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Threshold Moments019 - Eliza Reynolds: The Threshold of MotheringWelcome back, dear ones. Today, we have a powerful episode featuring my friend and mothering mentor, Eliza Reynolds. Eliza is a best-selling author, speaker, podcast host, and professional mentor for pre-teens and teens. She and her mother co-authored the best selling book, Mothering and Daughtering, and facilitated sold-out workshops for mothers and their pre-teen and teen daughters for many years. Now, Eliza offers online and in-person mentorship programs teaching emotional intelligence, embodiment, body literacy and more for big hearted pre-teens and teen girls. In this conversation, Eliza and I explore the deep work that mothering...
2023-05-301h 22
Shameless Leadership613: Eliza Reynolds: How To Do Your Own Inner Teen Work In Order To Show Up For Your Teen Girl(s)Eliza Reynolds is a best-selling author, speaker, and professional big sibling who keeps it real. She’s spent the last 15 years creating space for preteen and teen girls to be their authentic selves, and now offers online mentorship programs teaching emotional intelligence, embodiment, body literacy, and more for big-hearted preteen and teen girls who are tired of faking it at Badass Girls. I have a number of friends who have teen girls. I’m learning a lot about this world and - WOW - there is a lot to learn. I’m so grateful to Eliza for her gener...
2022-01-051h 00
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlshow to not get pregnant (without the pill) with chloe skerlakThe first tampon I wore chaffed me terribly. I really was not open to anybody’s input on how to wear it ‘properly’... so I just walked stiff-legged around, horrified (yes, I figured it out eventually). These are the kind of heart-felt giggles and stories that today’s episode is FULL OF… with a big side heaping of ‘down with the patriarchy’. If you’re someone who cycles, this episode is likely for you. We’re talking about how to not get pregnant, what a cervix is, being shamed for desire, why systems of power are so obsessed with fertility = pregna...
2021-12-211h 08
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlshow to know if you're in a toxic relationship (for teens) with christine gutierrezDating real talk time. Know that you want healthy love? Ever worry that you (or your friends) are like rushing towards toxic AF relationship dynamics? Want to make sure you’re not?? Today’s episode with Christine Guttierez goes all the places: self-love, first crushes, chasing/chaser dynamics, how to know red flags, why you can’t save a friend (but what you can do) and so much else. Christine is a Latina licensed psychotherapist, life coach and expert in love addiction, trauma, and self esteem. She’s also the author of the amazing book (for folks 18+) I Am Diosa: A...
2021-12-1430 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsa big sister love note for tired, sensitive, badass young adults📢 📢 UNIQUE EPISODE FOR BADASS YOUNG ADULTS 📢 📢 Hi loves -- ever feel like you’re ‘failing’ at adulthood? And you’re supposed to be sunny and perfect AF and have it ‘all figured out’ now? (But you like… totally don’t and something it’s SO BAD IN YOUR OWN HEAD and you don’t even want to tell anyone… cause they might get scared). Anyone else ever feel like you’re desperate for people to get how independent you are and treat you like the ADULT YOU ARE … but also secretly feel like you’re bad at so many things… and you need SO MUCH HELP...
2021-12-0734 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlshow to get rid of teen period cramps with natalie martinHello loves! I’ve struggled with terrible period cramps, acne breakouts, and menstrual mood swings for as long as I can remember. It felt pretty gosh darn hard (AKA impossible) to ‘embrace my beautiful period’ when it felt like the 2.5 weeks from hell (yes, I’m talking premenstrual and menstrual phases). SO -- I got curious about why these symptoms were happening to me as a teen (and not other people!!)… and how they could get better… and REAL TALK: it got so much better. Natalie K. Martin is a period and menstrual cycle coach who helps people like...
2021-11-301h 04
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhat happens during an abortion with lilyThis is one of my favorite episodes on the pod ever, y’all. Lily is an abortion nurse and today we’re getting into the practical, loving details of what actually medically happens during an abortion. If you’ve ever wondered, or you’re curious about your options (even in these times), or you’re supporting a friend who’s preparing for an abortion (please share far and wide!!)... this is what you can expect during the different types of medical abortion. It’s time to demistify abortion care! We also talk about options, access in states that don’t have legal acc...
2021-11-091h 10
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhat happens during an abortion with lily shafferThis is one of my favorite episodes on the pod ever, y’all. Lily Shaffer is an abortion nurse and today we’re getting into the practical, loving details of what actually medically happens during an abortion. If you’ve ever wondered, or you’re curious about your options (even in these times), or you’re supporting a friend who’s preparing for an abortion (please share far and wide!!)... this is what you can expect during the different types of medical abortion. It’s time to demistify abortion care! We also talk about options, access in states that don’t have leg...
2021-11-091h 10
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsself-pleasure is normal with ann nguyenHey loves! I’ve been waiting for this conversation to drop for months… Ann is my shero and the human I wish I’d had around when I was a preteen and teen and just like trying to figure out other people’s assumptions about my body...! You’ll hear us talk about how to authentically like your self if that’s feeling hard right now, how self-confidence and feeling good are actually super connected, how to have an orgasm (but not the Cosmo mag version… the real, kind, nuanced version), and SO MUCH MORE. If self-pleasure is feeling weird or wonde...
2021-10-2656 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsbelieving you're worthy (for teens) with thais skyHey loves! This special episode is for teens 15+ and I’m talking all things worthiness, shame, big feelings and getting support with the excellent human Thais Sky. Thais is a coach who specializes in what she calls ‘the worthiness wound’ and has a Masters in Clinical Psychology. In this episode you’ll hear us talking about messy feelings, the first step in healing our feelings of inadequacy, transitions towards being an ‘adult’, worthiness feelings, imperfect stories from us humaning this week (including my fave adulting paperwork failure of mine lately), and so much more. Content note: Thais shares about her personal...
2021-10-1249 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[rebroadcast] astrology, cosmic health, and aligning your life with the moon with jennifer racioppiAre you an astro-nerd (my own term, lol)? Do you live for doing your friends horoscopes? Or do you judge astrology as kind of ‘woo’ but secretly want to know more about it…? Like what is it actually? Today I’m diving in with my beloved friend and astrologer, Jennifer Racioppi, author of Cosmic Health and we’re talking: why astrology is super scientific actually, her own journey to astrology which includes a teen cancer diagnosis, how to live more aligned with the moon phases, and so much more!!! Come listen ;) xoxo Eliza [originally aired 1/12/21] Are things feeling rea...
