Fist Bump With Kristen Duke

Sharing my thoughts to you teen friends about coming out as gay after the parenting podcast interview with a mom whose son came out. Listen to that after, or encourage your parents to listen, you can do that here: Teens Coming Out Message me on Instagram ANYTIME @FistBump.Podcast Or send me an email! kristenduke@gmail.com I love hearing from you, and hope to be a trusted adult friend if you don't have one to turn to.

My friends, I hope you haven't known the pain of sexual abuse, but if you or a friend have, please listen to this episode. If you have not, I share some prevention tools and how to set boundaries so hopefully in your dating experiences you can advocate for yourself.  I mention my blog post at KristenDuke.com where I share some links and a printable you can download to read by yourself or with your parents on setting boundaries and hopefully preventing future abuse, as well as tips for Trauma Therapy if you have PTSD from past abuse.  Please email or message me on Instagram if you feel you don't have a trusted friend to talk to, I don't want you to be alone. kristenduke @ gmail.com FistBump.Podcast on Instagram

Sharing a snippet of my chat with Ruby from @8passengers as we talk about teens and dating, along with things to look for and include on your LIST and what are red flags.  For more of our chat, tune into the Beyond Good Intentions parenting podcast episode #94 where we go more in depth on this topic. Go to my website www.KristenDuke.com to download a printable list for you to consider and then make your own list for qualities you'd like to look for in dating for a future spouse. It's not too early to start thinking about it NOW! Join our chats on @FistBump.Podcast

As a follow up to last weeks episode, I wanted to focus on body image specifically. Your body is not an ornament, it's an instrument.  Support the podcast by shopping on Amazon through our Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/capturingjoykristenduke Email me or DM at @FistBump.Podcast on Instagram

I hope you will all take the chance to listen to this episode and dieting and eating disorders. My guest struggled for 15 years, and she has a lot of great insight to hopefully stop any negative thinking before it starts, or IN ITS TRACKS. I've got two free prints that go along with this episode that you can print at: https://kristenduke.com/teens-and-eating-disorders/ If you feel your parents could benefit from a similar topic, have them listen to episode #91 from the Beyond Good Intentions parenting podcast.  Join us at @FistBump.Podcast if you're not already there!

I'm sharing a little GLITTER analogy in the episode today to offer an idea for when you are on emotional overload.  I've got a print you can download here: GLITTER print You'll see it's on the post where I'm trying to help parents respond to teens emotional whirlwinds. I think it's OK to have moments where you roll your eyes, but best to talk it out when emotions have settled on both sides.  Listen and email me with any extra thoughts or leave an iTunes review!

In this FIRST episode of 2020, I'm speaking with a certified counselor all about tips for RELIEVING STRESS! It's a quick listen, if you love it you can: Share with a friend Comment on @FistBump.Podcast IG Leave an iTunes review!

Whether your parents are divorced or not, I encourage you to listen to this episode, because it can help you better understand your friends with divorced parents.  And if you DO have friends whose parents are divorced, PLEASE SHARE THIS EPISODE! Head on over to Instagram and share your thoughts over there: @FistBump.Podcast  Shop our AMAZON STORE for our favorite things!

Do you feel like your parents are controlling? Are you exhibiting self control? Listen up, and hear my thoughts on how to help your parents let go of the reins a little bit. @FistBump.Podcast

My friend Emily is just barely 17, already enrolled in college, has a few businesses under her belt, and guess what? Didn't graduated high school!  There are so many routes to get to a career destination, and Emily opened my eyes to other options. Join the discussion this week on the @FistBump.Podcast Instagram page. It's ok to seek out alternative options!  You can find Emily a few places on Instagram: @TheSheJewels @EmilyLoderup @EmLoderupPhotography I hope you'll look her up! I'm also grateful to those who share this episode or any other episodes on Instagram or texting your friends that might enjoy it. Our AMAZON store shopping is a great way to support this podcast as well, so check out our favorites!

