Breath of Life Youth Coaching, LLC

Over the past few years, my work in youth coaching and development has evolved into something deeper.
I’ve been studying and applying trauma-informed resilience frameworks designed to help people move from survival mode to sustainable strength.
BOLTS — Breath of Life Trauma Services — is the formal expression of that work.
More to come

With respect to 4/20, we wanted to share this video on ma*****na and teen brain development. We believe that addressing the present concerns and future considerations is critical to empowering youth and young adults to realize the potential of their future!

The Effects of W**d on Teenage Brains When a person is smoking cannabis, one of the plant’s chemicals known as THC, passes from the lungs into the bloodstream and then to the brain. If that brain...

So excited to announce an opportunity to serve the Youth and their families of Douglas County!! The main points are:

• Pilot Group Academic and Life Coaching Program aimed at helping students realize the potential of their academic future!
• Supporting academic success through building skills including but not limited to: self-advocacy, effective communication, goal setting, organizational skills, prioritization,
• Middle and High School students
• Weekly face to face meetings (Wednesdays) with online support on non meeting days
• Individual Meetings available upon request
• Cost: $10/group session; $25/individual season

More info on the flyer below or at: https://www.breathoflifeyouthcoaching.org/nichols-center.html

Thankful for the vision of Mrs. Tara Nichols to open her space to us.

What to do when you feel that your contributions (to your family/group/organization/etc) aren't good enough?

1) Identify what affirms you. (Makes you feel honored/loved/respected)
2) Identify who's affirmation (honor/love/respect) you desire the most
3) Identify the best way to have that conversation with that person/those people, have the conversation(s) and make the necessary adjustments towards internal and external congruence

I had extreme PTSD for many, many years, and that will wreak havoc on you. It’s a way in which you relate to the world around you and to yourself, and it’s very nuanced, but you can become very fractured,” he told The Guardian. “So you slowly compartmentalise. You keep this thing over here, you keep that thing over there, and you don’t have any natural equilibrium. That fracturing just gets worse and worse and worse. By your mid-20s, it’s like you’re holding those different selves together with duct tape. That’s when you see kids overdosing or blowing their heads off...'

I ran across this article today after spending the day educating students on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the impact that traumatic experiences can have on us if left unchecked. Too often, people (young and old; male and female) suppress as opposed to address our beliefs, feelings and thoughts about our experiences and it limits us to simply existing in life rather than living life. It's my desire to see students realize the potential of their future despite the present limitations of a traumatic experience. Though they don't always control how their stories begin, I believe they can resiliently and resourcefully control the way it ends. Before it's too late...

Bill & Ted icon Alex Winter says sexual abuse he experienced as a child left him with PTSD