2021-10-0543 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsbeing a writer, conflict + friendship for preteens with tina wellsHey loves! Preteens have you been waiting for your OWN episode…??! Today I got you (and yes, anyone else who wants to be a writer!!). I’m sharing this conversation I had last spring with the amazing Tina Wells who’s a best-selling author, entrepreneur and business strategist. She’s the author of the best-selling series Mackenzie Blue, The Zee Files, and a new series coming to Target this fall. Her writing is for girls ages 7-13 and explores themes of friendship, being real, and dreaming big dreams. You’ll hear us talking about Tina’s creative process, how she created...
2021-09-2849 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[rebroadcast] the gifts of dyslexia, ADHD and neurodiversity for teens with nicole connell[originally aired 1/19/21] Hey brilliant one! Yeah you ;) Ever notice how our dominant culture has a very narrow and dumb story about what being ‘smart’ means? How certain classes are ‘better’? And neurodiverse folks often have to bear the burden alone of our dumb systems and limited understanding of ‘intelligence’? Today, me and my guest are unpacking that. Nicole Connell is a learning fairy godmother (best term ever) and we’re talking about: why neurodiversity is what the world needs, how diagnoses like ‘adhd’ and ‘dyslexia’ focus on learning challenges and completely ignore the gifts, WHAT some of the gifts actually are (!!!), so...
2021-09-2154 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsmay day, beyonce, lilac nailpolish, and the badass academy with lili plattThis is a new one… for the first time EVER I’m being interviewed on the podcast!! Eeeek! I asked Lili, one of our OG mentors, to come on and ask me a million and one questions for you. I’ve known Lili since she was a preteen and I’ve been her mentor for almost a decade now. She got the mic and got me to talk about everything from music to gendered fashion, from what I don’t talk about as a big sister to what I’m excited about for this year’s Badass Academy! I didn’t know th...
2021-09-1436 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonMothering Teens and Pre-teens, Intergenerational Healing, and Badass Girls with Eliza ReynoldsIn this episode, Kimberly and Eliza discuss intergenerational relationships, mother-daughter healing, and navigating parent-child dynamics during the preteen and teenage years in order to cultivate more conscious, self-loving, and resilient children. Eliza discusses how she began this work, alongside her mother, Sil Reynolds, as a teenager. They discuss the need for parents to have intergenerational support while parenting and for teens, holding space for rapid developmental changes and intensity through the teen years, and pushing back on negative cultural stereotypes of preteens and teens in order to raise more empowered youth. Bio Eliza R...
2021-09-1057 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsBadass Academy Preteen & Teen FAQsPart 2 of our Info Sessions is now LIVE on the podcast! AND THAT MEANS THE FAQ! You asked… we answered!! If you’re interested in what this whole “Badass Girls” thing is… and this “mentorship” thing we keep talking about… THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! Fun fact -- I’m actually dropping 2 episodes today because each is an edited recording of the FAQ portion of our magical Live Academy Info Sessions: one for parents, and one for preteens (ages 10-13) and teens (ages 13-17) -- we combined the FAQ for those two because there was a lot of crossover. Go li...
2021-09-0720 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsBadass Academy Parent FAQsPart 2 of our Info Sessions is now LIVE on the podcast! AND THAT MEANS THE FAQ! You asked… we answered!! If you’re interested in what this whole “Badass Girls” thing is… and this “mentorship” thing we keep talking about… THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! Fun fact -- I’m actually dropping 2 episodes today because each is an edited recording of the FAQ portion of our magical Live Academy Info Sessions: one for parents, and one for preteens (ages 10-13) and teens (ages 13-17) -- we combined the FAQ for those two because there was a lot of crossover. Go li...
2021-09-0734 min
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAltoBadass Girls with Eliza ReynoldsImagine a generation of young women who feel at home in their bodies and confident in who they are as women. How would the world and our society change if teen and preteen girls were empowered to see their bodies as magical? If they instinctively built up other women? If they trusted their intuition and ability to make an impact on their world? In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Eliza Reynolds, founder of Badass Girls and a pioneer in bringing embodiment practices to teens. Eliza has been facilitating conversations with this age...
2021-09-061h 01
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsmini workshop on feeling more confident being your real selfHey loves! I get to do my favorite thing with you today… TEACH ABOUT HOW TO BE MORE CONFIDENT BEING YOUR REAL SELF!!! So wanna grab your journal, get cozy with me and get ready to reflect? This is the first mini workshop we’ve ever dropped on the podcast (let us know if you want moreeeee) and it’s totally different from our other podcast episodes. This is an experience where you get to know yourself better… and actually uncover what you specifically are needing to be more confident being your real self this fall (or any other time you...
2021-08-311h 04
Plan Simple with Mia MoranThe AMAZING Teen Years with Eliza Reynolds“We actually need grounded adults who have our back, no matter what.” –Eliza ReynoldsOn this episode of the PlanSimple Podcast, I’m really excited to talk with Eliza Reynolds, who co-wrote Mothering and Daughtering: Keeping Your Bond Strong Through the Teen Years with her mom Sil, who has also been on the podcast. Eliza has been coaching preteen and teen girls for 15 years and offers an amazing perspective to moms. Let’s start by talking about the preteen/teen period. So many of us are taught to dread it, to expect it...
2021-08-261h 05
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlstrusting your friends + why so many of us are so lonelyI’m lonely AF so much of the time (anyone else??!) and I think it should be normal to talk about. Most people are lonely sometimes and it’s not a sign you’re lame ;) In the third part of this summer series on trust I’m getting into trusting the people in our lives -- how to do it and how hard it can be. You’ll hear me talking about why you deserve friends that you feel amazing around (and how to find them), why so many of us settle for crumbs, why the majority of people (especially...
2021-08-2433 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsBadass Academy Parent Info SessionThis weekend I got to do one of my favorite things… hang out with YOU and talk about all things Academy!!! If you’re interested in what this whole “Badass Girls” thing is… and this “mentorship” thing we keep talking about… THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! Though fun fact -- I’m actually dropping 3 whole episodes today because each is an edited recording of one of our magical Live Academy Info Sessions: one for parents, one for preteens (ages 10-13), and one for teens (ages 13-17). Go listen to the one that’s for you :) In each episode you’ll hear me talk about...
