Today’s guest is Michelle Icard, author of “Middle School Makeover.” She also made headlines earlier this year when she left a note for three “mean girls” at Starbucks encouraging them to be more kind (http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-note-to-girls-at-starbucks-balancing-0531-20160531-column.html) Michelle shares her story about how the anxiety she experienced in middle school inspired the work she does today, and we also take a deep dive into the often murky waters of the middle school years. I think her advice and perspective can help both kids and parents navigate this period a little easier.
In this episode, we talk about:
Why she loves working with middle-schoolers
Her anxiety issues during middle school, and how theater helped her
The perfect storm that is the middle school era
Why sneakers so so extremely popular among middle school boys
Why she loves social media, and how parents can help their kids have a better experience with it
The infamous Starbucks incident that landed her in the news earlier this year
The Omega Man Program
Could Emotional Intelligence Class Solve Our Mass Shooting Crisis?
A Dream Comes True
How To Make Middle School Better
The Emotional Bank Account
All The Magic In A Princess Party
Feeling Unglued
On Sexual Assault
The News Blues
Coffee With Shirl
When we assume we know each other
A car-cast on the end of summer, the McCain's, and the upside of feeling unbreakable
Finding Your Zone
Be Nice.
A Better New School Year
When Our Moods Don't Match
How To Shift Out Of Anxiety
You Were Never A Teenager.
Coupling And UnCoupling
Won't You Be My Neighbor
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