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In today’s fast-paced world, finding meaningful ways to connect as a family can feel like a challenge. For parents of young adults, the dynamic of family life often shifts, leaving many searching for ways to stay connected and grow together. Nature can offer a powerful and transformative shared purp...
Introduction
The journey of self-discovery and personal growth is often paved with challenges, moments of doubt, and a constant push to find our true purpose. At the Extraordinary Purpose Podcast, we’ve had the privilege of exploring these themes not just through our own experiences but also by con...
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Welcome to another heartfelt moment with us—Erin and Chris—where we invite you into a real and raw conversation from our Extraordinary Purpose Podcast. Today, we’re diving into a topic that, yes, we say this a lot, but this time we mean it—this one truly changes everything: Living in Alignment wi...
As parents, we often ask ourselves how to best prepare our teens and young adults for the world and their future. We love and support them in every way possible, from their education, to sports and extracurriculars, to emphasizing good habits, to seeing the best in them (even when they can't see it ...
Is a Gap Year Right for Your Young Adult?
As your child approaches the end of high school, the question of what comes next looms large. For some, diving straight into college or a career feels like the natural next step. For others, taking a gap year—a year-long break from traditional education—mig...
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We've been coaching Teens and Young Adults for many years now, and we have found time and again that there are a few times of the year that Life Coaching tends to make the biggest impact and get the best results for kids, and this is one of them.
There tends to be a bit of a lull during February...
We know that being a teen is not easy!
I think sometimes as parents we forget what it was like to navigate those teenage years. It can be a tremendous amount of fun, and maybe those are the parts we remember. But it can also be hard, scary, overwhelming, and stressful.
In those teenage years, our ...
There is nothing more important than helping Young Adults find their Purpose, because when they do -  everything in their life changes!
Here at Extraordinary Purpose Life Coaching for Young Adults we define Purpose as the act of aligning with their true self. The part of them that gets real and la...
 Authentic and intrinsic confidence in teens is a learned behavior.
It's something that we as human beings can cultivate through understanding ourselves on a deeper level and life experiences. This unshakable inner confidence is what every parent wants for their kids, to walk out the door each day...
After having coached thousands of teens in our revolutionary Extraordinary Purpose Life Coaching Program for Teens, Erin and I have had the privilege to work with so many amazing children, parents, and families, helping them navigate their challenges and create meaningful goals and inspiring futures...
As industry leading Life Coaches for young adults, and parents of our own teens and young adults, the topic of how to best manage and overcome technology addiction, and other distractions that hold our kids back, is a constant!Â
I realize this may sound a bit extreme, but it crosses my mind all the...
In a culture where kids are so incredibly influenced by social media and their peers, introducing them to a path of personal growth is imperative. What we have found in our coaching program is that the environment we create for teens is what makes the biggest difference in the level of their partici...