2021-08-1757 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsBadass Academy Preteen Info Session (Ages 10-13)This weekend I got to do one of my favorite things… hang out with YOU and talk about all things Academy!!! If you’re interested in what this whole “Badass Girls” thing is… and this “mentorship” thing we keep talking about… THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! Though fun fact -- I’m actually dropping 3 whole episodes today because each is an edited recording of one of our magical Live Academy Info Sessions: one for parents, one for preteens (ages 10-13), and one for teens (ages 13-17). Go listen to the one that’s for you :) In each episode you’ll hear...
2021-08-1735 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsBadass Academy Teen Info Session (Ages 13-17)This weekend I got to do one of my favorite things… hang out with YOU and talk about all things Academy!!! If you’re interested in what this whole “Badass Girls” thing is… and this “mentorship” thing we keep talking about… THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! Though fun fact -- I’m actually dropping 3 whole episodes today because each is an edited recording of one of our magical Live Academy Info Sessions: one for parents, one for preteens (ages 10-13), and one for teens (ages 13-17). Go listen to the one that’s for you :) In each episode you’ll hear...
2021-08-1755 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsyou could start to trust your body today (or not)I was taught that my body was weird, dangerous, and kinda untrustworthy. Now… mostly people didn’t say that to me… it was how they talked, looked, or acted. Periods were hidden and gross… (and my body gets a period), diets were encouraged and cool (cause if you aren’t on one… or so the story goes… your body will eat literally everything in sight!), and people in bodies read as ‘girls’ were supposed to be ‘sexy’ and ‘feminine’ and ‘cute’ and ‘pretty’... oh and also, inherently ‘distracting’. Ok… so I got some FEELS and today’s episode is about what happens when you begin to trust...
2021-08-1034 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhy finally trusting yourself is gonna change your lifeI started trusting myself because my friends broke up with me. I figured if they weren’t gonna love me the way I deserved… I had better get really frickin’ good at loving myself. Life is an adventure y’all. If you’re someone who feels like you second guess yourself and always try to get others to make your decisions… or you worry what everyone else thinks… this episode may be for you! Today I’m talking about resilience, why shame isn’t ever useful, how to practice trusting yourself with little doable steps, why you actually already have the skills to...
2021-08-0325 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsacademy faculty: andrea ranae and chahney hinds on changing the world by being yourselfI used to think I would have to change who I was to be ‘good’ and ‘better’ and ‘save the world.’ Anyone else get the ‘OMG your generation is going to save the world’ stuff? Maybe you’re still hearing it. I wonder if every single generation ever hears some version of that phrase. Or maybe it’s just since the climate crisis and systemic oppression got a bigger microphone that young people got handed that pressure by older generations (bigger fear?! Bigger hope?! Bigger projection?!)... anyways. I digress… kinda. There’s some good news: Andrea and Chahney are here to talk to us about...
2021-07-2756 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsacademy faculty: nicole jardim + qiddist on listening to + loving your bodyBody stuff. I’m so obsessed with us talking about bodies together. WHY??? Because most people talk about bodies with judgement and I want us to find it normal to be curious about respecting, loving and adoring our bodies (even if… like no one else in your day-to-day life seems to). One of the best ways I know in to body love is actually listening to our bodies and the two guests I’m talking with today in our mixtape episode are experts in listening to their bodies. Nicole and Qiddist are also both Faculty in the Badass Academy (it’s l...
2021-07-2059 min
Pull Up A Chair: The Pursuit Chiros Show38. Our Teens Deserve Better w/ Eliza ReynoldsWhen was the last time you listened to your inner teen?If that made you raise an eyebrow a bit, it's okay ... but you'll definitely want to tune in to today's podcast episode. Eliza Reynolds is a best-selling author, speaker, and professional big sibling who keeps it real. She’s spent the last 15 years creating space for preteen and teen girls to be their authentic selves, and now offers online mentorship programs at Badass Girls, teaching emotional intelligence, embodiment, body literacy, and more for big-hearted preteen and teen girls who...
2021-07-1555 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsacademy faculty: asha frost + alexx temena on feeling your feelings + asking for helpAll feelings are good feelings, but… (yeah, there’s a ‘but’)... how many of us find that hard to live by? Like we’d just prefer if things felt ‘easy’ and ‘happy’ and ‘calm’ all the time…? If you’re ready for a feelings talk because you’ve been IN IT lately or you’re wanting to get real… today’s mixtape of an episode is for YOU. I’m bringing together some of my fave voices from the pod -- Asha and Alexx -- who also happen to be Faculty in our Badass Academy (it’s like Hogwarts… but for the magic of being your real sel...
2021-07-1342 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhy being sensitive is badassEvery now and then someone asks me about why I love the word “badass”…? Like doesn’t it mean like ‘tough’ and maybe like ‘rebel without a cause’ vibes? Isn’t that the opposite of all the ‘sensitive, big-hearted’ stuff we talk about here? NOPE! Because what’s actually more ‘badass’ than being sensitive, taking up space and being your whole, complex, imperfect REAL self? If you’re trying to live the real way alongside me… you know it can be HARD (and so worth it)!! So today I’m talking about the (previously unshared) story of reclaiming badass for myself, naming our company Bad...
2021-07-0631 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsa big sister love note for summer body loveSummer used to be hard for me. Sticky, humid beach weather would roll around (to be clear… I have actually never lived anywhere near a beach, but it was summer bikini beach vibes on magazines in the grocery store checkout line for sure)… and I’d suddenly feel a new spat of self consciousness. This might be common for some of us, but it’s certainly not normal. I think it should be normal for us to respect, care for, and maybe even ADORE our bodies (yes these bodies that feel all the things and eat and release). If you’re f...
2021-06-2936 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsherbalism, talking to plants + self-gentleness with asia sulerHey loves! Asia Suler is a writer, teacher and ecological philosopher who lives in the folds of the Blue Ridge mountains. She is the creator and concoctress of One Willow Apothecaries— an Appalachian-grown company that offers handcrafted herbal medicines and online education. AND she’s so cool!!!!!! In this episode we’re talking about weeds, cool everyday teas that you can take for school stress, the difference between being childish vs. childlike, talking to plants, being an herbalist, and practicing self-gentleness (one of my favorite phrases of hers)!! Come hear me talk about my friendship with an apple tree, the mo...
