to identify how to create long-lasting change. We also chat about ways to find a bit of balance, whatever that looks like for you, while practicing these skills to set yourself up for success. When it comes to success, it doesn’t matter how skilled or knowledgeable you are; having the wrong mindset will hold you back from achieving your goals and/or creating the changes ...

Leaving a Little Sparkle Wherever You Go

September 02, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 51.2 MB

Leaving a Little Sparkle Wherever You Go In this episode, we are joined by Alex Bradberry, the founder of The Sparkle Bar, a Scottsdale Based Luxury makeup studio. The Sparkle bar specializes in helping people embrace their unique beauty through cosmetics. Work-life balance can be difficult to juggle especially as a business owner, through COVID nonetheless & as a mom of two girls but partaking in people’s lives, leaving them with a little bit of your sparkle is exactly why Alex makes it a...

One Down, Forever to Go; A Year in Review

August 26, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 29.8 MB

Starting a business in general is no easy feat. Starting a business in the middle of a pandemic, that's just crazy. Throw in homeschooling two kids, navigating a cancer diagnosis & so many other little hurdles along the way & wow. On this episode, we reflect on some of the things we've overcome to make it to the one year anniversary of our business & what that resilience means for year number two. We also invite you to ask yourself a few reflection questions; whether you own a business o...

It's Never Too Late to Choose Again

August 19, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 53.6 MB

On the show today we have the honor & privelage of interviewing author, speaker & dear friend Stephanie Hendrick. Stephanie chats about falling into a 10 year career after college, where she & her husband built an amazing business together but ultimately, it wasn't what she wanted.  She made a choice to pivot into doing the thing she wanted to do all along which was be an author & a public speaker as she didn't want to showcase to her daughters that living a life unfulfilled was okay. Sh...

5 Easy Steps to Better Decision Making

August 12, 2021 12:00 - 20 minutes - 27.4 MB

This one's for the girls (and those who care about them!) ALL of us know the feeling of exhaustion and overwhelm when it comes to making decisions. In this episode, we are sharing 5 easy steps you can use to make decisions big and small! Oh my goodness how this way of sorting through risks and decision-making would have helped us so much as teens! Our host Jill shares how she has used this process to set boundaries for herself and how it has helped her in her own day-to-day life! Tune in for...

Choosing Authenticity with Venessa Kaufman

August 05, 2021 12:00 - 46 minutes - 57.9 MB

We ALL crave human connection. Real, authentic human connection. In this episode, we’re so excited to be joined by Wealth Management Broker turned blogger, Venessa Kaufman. Venessa shares her own personal story of building a side hustle that eventually replaced her corporate job, and how she has been able to connect with her audience authentically. It’s that human connection over real conversations, and adding value to other’s lives that have been a major piece of her success in building her...

Are Your Teens Competent in These Seven Areas?

July 29, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 26 MB

On this episode, we discuss how the Olymics demonstrates why mental well-being is the most important aspect of your teen's "game", whether they are an athlete or not. Listen in as we dive into six developmental tasks that are integral for your kids to know.  Thank you for joining us in this journey, please subscribe so you can be the first to know when new episodes drop & help others discover these important conversations. We can’t wait to laugh, learn and grow with you!! 04:08 Dominic D...

Friend or Foe?

July 22, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MB

On this episode, we chat the importance of your daughter knowing what's important to her in order to overcome expectations placed on her by friendship groups.  Thank you for joining us in this journey, please subscribe so you can be the first to know when new episodes drop & help others discover these important conversations. We can’t wait to laugh, learn and grow with you!! 05:19 We are not miracle workers, we're prevention specialists. 08:20 Why it's important that your daughter has ...

Are Your Expectations Missing the Mark?

July 15, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 29.8 MB

Welcome to 'What's the Lesson', a podcast geared towards helping you & the girls (boys can certainly benefit too) in your life learn how to take your WTF moments & turn them into WTL moments. Realitically, there's a lesson that can be learned from every situation & the earlier your teens & tweens can start seeing their life through this lens, the better equipped they'll be to be the leader in their lives, always. On this episode, we chat about mismanaged expectations along with a few tips on...

What's Your ROI?

July 08, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MB

Welcome to 'What's the Lesson', a podcast geared towards helping you & the girls (boys can certainly benefit too) in your life learn how to take your WTF moments & turn them into WTL moments. Realitically, there's a lesson that can be learned from every situation & the earlier your teens & tweens can start seeing their life through this lens, the better equipped they'll be to be the leader in their lives, always. On this episode, we chat about the importance of investing in yourself; yoursel...

In the Pursuit of Purpose (NOT Porpoise)

July 01, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 39.2 MB

Welcome to 'What's the Lesson', a podcast geared towards helping you & the girls (boys can certainly benefit too) in your life learn how to take your WTF moments & turn them into WTL moments. Realitically, there's a lesson that can be learned from every situation & the earlier your teens & tweens can start seeing their life through this lens, the better equipped they'll be to be the leader in their lives, always. On this episode, we take a walk down memory lane & touch on some pivitol points...

Welcome to the Jill & Mary Show

July 01, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MB

Welcome to 'What's the Lesson', a podcast geared towards helping you & the girls (boys can certainly benefit too) in your life learn how to take your WTF moments & turn them into WTL moments. Realitically, there is a lesson that can be learned from every situation & the earlier your teens & tweens can start seeing their life through this lens, the better equipped they'll be to be the leader in their lives, always. On this episode, we introduce who we are & why this work matters to us so much...

Lost & Found: Self-Confidence

July 01, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 22.2 MB

Welcome to 'What's the Lesson', a podcast geared towards helping you & the girls (boys can certainly benefit too) in your life learn how to take your WTF moments & turn them into WTL moments. Realitically, there's a lesson that can be learned from every situation & the earlier your teens & tweens can start seeing their life through this lens, the better equipped they'll be to be the leader in their lives, always. On this episode, we chat about a few of th main reasons parents started reachin...

Everything is Figureoutable!

June 25, 2021 12:00 - 7 minutes - 12.6 MB

The launch of What’s The Lesson is RIGHT around the corner! As our hosts Jill and Mary have been preparing and putting so much heart into this podcast, they really wanted to release this mini teaser episode to encourage you to stick with the things you feel called to create! We all know the feeling of resistance as we are trying to learn or create something new! None of us start out as experts! It takes failures along the way that help us learn and test our determination to grow! Tune into t...

What's The Lesson is COMING SOON!!!

June 21, 2021 19:39 - 1 minute - 5.85 MB

Hi! Our names are Jill & Mary & we are the co-founders of a company called Girls Mentorship which we founded based on the principle that our youth could use all the help they could get when it comes to flourishing their life and personal development skills. In a nutshell, the tools that kids need to be resilient, to be problem solvers and to simply be good humans.