RAISING CONFIDENT TEEN DAUGHTERS | Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Mental Health Education, Parenting, Friendship, Comparison

In this episode, we’re talking about how to help your tween or teen daughter navigate mean-girl behavior and friendship conflict without jumping in and taking over.
We’ll talk about:
- How to tell normal friendship conflict from an unhealthy pattern- What your daughter really needs from you when she’s hurting- The simple Listen → Validate → Ask approach- How to help her build friendship discernment and boundaries- When to let her work through it, and when it’s time for an adult to step in
And even though it’s so hard for our mom hearts to watch… our goal isn’t to solve every friendship problem for our girls.
It’s to help them become confident enough to recognize healthy friendships, speak up for themselves, and know they always have a safe place to come home to and talk about the hard stuff. 🧡
xo, Kristen 
 
Mentioned in this episode:
- Join me for my free Raising Confident Girls Workshop where I’ll walk you through simple ways to stay calm, confident, and connected with your daughter.
You can register here:https://meanttobeme.org/workshop
Can't wait to see you there! September 15th 10 AM Az/Pacific
 
My Resources:
- Want to help your daughter start the new school year with confidence? Download my Back-to-School Confidence Boost guide for conversation starters, confidence-building activities, role-play ideas, fun printables, and more!
- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day
- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters
- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident
- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching
- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%
- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Do you ever feel like you’re walking on eggshells, changing plans to avoid a meltdown, or hesitating to say no because you already know how she’s going to react?
In this episode, we’re talking about what can happen when anxiety, rigidity, and/or big emotions start controlling the whole family, and how to support your tween or teen daughter during, after, between, and beyond the storm. 
I know how overwhelming and exhausting this can be… and there’s also hope that things can get better. 🧡
xo, Kristen 
 
Mentioned in this episode:
- Join me for my free Raising Confident Girls Workshop where I’ll walk you through simple ways to stay calm, confident, and connected with your daughter.
You can register here:https://meanttobeme.org/workshop
Can't wait to see you there! September 15th 10 AM Az/Pacific
- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day
 
My Resources:
- Want to help your daughter start the new school year with confidence? Download my Back-to-School Confidence Boost guide for conversation starters, confidence-building activities, role-play ideas, fun printables, and more!
- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters
- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident
- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching
- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%
- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Are you living the life you actually want… and are you helping your daughter do the same? As intentional moms, it’s so easy to get caught up in the busyness of parenting and everyday life without stopping to think about what matters most to us in this season.
After celebrating another birthday last week and experiencing some really hard reminders lately of just how precious life is, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on how I’m spending my time, what I value most, and what I want this next season of life to look like.
In today’s episode, we’re doing a confidence reset together!
I’ll walk you through some of my favorite questions to help you (AND your tween or teen daughter) reflect on your strengths, passions, values, and goals… and make sure the way you’re actually living lines up with the person you want to be.
Grab your journal (and save this one to do again with your daughter!) and let’s do a little reset together. 🧡
xo, Kristen
 
Mentioned in this episode:🧡 Confidence Map Episode: How to Build Your Confidence Map - Choose Your Adventure Style
🎉 MY BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY! 🎉
I’m celebrating my August birthday by giving away THREE prize packages filled with some of my favorite things for raising confident, connected girls…and a few fun treats for you too! 
🥇 FIRST PRIZE (Value: $460)
Meant to Be Confident Online Course
My favorite marker pens to use with the course workbook
$50 Target gift card
🥈 SECOND PRIZE (Value: $120)
Private 1:1 coaching session with me for you OR your daughter
One of my favorite parent-child connection journals
$25 Amazon gift card
🥉 THIRD PRIZE (Value: $50)
My Back-to-School Confidence Boost Guide
My favorite parenting book, Good Inside
$10 Starbucks gift card
HOW TO ENTER:
Leave an honest rating + review for Raising Confident Teen Daughters on Apple Podcasts.
Take a screenshot of your review and DM it to me on Instagram @meanttobe.me 
✨ WANT BONUS ENTRIES?
+1 — Join my private Facebook community+1 — Follow me on Instagram+2 — Join my weekly email +2 — Share the giveaway to your Instagram Stories + tag me+3 — Share your favorite podcast episode to your Instagram Stories + tag me
Giveaway closes Sunday, August 16 at 11:59 PM AZ time!
Three winners will be selected and announced after the giveaway closes. Good luck, friend, and THANK YOU for celebrating my birthday with me and for helping more girl moms find this podcast! 🧡
 
 

Friendships can change quickly, especially at the start of a new school year.
Whether your daughter's best friend has drifted away, she's feeling left out of her friend group, or she's struggling to find her place, changing friendships can be one of the hardest parts of growing up.
In this episode, you'll learn how to support your tween or teen daughter through friendship struggles without trying to fix everything for her. You'll learn practical ways to help her build confidence, emotional resilience, and stronger connections as she navigates the ups and downs of friendships.
xo, Kristen 
 
Mentioned in this episode:
- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident
- Want to help your daughter start the new school year with confidence? Download my Back-to-School Confidence Boost guide for conversation starters, confidence-building activities, role-play ideas, fun printables, and more!
 