This episode is about how to avoid isolation and better monitor yourself on those beloved SCREENS that we all love! Our devices are so amazing: they get us to where we want to go, allow us to check out and forget about life for a bit, and have unlimited technology at our fingertips. But it can also be to our detriment, and we all need to do our part to monitor ourselves. PLEASE LISTEN AND SHARE! AMAZON STORE: I added a few nature posters that you can hang in your room and remind you to GET OUTSIDE! It's good for the soul. Ted Talk: Why screens make us less happy.

Whether you have already started dating, or waiting for that day, this episode covers all of your questions, and if not, we will be discussing more on Instagram this week at @FistBump.Podcast.  Dating is FUN, but you have to go into it with realistic expectations, knowing it's also HARD and emotional and meant to be discussed with a parent or trusted adult friend that can help you navigate these rough waters.  My friend @Kaylee.Burton is my guest today, and I love hearing her thoughts on teen dating! She is 21, so has stepped into the college dating realm, so she has fresh, recent perspective on teen dating. Check out the book: Dating Never Works Until it Does in our AMAZON store.  Continue chatting with us on Instagram: @FistBump.Podcast

Do you feel trapped? This episode is about getting free of the trap, and being connected to reality. I hope you'll listen all the way through.  Please message me on Instagram (@FistBump.Podcast) or email me at KristenDuke@gmail.com with any questions or concerns or ANYTHING!  Episode guest is @Freein13 on Instagram

My fabulous teen friend Jenny is here to chat today about a sports injury that took over a lot of her high school experience and sat her on the bench of her favorite sport, soccer. She is someone I really look up to, and felt heartbroken that she had to experience this as a teen, but I'm grateful she's here to share her story with all of you, in hopes it can give you strength as well. Check out our favorite strength training gear in our AMAZON STORE. Share this episode with a friend who has had a sports injury. Join us on Instagram at @FistBump.Podcast Leave a review on iTunes!

Grateful to have my 18 year old friend Eross as my guest today. I love hearing from my teen friends, and he is someone I see as positive in so many instances, I knew he'd be a great interview to chat about challenges. He just graduated high school and is heading out on a mission in a few days, so I'm happy to was about to record this chat before he leaves! If you loved this episode, listen to a few others! Share the podcast with your friends with a link or screenshot. Leave us a review on iTunes, too! Check out our favorites for our teen friends in our Amazon store.  Nominate a friend or topic on @FistBump.Podcast on Instagram.

Ok, so this episode is all about Bullying. Whether you've experienced it or seen it, please listen! And share with your friends! Amber from @TeenTake30 has some great tips really for anyone that has experienced unkindness. She shares how we can prepare our mind for such things. She also explains the definition of Bullying, which is good because I think that word is really overused.  Check out the AMAZON store for some gratitude journals and meditation accessories!

This week I launched my oldest son Tyler out into the adult world, and before that, I interviewed him on the Beyond Good Intentions parenting podcast all about how he was prepared to launch. Though I'm not chatting with him on this episode,  I chat about some things you can ask for help in learning to do before you fly the coop, move out, launch into the world!  I also invite you to listen to #76 of Beyond Good Intentions if you'd like to hear more! See the AMAZON STORE for a bunch of things we got to send him on his mission. Thanks for sharing with others!

You can't be in perpetual motion all the time. It's important to slow down, and if you feel your life has too many things going on, sit down and talk to your parents about how you can find balance. Chatting with my friend @BeckyProudfit, and we also chatted to the adults about the same topic in the Beyond Good Intentions podcast episode #75, so have your parents listen if this is something they need to hear! Somehow I was able to slip in a story about myself playing basketball in middle school.  Shop in the AMAZON STORE for our favorite goodies or anything you might need!

I'm very excited to chat about the process of making strawberry jam! The preserving process, and how we can apply it to our life and relationships.  Tune in, share with your friends, and discuss it together! Check out the Amazon store with all of the strawberry goodness I found!  

Some of you may have already started a new school year, while others have a few more weeks. In this episode I share some tips that will help you by making some personal goals and just my own thoughts about how to start your year off fabulously.  Come chat with us on Instagram at @FistBump.podcast   Check out our favorite TEEN BACKPACKS in the AMAZON store!