2021-06-2254 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsa big sister love note for trying new thingsHey loves -- solo love note coming your way today… all about TRYING NEW THINGS. I’ve been surprised by how hard coming out of my pandemic huddle/hibernation mode has been as more of the world opens up. Today I’m talking about beginnings and how we begin anything is how we begin everything (I know, mic drop)... and also how to move through change, transition, or into new things with relative ease (that could be trying out for the soccer team, dating someone new, moving towns, family transitions… or whatever.) Change is always happening and we can get bett...
2021-06-1538 min
The Period PartyReframing Teenage Periods & Why Girls Need Our Support with Eliza ReynoldsEliza Reynolds a best-selling author, speaker, and founder of Badass Girls. She’s spent the last 15 years creating space for preteen and teen girls to be their authentic selves and now offers online mentorship programs teaching emotional intelligence, embodiment, body literacy, and more for big-hearted preteen and teen girls who are tired of faking it at Badass Girls.In this episode, Eliza and I talk about why she became a mentor for preteens and teens, how we can break the negative stereotypes around teenage girls, what you can do to support your teen with their period problems, wh...
2021-06-1445 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlspeople pleasing + when other people don't like you with james-olivia chu hillmanHey loves -- I used to reaalllllyyyyy not like it when people didn’t like me (ok, it’s still not the most comfy) and I’d spend whole days (ok, years) devoted to trying to get everyone to like me so I could have a ‘good’ day and feel like a ‘good’ person. If that feels icky and layered… it’s because it is -- and if that feels relatable at all (or you’re interested in why some people might feel that way) then today’s episode might be for YOU! James-Olivia is an ‘avid maker of mistakes’ and a ‘fellow...
2021-06-081h 05
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsbeing cool, TikTok semi-fame, and having a creative career with jess grippoHey loves -- are you a dancer? Or are you someone like ‘doesn’t dance’? Do you dream of a creative career, but then maybe get stuck in the story of ‘not being good enough’ or ‘creative people don’t make money’ or ‘that’s not practical’? Yeah -- I feel ya. Today’s episode is all about that and MORE. I’m hanging out with the amazing Jess Grippo: she’s semi-famous on TikTok for dancing with CVS receipts, quit Ballet at 19, and is a creative coach for adults. We talk about expression, being ‘cool’, taking art classes, what ‘adulting’ really is, and i...
2021-05-2551 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsteen friend breakups + why rejection is made upGot broken up with? Got left out of the text thread? Didn’t get into the school? Or… make the team? Scared that ‘no one likes me’? Or ‘that I’m literally the worst’? OOOOF, honey, let’s talk about rejection FEELS. You’re amazing -- like, so amazing -- but why do you (like so many of us) sometimes feel like a failure…? In this episode I’m talking about worthiness, accountability, random dance parties, why your ex has absolutely nothing to do with how wonderful you are, and so much more! You got this one -- and it’s just feels. Come...
2021-05-1828 min
Plan Simple with Mia MoranMothering Tweens and Teens with Sil ReynoldsWhat if we met our children with this kind of wonder of who are you and how can I help you become that person? – Sil Reynolds On this episode of the Plan Simple Podcast, I’m really excited to talk with mothering and mothering expert, Sil Reynolds. Sil is the co-author with her daughter, Eliza Reynolds, of Mothering and Daughtering: Keeping Your Bond Strong Through the Teen Years. The teen/tween years can be a confusing mothering time, especially because we get the mes...
2021-05-121h 06
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlshow to get ready for your first trip to a gynecologist with qiddist ashéHey loves -- have you ever wondered if you should go to the ‘gynecologist’? Or wondered who to see if you’ve got period issues or something else up with your reproductive health? Today’s episode is such an amazing one because Qiddist (the Badass Academy’s resident faculty for all things anatomy and wellness) and I are taking you through a lot of details about what kind of provider you might want to see, what happens during a routine visit, what questions to ask to see if your provider is a good fit, and how to advocate for yourself l...
2021-05-111h 02
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsask me anything part 3: loss, mango sorbet, fighting with your parents, and other thingsHey darling -- I pulled my back out this week, put my feet up (eek!), and opened up some of the amazing questions y’all have been sending me… for part 3 of our ‘ask me anything’ episode series! I’m answering three big questions: one about grief and loss, one about fighting with your parents, and one about being kind to a friend who isn’t a great fit for you. Plus, I threw in a few little goofy questions that y’all asked me! :) Stay tuned for a chat about fave artists, ice cream and colors (yes, you asked, I answe...
2021-05-0444 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsdiet culture + intuitive eating for teens with jessi kneelandHey loves -- today’s episode is a big, fun, messy, liberating important one!!!! Jessi Kneeland is a life, fitness and body image coach for women who believes “your body should be the least important thing about you”. She thinks body confidence isn’t about liking the way you look, but about liking yourself no matter how you look. We get into what diet culture actually is, how to get ready for doctor’s visits where weight or “health” might come up, the big feelings that live under negative body judgements, how to practice intuitive eating, and so much more!! This on...
2021-04-271h 01
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhen you're tired, but you got stuff to doHey loves -- anyone else feeling the burn out vibes? I’m talking about that moment where you feel so tired, and yet you’re like… ‘oh gosh, i’ve got so much stuff to do.’ This episode is a love note for that tricky moment when you feel a little stuck between your body and your head. I’m talking about finding a light at the end of the tunnel, radically saying no or rescheduling, why rest is productive, and so many other amazing things! Come listen :) xoxoxo, Eliza The Badass Academy Membership is opening again in July! Get o...
2021-04-2038 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[rebroadcast] period superpowers for teens with Vianney Leigh[Originally aired 10/20/20] Hey love bug! How’s it going with your period? You don’t need to have your period yet for this episode to be for you (in fact, I especially want you to listen in!). Do you have cramps? Or intense, dark mood swings the week before you get your period? Do you want to love it… because like, that’s the ‘feminist’ or ‘enlightened’ thing to do… but really it’s kind of disruptive and you’re dreading and kind of confused by your period a lot of the time? Oh honey, this episode is magic. Vianney Leigh is a men...
2021-04-131h 01
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[rebroadcast] social media, mental health + the things you don’t know about your phone with taz[originally aired 10/6/20] Hey my loves! Anyone else scroll mindlessly more and more these days? Talk about how bad social media is for your mental health and then find yourself back on it? Watch yourself go down the comparison hole… and then blame yourself? Today I’m talking to the brilliant, raw, real Taz -- a cyber security specialist, empath, and big picture thinker. She’s the daughter of a freedom fighter, and it shows. You’ll hear us talking about: some of the biggest everyday ways you’re not actually private on your phone, why the algorithm is invested in your fe...
