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Ep 146 Leslie Blanchard

Leslie Blanchard Leslie is a contributor to Ain’t Nothing But a Teen Thang, Lose The Cape!’s third book in a series. Leslie’s essay, titled InstaSpy, is a hilarious account of discovering the world of Instagram through her teen’s eyes. Leslie and Alexa chatted live on launch day about that essay and about the tragedies that […]

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Launch Day Round Up

  We had so much fun launching Ain’t Nothing But a Teen Thang! Our contributors went live throughout the day, so if you missed  our videos on launch day, you can catch them here!   Heather LeRoss Summer Smith Kat Mikkleson Jeanine Lebsack Leslie Blanchard The Kick-Off Video Buy The Book! 

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Ep 144 – Independence Day

Happy Birthday, America I spent Independence Day with my family, and stayed off social media for most of the day. It was really refreshing and just the recharge I needed, but I hopped on the mic the next day because I really wanted to talk about what our role is as mothers in advocating for […]

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July 2018 LTC Book Club

Up to this point, the picks for the LTC Book Club have been non-fiction, so we decided that summer vacation was the perfect time to dive into some fiction! Who doesn’t love a good beach read? So, our pick for July is This Is How It Begins, an award-winning novel by Joan Dempsey that brings […]

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He Doesn’t Care, But I Do

My Son Doesn’t Care That He Is Being Teased, But I Do My son gets teased at school and he doesn’t even care. Honestly, it’s one of the coolest things about him, but then, he’s a pretty cool kid. At 11 years old and just starting middle school, he loves his new school and loves […]

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Ep 145 – Taking Small Steps with Sid Garza-Hillman

Sid Garza-Hillman Sid is the author of Raising Healthy Parents: Small Steps, Less Stress and a Thriving Family.  He joined us  from his home on the Mendocino Coast to chat about his book and what it means to be a SmallStepper. In this episode, we talked about: Sid’s SmallSteppers program Why little changes are better […]

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It’s launch day! Ain’t nothing but a teen thang! ep 143

The Lose the Cape: Ain’t Nothing But a Teen Thang Launch Party! Join us as we chat with several of our contributors about the Teen Thang book, what they wrote about and why. We laughed, we made fun of each other, we had an awesome time. Oh, and ever wonder what in the HECK the […]

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Toddlers Who Watch a Lot of TV Struggle as Teens

Toddlers Who Get Too Much Screen Time Struggle as Teens I admit, when I did the research to write this post, it scared me. Because my kids watched FAR more than 2 hours of screen time each day as I’ve tried to build my business and work from home while they have been at home. […]

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Motherhood Shows You Who Your Friends Are

When I became a mom, the question of where I stood took center stage in my life. In those early months of motherhood, I struggled to find my footing as a new parent in a strikingly literal (and comical) sense. During those “new mom” months, I discovered that changing my daughter’s diaper while in a […]

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Do You Come From a Land Down Under?

It might be their “First Rodeo” but it sure isn’t their mum’s… My hubby was on a business trip earlier this week when he called me from his hotel room to check in. I asked him why he sounded so groggy… “After the World Series game, right as I was drifting off to sleep when […]

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Meet Our Social Media Sponsor: Safety Sister

Safety Sister, LLC specializes in safety education for women. Brittany Moore, the owner, founder, and safety educator with a background in psychology and health education has a firm belief that in safety, not enough emphasis is put on the education, awareness, and prevention aspect. As a 5’1″ woman, all the self-defense techniques and training in […]

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Small changes – don’t get immediate results

I came out swinging hard last month. I was bound and determined to get my life back in order, and I was going to chronicle that journey with you. I think that was on about May 5th. Yes, it was, because it was one month after my father died. I thought I’d be posting weekly […]

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That Mother Daughter Thing

“I heard something so true today,  Mom, ” she tells me,  sitting at the bottom of the stairs, tying her Converse sneakers before shooting off to babysit: “When you are smart enough to admit that your parents were right, you have children who think you are wrong.” I pause, rewind and replay this nugget of […]

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May Book Club! Awaken! Julie Santiago ep 141

Julie Santiago Julie as an amazingly beautiful spirit who helps other women connect with themselves. She recently published her first book Awaken: 6 Sacred Steps to Remember Who You Are and Why You Are Here. This was our May book club selection for LTC. We talked about: Her beautiful book Awaken: 6 Sacred Steps to […]