Thoughts Teens

This edition of The Secret Door to Success has a new, creative flair! Immediately following each chapter is a short, theatrical exercise. So teens, young adults, and thespians of all ages can act out an affirmation that embodies the positive message in each chapter. A fun way to practice the principles herein! The more we practice, the more it sticks. You do not have to have any prior acting experience in order to do these exercises. All you have to do is believe....

When Emma's diary is stolen from her locker, her world is shaken. A quiet and timid girl, will she find the strength to fight back? This is flash-fiction story of approximately 1200 words.

Stop holding onto unhealthy thoughts and start living your best life! Does your mind feel cluttered with sh!tty thoughts and cr@ppy ideas that make you unhappy, anxious, or stressed? Do you wish you could just let them go and move on with your life? If so, you’re not alone. Many people struggle with letting go of the unhealthy thoughts that hold them back from living their best lives. But what if there was a simple and effective way to let go of those thoughts and replace them with positive and empowering ones? What if you could learn 65 proven ways to free your mind and live happily ever...

Seventeen-year-old Chloe had a plan: work hard, get good grades, and attend a top-tier college. But after she collapses during cross-country practice and is told that she needs a new heart, all her careful preparations are laid to waste. Eight months after her transplant, everything is different. Stuck in summer school with the underachievers, all she wants to do now is grab her surfboard and hit the waves - which is strange, because she wasn’t interested in surfing before her transplant. (It doesn’t hurt that her instructor, Kai, is seriously good-looking.)

Break free from OCD’s grip - Claim peace of mind and control over your life, even if past attempts have failed. Do you find yourself endlessly trapped in a cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors? Are you yearning for a way out, desperate to reclaim your life from the constraints of OCD? Does your struggle often go unnoticed while you long for understanding and support from friends and family? If you’ve answered "yes" to any of these questions, take heart–your journey to clarity and freedom starts here. "The Imperfect Pursuit of Perfection: OCD and the Illusion of Control...

Do you want to be the parent who listens to the unique needs of your child and gives them the support they truly need? Are you searching for a way to understand how your child’s mind really works so you can teach them how to process their emotions? It can feel like you’re being forced to walk through a minefield blindfolded when your kid thinks differently or struggles with their emotions. You just can’t get it right, feel like you’re constantly failing, and yet everywhere you look, other parents seem to be making parenting look effortlessly easy. But is that really the true reality?

A caring, up-close look at suicide with prevention and grief in one best-selling book. Why? They relate more than you realize. Considering how loved ones would grieve might be what keeps someone here. Likewise, grief can become so intense that prevention tools are needed to keep safe those left behind. With a detailed table of contents and bulleted lists, you will use this resource again and again.

Turn awkward encounters into memorable connections. Discover how you can be your best self and forge genuine friendships that last a lifetime.

Leah Zhang has spent her whole life in LA - it's all she's ever known. But after accidentally wishing her cousin ill health and a very depressing marriage at his wedding, her parents stage an intervention.

It’s no secret that the happiest and most successful adults all have habits that they incorporate into their lives as a child that allowed them to blossom into the powerful adult they are today. It doesn't matter where you are now or where you used to be; you have the opportunity to empower yourself and become the kid you are meant to be. Everything you desire or see in other people's lives can be yours with the power of affirmations. Oprah said it best: "You can have it all. Just not all at once."

Natalie Cushing was a lovely young woman in her early twenties who was cheerful and worked for her family's greenhouse in Panguitch, Utah. Her parents were in their senior years and depended on her help to carry on the business. Because of this fact, it didn't leave her time to date or have much of a social life. The month of May had arrived and along with it a winter storm which had delayed the timeframe to plant flowers. Natalie and her driver had just delivered a large order of spring plants to The Home Store when a new forklift driver in his hurry to unload the pallets didn't secure one...

Montgomery Willis has warned his wife, Delores, that something has to be done about their daughter Luanne, who is a spoiled rotten, out of control girl that does nothing but cause chaos and misery everywhere she goes! She may be beautiful, but she is a handful! The best thing would be to send her to finishing school where she can learn some manners...or they need to marry her off and let a husband deal with her temper tantrums! Montgomery has had enough and for once in his life, he's putting his foot down! A Wyoming cowboy places an ad for a mail order bride and has no idea what kind of a ...

DRAMATIC PIECES TOLD THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUNG ADULTS. THESE MONOLOGUES CAN BE USED FOR PERFORMANCE AUDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE WANTS TO STAND OUT WITH AN ORIGINAL PIECE.ANYONE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE YOUTH OF TODAY WILL APPRECIATE THESE HEART-WARMING PIECES. SOME ARE FUNNY SOME ARE SAD, BUT ALL ARE COMPELLING TO LISTEN TO. THE CHARACTERS ARE INTERESTING, AND THE PIECES ARE CONFESSIONS OF CONFUSION

Told in three loosely connected but inextricably intertwined stories, National Book Award longlisted author Bryan Bliss’ Thoughts & Prayers follows three high school students in the aftermath of a school shooting. Thoughts & Prayers is a story about gun violence, but more importantly it is the story of what happens after the reporters leave and the news cycle moves on to the next tragedy. It is the story of three unforgettable teens who feel forgotten.

By using the power of daily affirmations combined with journaling, EFT tapping, NLP, and asking yourself challenging questions, you can have a dramatic positive impact on your OCD symptoms like many others who have used these techniques. This workbook is particularly suitable for adults and teenagers, as the techniques are simple to understand and work for both males and females. These affirmations, combined with other self-help techniques, can be used daily to improve your emotional and mental fortitude and give you the tools that can help you outwit the tricks OCD can play on you.

It's 1995 in Upstate New York, and Nicole Doherty is days away from her college graduation—that is, if she graduates—ready to move into her own apartment and start a new job in a prestigious accounting firm when an unseen assailant attacks her, only steps away from the safety of her dorm, changing her forever. Nicole is desperate to move on, vowing never to tell anyone what happened to her, but her past continues to follow her and pull her back.

Teenagers are like another species--we can't quite understand them. Here's an insider's look into the secret lives of teenagers. From teen pregnancies, abuse, homelessness, and drug addiction; these are the stories of the youth. Stories include: Cheerleader Tragedy Runaway Teen Am I Too Young To Be A Mommy? My Special Prom Dream Babies Having Babies I Just Want to be With You I Was Beat Up At The Prom Mom’s A Snoop My Brother Is Really My Father! Sex With My Teacher Doing Hard Time At 17 14 Years Old And Living On The Streets

It's finally summer and all Tara Leverton plans to do is spend the time sunbathing, hanging out with Kaolin and doing as little as possible. Her gift has kept her busy and now is the chance for some serious down time before her final year at school.

Jules and Holly have been best friends since university. They tell each other everything, trading revelations and confessions, and sharing both the big moments and the small details of their lives: Holly is the only person who knows about Jules’s affair; Jules was there for Holly when her husband died. And their two children – just three years apart – have grown up together. So when Jules’s daughter Saffie makes a serious allegation against Holly’s son Saul, neither woman is prepared for the devastating impact this will have on their friendship or their families.

People with a healthy view of themselves tend to be more outgoing and are usually better, if not, more willing to communicate. Whenever they fail at accomplishing a task the first time, they try harder to succeed the second time. And because they are not afraid of communicating, they are more comfortable initiating relationships. They believe that love and kindness expressed by other people toward them are genuine. They value relationships and are not afraid to seek out new ones when the relationships they are currently in tend to be abusive or problematic.