2021-04-0642 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[rebroadcast] anti-racism + liberation for teens with andréa ranae[originally aired 10/13/20] Hey loves! Andréa is a real deal super human. And not the kind that wears a cape (though very here for it if that’s a new fashion choice they start making), but because they are so super human: growing, changing, compassionate, reflective, visionary, and real. We talk about what liberation and being real have in common, when to get all up in the comments section with someone spouting racist, transphobic, misogynistic (etc.) crap -- and when not to, what your next ‘right’ step is for anti-racism work is (hint: it’s not a checklist, honey), and so mu...
2021-03-3051 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlspermission with lily kafka, ayla davis-pick and eden longHey, love. How many of us are waiting for someone else to give us permission to be more of who we actually are? Like… is it ok? Will I still be loved? Will you think I’m lame? Please tell me I’m ok?? Today’s convo is about the feeling of permission (that we can give ourselves, and that brave community can give us) and so many other amazing things. Lily, Ayla and Eden are talking about the real conversations that they wish everyone was having, consent in community, and the permission slip at Badass Girls to be exactly...
2021-03-2333 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlshow to have friends who don't try to fix you with kyra iman ananda and cady de la cruzHey love—ever felt that moment…where you’re just trying to tell your friend about how you’re feeling…and they’ve got a big dose of unsolicited advice for ya? Or ever been the person offering unsolicited advice?? Like you’re just so ready to hop in and fix everybody’s “problems”? That’s one of the amazing things that Kyra Iman and Cady get into today. They’re talking about understanding yourself, not conforming to the people around you, how moving their bodies to move their feelings was a game changer, why not to hide your real life from your frie...
2021-03-1641 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhat it could feel like to just be yourself with lily kafka, elspeth mcsurely + gia clark guarascioSURPRISE! Bonus preteen episode dropping on a Friday. Today’s ep is with Lily, a BG mentor, and two of her badass preteen mentees -- Elspeth and Gia -- who are here to give you the real, real on being friends with yourself, not pretending to be cool anymore, what it feels like to be loved, and why you’re actually a magical being. You’ll also hear them talk all about the Badass Girls community -- where preteens + teens who are into Be Real go hang (and be real…) together. Come listen :) Love ya, Eliza. P.S. The Ba...
2021-03-1236 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsyour body has advice for you, honey with lili platt + emily sclarHey love bugs—got a magical unique episode for you this week—I asked Emily and Lili, two older teens in our community to come on, hang out and talk being real, and the Badass Academy community. What resulted was: them spilling the tea on eating disorders (heads up, if that’s feeling tender for you), big uncomfortable feelings, loving yourself, and when you just *know* something, but you don’t know something… right??!! Get ready for two humans who love each other -- and love you -- not holding back ONE bit. Come listen :) Love ya, Eliza. P.S...
2021-03-091h 01
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlslove letter to myself as a preteen + teenHey babes! Welcome to magical episode #44 and a personal love note to younger me. Have you ever had regret or shame or pain that you wanted to avoid about a younger version of yourself? Stuff that happened when you were younger? That you wished had gone differently? Today’s episode is all about the love letters we can write to ourselves now, and how we can heal and lay the weight down of the past crap and unfelt feelings and shame stuff. It’s also about the Badass Academy (link below) and how so much of what I’ve create...
2021-03-0227 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlseverything you don’t know about the birth control pill (for teens) with nicole jardimHey loves! [Today’s episode is 14+ recommended as we unpack some stuff about sex that’s more for older teens.] I went on the birth control pill when I was 15 or 16 (honestly I don’t remember, I should probably text my mom -- she’ll remember) -- and I felt super empowered and kinda feminist and mostly coooooool. I -- real talk -- wanted people to see me not so subtly taking my pill pack out of my bag to take it every time my daily alarm went off. ;) Fast forward to now and I know so much more about th...
2021-02-231h 02
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsbig sister love note about lovehey loves! The Valentine’s Day madness is (kinda) behind us now, but anyone else still feeling it? Maybe you’re feeling lonely. Maybe you feel like you didn’t ‘do’ it right. Maybe you’re feeling confused about the whole thing. Today I’m talking about how to know you’re worthy of love, love stories that change us, my number one red flag for dating, and telling a different kind of love story together. Come listen. xx love, Eliza P.S. The Badass Academy Membership is opening in March! Get on the waitlist: badassgirls.me/academy P...
2021-02-1642 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[rebroadcast] but like what is a crush with Lili PlattHow do you know you have a crush? What does good teen dating look like anyways? How do we get over the whole people pleasing thing? Oh, my loves -- today I go IN on it all with one of our real teen mentors here at Badass Girls -- the brilliant Lili Platt. Today, we talk about our first crushes, the weird thing we thought was true about dating, that time I (literally) ran away from holding hands with my crush at camp, and so much more. Come listen. XO, Eliza P.S. The Badass Academy Membership...
2021-02-0944 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsask me anything part 2Hey loves! Ask me anything is back with a part 2 answering questions about talking to a younger sister who’s terrified of tampons, how to build trust with soon to be step-siblings and feel more safe being your real self, whether anyone outside of ourselves can really know us, how to know if you’ve got really boring friends (eek! It’s not that they’re lame they just might not be a grrrrreat fit for you), and strategies for not stressing about the music lesson your parents are forcing you to take (that’s keeping you up every week). Got...
2021-02-0240 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlshow to love yourself for teens with regena thomashauerHi my brilliant beauties! I’m so excited to share today’s episode with you: it’s with one of my biggest teachers from my early 20s!! Regena Thomashauer is the author of multiple books about loving yourself, and she’s the headmistress of The School of the Womanly Arts in NYC, and now online. Today we’re talking about: choosing self-love, feeling good, and how to flirt (the answer is really not what you think and includes babies and puppies) -- AND so much more!! Come pull up a chair, get cozy, or take us on a beautiful walk in na...
2021-01-2655 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsthe gifts of dyslexia, ADHD and neurodiversity for teens with nicole connellHey brilliant one! Yeah you ;) Ever notice how our dominant culture has a very narrow and dumb story about what being ‘smart’ means? How certain classes are ‘better’? And neurodiverse folks often have to bear the burden alone of our dumb systems and limited understanding of ‘intelligence’? Today, me and my guest are unpacking that. Nicole Connell is a learning fairy godmother (best term ever) and we’re talking about: why neurodiversity is what the world needs, how diagnoses like ‘adhd’ and ‘dyslexia’ focus on learning challenges and completely ignore the gifts, WHAT some of the gifts actually are (!!!), some tips for adults/p...