My Resources:
- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day
- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters
- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching
- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%
- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Our girls don't learn confidence because life always goes according to plan... they learn it by watching how we respond when life doesn't. 🧡
In this episode, I'm sharing the confidence and emotional resilience lessons our family learned these past few months through my husband's job transition. From taking risks and facing failure to managing anxious thoughts and remembering our strengths, this season reminded us that the tools we teach our girls are the very same tools we need as adults.
If you've ever wondered how to help your daughter become more confident and emotionally resilient, this episode will encourage you to start by modeling those skills yourself.
xo, Kristen 
 
Mentioned in this episode:
- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here →Meant to Be Confident
- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day
 
My Resources:
- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters
- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching
- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%
- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!
 
 
 
 
 

Life has a way of bringing storms we never saw coming, and our girls will have their own to navigate too. 
In this episode, I'm sharing what's been happening in our family's life lately and the reminders it's given me about how we can support our daughters through life's hardest moments. Whether she's facing anxiety, a friendship breakup, grief, disappointment, or another difficult season, our job isn't to help her avoid the storm... it's to help her walk through it with confidence, connection, and hope.
xo, Kristen
 
Mentioned in this episode:
- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day
- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here → Meant to Be Confident
 
My Resources:
- Local Period Prep Workshop - July 22nd  - Join us for an interactive workshop focused on body and cycle literacy for tween and teen girls (ages 8-14) and their moms! 
- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters
- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching
- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%
- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!
 
 
 
 

After spending two weeks with several amazing tween girls at my local Confidence Camp, I'm sharing the three biggest lessons I brought home: what helps girls open up, why confidence can absolutely be taught, and the powerful role we play as moms in shaping the way our daughters see themselves.
If you've ever wondered how to help your daughter build lasting confidence before life gets hard, this episode is for you.
xo, Kristen 
 
Mentioned in this episode:
- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here → Meant to Be Confident
- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day
 
My Resources:
- Local Period Prep Workshop - July 22nd  - Join us for an interactive workshop focused on body and cycle literacy for tween and teen girls (ages 8-14) and their moms! 
- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters
- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching
- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%
- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!
 
 
 

Wondering what to say when your daughter starts asking questions about periods and body changes?
In this episode, I'm chatting with menstrual cycle educator Briana Villegas to talk about how to make these conversations feel less awkward, when to start them, and why understanding their bodies can help girls feel more confident.
Whether your daughter is already asking or you're wondering how to begin the conversations, this will give you practical ideas and encouragement to help you navigate this important stage together.
xo, Kristen 
 
Mentioned in this episode:
Local Period Prep Workshop - July 22nd  - Join us for an interactive workshop focused on body and cycle literacy for tween and teen girls (ages 8-14) and their moms! 
Briana's Bio & Links:
Briana Villegas is a certified menstrual cycle educator and integration coach who supports teens and women in understanding and embracing their cyclical experience. Through the Period Prep Workshop, she supports teens start their cycle with confidence and self-trust. Through integration coaching, she supports women in reintegrating the parts of themselves they may have been suppressing or villainizing so they can rewrite their relationship to their cycles and themselves. With a decade of personal and professional experience in the menstrual health space, Briana brings a deeply embodied and trauma-informed approach to everything she does. 
 
Free Parent Guide: https://brianavillegas.com/parentguide Website: https://brianavillegas.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianavillegascoaching/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BrianaVillegasCoaching 
 
My Resources:
- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here → Meant to Be Confident
- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day
- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters
- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching
- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%
- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!
 
 
 

A hurtful comment can stick with a girl for a long time.
Whether it was about her appearance, something she did, or anything else, it can be heartbreaking to watch your daughter struggle with the impact of these words.
In this episode, I'm sharing about one of the most popular confidence lessons I teach - a powerful way to help girls understand why hurtful comments seem to stick and what they can do instead. 🧡
xo, Kristen 
 
Mentioned in this episode:
- Local Summer Confidence Camp!
- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here → Meant to Be Confident
- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day
- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters
 
Resources:
- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 45-minute sessions for moms and girls!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching
- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%
- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!
 
 

This week I'm bringing back one of my favorite conversations because it's a struggle so many girl moms face. Teaching our girls the power they have to change their thoughts about a situation when they want to feel better is foundational to confidence-building. But why doesn't it work sometimes? There's an important first step you might be missing.
Listen in to hear some personal experiences where I was reminded of the importance of remembering this step. I'll also walk you through how to help your girls with their thoughts and feelings in a way that works.
xo, Kristen
 
Mentioned in this episode:
- FREE GUIDE: Join my email insider list and start building her worth and confidence today → Five Simple Ways to Build Your Daughter's Self-Esteem in Five Minutes a Day 
- One-on-One Coaching: If you’d like more personalized support, I offer 30-minute sessions for moms!  You can learn more or book a session here: Coaching
- Local Summer Confidence Camp!
 
Resources:
- Join my NEW Facebook Community: Raising Confident Teen Daughters
- My Confidence Program for Girls/Moms: Learn simple tools that help your daughter build confidence and strengthen your connection... without you having to figure it all out alone. I’ll guide you step-by-step. Join here → Meant to Be Confident
 
- Hand Lettered Design’s Workbooks: One of our favorites in our home. They make it easy (and fun!) for girls to strengthen their mental health daily. Check them out here → Use code KRISTEN to save 10%
- Connect with me on Instagram @meanttobe.me for more tips and behind-the-scenes!