2021-01-1949 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsastrology, cosmic health, and aligning your life with the moon with jennifer racioppiAre you an astro-nerd (my own term, lol)? Do you live for doing your friends horoscopes? Or do you judge astrology as kind of ‘woo’ but secretly want to know more about it…? Like what is it actually? Today I’m diving in with my beloved friend and astrologer, Jennifer Racioppi, author of Cosmic Health (out today!!!!!) and we’re talking: why astrology is super scientific actually, her own journey to astrology which includes a teen cancer diagnosis, how to live more aligned with the moon phases, and so much more!!! Come listen ;) xoxo Eliza P.S. The Badass...
2021-01-1242 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsnew year, same youHiya my loves! It’s the New Year!!!!! Have the diet ads started yet? The gym discounts? The resolutions that feel great-ish… but then come crashing down (and only you’re to blame)? The tempting idea… that in the next 5 minutes/21 days/year you can change everything that’s not perfect or unacceptable or divergent about yourself? And then be so perfectly happy all the time? HA. It’s been a looooong time since I’ve made a resolution, but I love New Years and any chance to celebrate, say thank you, or let some crap go. Want a quick dose of...
2021-01-0515 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsbig sister love note for when things are really hardhey babes -- it’s winter where I live and stuff is hard. I ended up on the kitchen floor sobbing last week… and this love note was born (recorded in my cozy chair, a week later FYI, this episode does not include audio of me snotting into the kitchen towel I managed to grab). It’s been a weird year. Layer that on with whatever personal stuff is coming up for you (and oh damn is it coming). Layer that on with being some form of ‘stuck’ at home with all the people, and none of the people… at the same...
2020-12-0842 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[rebroadcast] Body Image, Crushes, and Jiggly Thighs with Elizabeth Dialto[Originally aired April 13, 2020] Hi loves, I love Elizabeth Dialto. That’s the only right way to start off telling you about this episode. Elizabeth is the creator of Wild Soul Movement and the host of the Truth Telling Podcast. She’s fiercely, softly herself -- and her laugh is legendary. The whole body thing (like, relating to the body) is her thing. In this episode, we talk dieting, middle school crushes, wanting to be different, being catcalled, our mothers, and what the heck embodiment is (hint: it’s the genius answer to struggling with body image, and it’s the hear...
2020-12-0159 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsremembering your unique medicine with Asha FrostHey loves! If you’re feeling a bit sensitive, or down, or numb these days... and sometimes you wonder what your ‘purpose’ is here on earth (do we even have one??)… this episode is for you! I’m talking with Indigenous Medicine Woman Asha Frost about what to do when you’re down, how to identify your unique medicine, how to know what job you should do in the world one day (and the pressure to have it all figured out somehow as a preteen or teen person), and so much more!! This conversation filled up my heart on an especiall...
2020-11-2441 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsAsk Me Anything: Part 1Hey babes, I’ve been wanting to try one of these for ages!! I opened up Qs to the preteens + teens in our Mentorship Circles and here’s a part one of me answering the epic flood of questions I got in. Click here to submit your own question for me to (maybe) answer in a future episode!! Today I’m talking about lying friends, what to do when you feel like you’re the only one ever who has anxiety, how great being alone actually is, and what inspired me to start Badass Girls. Come listen :) xo, Eliza Fin...
2020-11-1735 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[ReBroadcast] Anxiety, Mindfulness and Broken Dreams with Alexx Temeña[Originally aired 5/18/20] Got anxiety? Not sure what anxiety even feels like? Today I’m diving in with one of my besties from college, who also happens to be a trained mindfulness practitioner, an experiential designer, artist, neuroscience nerd, and human being who has experienced anxiety (like 2 days ago, at last count). If you want to get deep and weird with us (real talk, we’re in quarantine brain) about being in a body, what anxiety feels like, feeling stuck in bed, feeling obsessed with your to do list, and having needs -- this one's for you. Hugs, Eliza. Fin...
2020-11-1045 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlselection day big sister love noteHey loves -- I’ve got a unique episode for you today: it’s short and sweet and I recommend you pop those headphones on and hang with me as you start the day :) It’s Election Day in the U.S. -- and it’s a big one. Maybe you’re feeling all the feelings? Let’s be together. In this episode you’ll hear me talking about: how change and uncertainty aren’t unique to this day (and we actually know how to handle them), why taking time to dream today is necessary magic, the principles that changed my life...
2020-11-0320 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlshuman design with erin claire jonesHey loves! Do you live for psychology quizzes? Getting to know yourself better? And swapping them with friends? Or, do you sometimes find yourself feeling like no matter how hard you try to ‘get it right’ (this life thing) and ‘do it like everyone else’ (whomever is around you) -- it doesn’t feel quite right? Today I’m hanging out with Erin Claire Jones, a Leadership Coach who specializes in Human Design -- a system that’s all about the science of understanding yourself. I’m a Splenic Projector (you’ll hear all about what that means in the episode!!) and...
2020-10-2746 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsperiod superpowers for teens with Vianney LeighHey love bug! How’s it going with your period? You don’t need to have your period yet for this episode to be for you (in fact, I especially want you to listen in!). Do you have cramps? Or intense, dark mood swings the week before you get your period? Do you want to love it… because like, that’s the ‘feminist’ or ‘enlightened’ thing to do… but really it’s kind of disruptive and you’re dreading and kind of confused by your period a lot of the time? Oh honey, this episode is magic. Vianney Leigh is a menstrual cycle a...
2020-10-2059 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsanti-racism + liberation for teens with andréa ranaeHey loves! Andréa is a real deal super human. And not the kind that wears a cape (though very here for it if that’s a new fashion choice they start making), but because they are so super human: growing, changing, compassionate, reflective, visionary, and real. We talk about what liberation and being real have in common, when to get all up in the comments section with someone spouting racist, transphobic, misogynistic (etc.) crap -- and when not to, what your next ‘right’ step is for anti-racism work is (hint: it’s not a checklist, honey), and so much more...
2020-10-1352 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlssocial media, mental health + the things you don’t know about your phone with tazHey my loves! Anyone else scroll mindlessly more and more these days? Talk about how bad social media is for your mental health and then find yourself back on it? Watch yourself go down the comparison hole… and then blame yourself? Today I’m talking to the brilliant, raw, real Taz -- a cyber security specialist, empath, and big picture thinker. She’s the daughter of a freedom fighter, and it shows. You’ll hear us talking about: some of the biggest everyday ways you’re not actually private on your phone, why the algorithm is invested in your feeling in...
2020-10-0643 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[ReBroadcast] Gender Feelings with Chahney Young Hinds[Originally aired June 22, 2020] Hey loves! After a pause to listen and redirect focus in our community to BLM activism, I’m back with a new episode (and no, our anti-racist activism is not going anywhere, I promise) with the magical, multi-dimensional being that is Chahney Young Hinds. In this episode you’ll hear: the difference between gender and sex, ways to talk to folks about your pronouns, the way that Chahney asked me to share my gender that made me cry (in the best way), why I use she/her and they/them pronouns and don’t talk about it tha...
2020-09-291h 11
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[ReBroadcast] Big Sister Love Note for Loneliness[Originally aired April 20, 2020] feeling lonely? Me too (sometimes), and I recorded a love note for you straight from the heart (and my bedroom closet). I’m talking everything from healthy solitude, to the heavy feeling on your chest, to judging yourself for being ‘totally lame’ (and how to get out of it). I’ll also got into ways to find more REAL connection with awesome humans (who are also doing this whole self-love thing). Love, Eliza. Find show notes and links from the episode at badassgirls.me/podcast/24 and come hang with Eliza on Instagram @eliza.feelings!
2020-09-2231 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[ReBroadcast] 3 ways to begin to love your body[Originally aired on April 6, 2020] Hey loves! I’m back with another solo episode AKA personal love note, and this time I’m diving into body stuff. Have you ever noticed that it’s painfully normal for people (especially girls and women) to hate on their bodies? Isn’t it like the worst? Today, I’m breaking down what ‘body image’ actually is, and 3 ways to get started in the whole body love/acceptance thing (cause it gets to be a process). There’s some personal notes in this one (because when is body talk not personal?). If you’re struggling with th...
2020-09-1541 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[ReBroadcast] Drinking, Feelings + Being Enough with Holly Whitaker[Originally aired on March 30, 2020] Hey love, episode two is up -- and I decided to dive in with a bang (we’re about being real over here, y’all) -- and talk alcohol, awkwardness, being queer, and not feeling like you’re enough with one of my sheroes, Holly Whitaker. Holly is the author of the new book ‘Quit Like a Woman’ (recommended for adults and older teens), the founder of Tempest, and one of my personal definitions of badass. If you’re ready for a new kind of conversation about drinking (that gets nerdy about feminism, marketing, corporations, and how to l...
2020-09-0855 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls[ReBroadcast] how to handle online school stress right now: 6 teen girls share their tipsHey my loves, in these weird times one of the weirdest parts for our community is ONLINE SCHOOL. Anyone else still trying to figure out time management, stress, feelings and… somehow also your teacher’s changing expectations assignments? I asked 6 teen girls AKA big sisters in our community to hop in and tell you about how they’re really doing it -- at home, with school, with siblings, with grandparents, with cancelled senior graduation, with shaky WIFI, and with all the feelings. Ready for their brilliant, big-hearted and super real tips? Come listen. Love, Eliza Find show n...
2020-09-0131 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhy being shy is a superpower with Jess LopezAre you shy? Do you feel tired most of the time when you’ve been hanging out with people? Have you ever wished or thought that you should be different? Oh honey, have I got an episode for you: today I’m talking to Jess, our resident ‘quiet revolution’ AKA one of our badass, introverted big sisters all about falling in love with her ‘shyness’ and designing her life to support her unique needs and gifts. August is Badass Girls Mentor month on the podcast (AKA I’m interviewing this year’s big-hearted, wise, real mentors who are leading our circles of pr...
2020-08-2441 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsgetting over the drama about grades with Cady de la CruzHey loves -- does school or grades stress you out? Do you ever feel like being ‘smart’ is your best quality? Or like… you wish you were ‘smarter’? I know school is right around the corner for most folks -- so today I’ve got Cady on the podcast with me to talk about loving school, loving yourself, and remembering you’re worthy and amazing (and it has nothing to do with your grades). August is Badass Girls Mentor month on the podcast (AKA I’m interviewing this year’s big-hearted, wise, real mentors who are leading our circles of preteen + teen g...
2020-08-1747 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsso you’re “sensitive, needy and dramatic” with Lily KafkaHey love -- do you have all the feelings… like all the time? Is life so intense? Well then, I can bet you’ve probably been called sensitive, needy or dramatic. Here’s the truth: your sensitivity is your superpower. Today I’ve got a new episode for you with Lily Kafka. August is Badass Girls Mentor month on the podcast (AKA I’m interviewing this year’s big-hearted, wise, real mentors who are leading our circles of preteen + teen girls this fall). Lily just graduated from high school in upstate New York -- she loves bike rides, deep feelings, bei...
2020-08-1043 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlsbut like what is a crush with Lili PlattHow do you know you have a crush? What does good teen dating look like anyways? How do we get over the whole people pleasing thing? Oh, my loves -- today I go IN on it all with the brilliant Lili Platt. June is Badass Girls Mentor month on the podcast (AKA I’m interviewing all our big-hearted, wise, real mentors who lead our circles of preteen + teen girls). Lili Platt is a senior in high school up in the rustic wilds of Vermont, who loves baking, hiking, soccer, watercolors, and early mornings (yup, really) -- and last year le...
2020-08-0344 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhat a mentor is, why you need one, and how to find oneHey love bug -- I’m an only child, and yet I’ve had big siblings and mentors my whole life. I think they’re the secret sauce to life being awesome. Today I’m talking about the difference between friends and mentors, the things I texted my mentor about that I’d never text my mom, and how to actually find a mentor in your real life (sometimes they’re hiding right in front of you). This is the 4th episode in our 4-part July Podcast Club, but you can still come grab the free journal, listen to all the epis...
2020-07-2725 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhy my school’s health class was a total fail (+ what I wish I’d learned)Hey love! Awkward topics are my favorite topics. And what’s more awkward than a school health class? Y’all we’ve all (or most of us) have been there. Whether it was middle school puberty or high school sex ed, or some weird kind of ‘health thing’ in the gym with your gym teacher and a video projector. Today I’m talking: 3 things that were a total fail, 3 things I wish I’d actually learned, and the surprising thing that ALL health classes teach girls (yes, even your maybe really cool health class). This is also episode 3 of our 4-part Pod...
2020-07-2035 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlshow to get your parents to stop annoying you (it’s not what you think)Hey loves -- pretty basic teen question: anyone feeling annoyed as hell by your parents this week? Lolz. Let’s be real: it’s been a lot in quarantine (for all of us). But then -- and here’s the part that isn’t talked about so much -- do you then feel kinda guilty for like taking out all your frustrations on the person/people that (ideally) are trying to like love and support you unconditionally? AHHHHHH. Today I’m talking about how to get your parents off your back, how to not want to pull out all your hair...
2020-07-1325 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsToxic Friends vs. Non-toxic FriendsHey loves -- welcome to the July Podcast Club! This month we’re offering something free and magical for our community of Badass Girls (head over to badassgirls.me/july to get all the details and join -- there’s prizes, community with other badass girls, a journal, and live Q&A with me… need I say more?? ;)). Today I’ve got a solo episode for you and I’m talking about the most epic love stories of my life: my friendships. We’re often told the most important love is romantic love. I say a big NOPE. You’ll hear me tal...
2020-07-0637 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsSelfies for Self Love with Amelia HrubyHey loves! Summer is here (where I am at least) and I know one thing that’s up: bathing suits, body image, and clothes that show more skin. Anyone else notice more feelings around body stuff coming up around this transition to summer? SO, it felt like perfect timing to have one of my dream guests onto the pod to talk bodies and self-love: our amazing podcast producer, Amelia Hruby! But producing epic podcasts is just one small area of Amelia’s creative life: Amelia is a feminist author, educator and the host of the podcast Fifty Feminist States. Her...
2020-06-2947 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsGender Feelings with Chahney Young HindsHey loves! After a pause to listen and redirect focus in our community to BLM activism, I’m back with a new episode (and no, our anti-racist activism is not going anywhere, I promise) with the magical, multi-dimensional being that is Chahney Young Hinds. In this episode you’ll hear: the difference between gender and sex, ways to talk to folks about your pronouns, the way that Chahney asked me to share my gender that made me cry (in the best way), why I use she/her and they/them pronouns and don’t talk about it that much, and mo...
2020-06-221h 11
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsBreaking up with toxic exercise cultureHow’s that workout plan for the pandemic going? You watching Tiktok videos and feeling body judgy? You feeling stressed about summer clothes and bathing suit season? Notice that you’re velcroed to the coach more than not? This episode is for you, loves. I’m here to talk about exercise during the pandemic, why working out isn’t about ‘earning’ food’ and how it’s normal for your body to change. Come listen! Love you mega, Eliza. Find show notes and links from the episode at badassgirls.me/podcast/10 and come hang with us on Instagram @eliza.feelings a...
2020-05-2535 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsAnxiety, Mindfulness and Broken Dreams with Alexx TemeñaGot anxiety? Not sure what anxiety even feels like? Today I’m diving in with one of my besties from college, who also happens to be a trained mindfulness practitioner, an experiential designer, artist, neuroscience nerd, and human being who has experienced anxiety (like 2 days ago, at last count). If you want to get deep and weird with us (real talk, we’re in quarantine brain) about being in a body, what anxiety feels like, feeling stuck in bed, feeling obsessed with your to do list, and having needs -- this one's for you. Hugs, Eliza. Find show...
2020-05-1845 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhy celebrating is more important than ever right now (and 6 fun ways to do it)Got a birthday while stuck at home? Graduation or prom cancelled? What about the recital, competition or big game? A family gathering? A trip? There’s so many IRL events that are cancelled. Here’s the big question: how do you celebrate in a way that isn’t totally lame? Is it better to do nothing at all? In this new episode, I’m going IN, boo. If you’re feeling stuck, sad, confused -- and wanting to find a fun and meaningful way to celebrate while you’re home -- this one is for you. Xxx, Eliza. Find show n...
2020-05-1143 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girlswhat to do about online school stress right now: 6 teen girls share their tipsHey my loves, in these weird times one of the weirdest parts for our community is ONLINE SCHOOL. Anyone else still trying to figure out time management, stress, feelings and… somehow also your teacher’s changing expectations assignments? I asked 6 teen girls AKA big sisters in our community to hop in and tell you about how they’re really doing it -- at home, with siblings, with grandparents, with COVID, with cancelled senior graduation, with shaky WIFI, and with all the feelings. Ready for their brilliant, big-hearted and super real tips? Come listen. Love, Eliza Find show notes...
2020-05-0431 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsPlants R CoolHow much is nature saving your sanity right now? Anyone else? Today I’m sharing some of my favorite nerdy things about plants. Yeah, you probably didn’t know I’m a trained herbalist (#lifechanging #hobby #morethanahobby). Come listen in to why weeds aren’t actually useless, daily tea is a gamechanger for the brain, and how to visit nature even when you can’t get outside. Big sister love note coming right attcha -- xo Find show notes and links from the episode at badassgirls.me/podcast/6 and come hang with Eliza on Instagram @eliza.feelings!
2020-04-2733 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsBig Sister Love Note for LonelinessFeeling lonely? Me too (sometimes), and I recorded a love note for you straight from the heart (and my bedroom closet). I’m talking everything from healthy solitude, to the heavy feeling on your chest, to judging yourself for being ‘totally lame’ (and how to get out of it). I’ll also got into ways to find more REAL connection with awesome humans (who are also doing this whole self-love thing). Love, Eliza. Find show notes and links from the episode at badassgirls.me/podcast/5 and come hang with Eliza on Instagram @eliza.feelings!
2020-04-2031 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsBody Image, Crushes, and Jiggly Thighs with Elizabeth DialtoHi loves, I love Elizabeth Dialto. That’s the only right way to start off telling you about this episode. Elizabeth is the creator of Wild Soul Movement and the host of the Truth Telling Podcast. She’s fiercely, softly herself -- and her laugh is legendary. The whole body thing (like, relating to the body) is her thing. In this episode, we talk dieting, middle school crushes, wanting to be different, being catcalled, our mothers, and what the heck embodiment is (hint: it’s the genius answer to struggling with body image, and it’s the heart of Elizabet...
2020-04-1359 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls3 ways to begin to love your bodyHey loves! I’m back with another solo episode AKA personal love note, and this time I’m diving into body stuff. Have you ever noticed that it’s painfully normal for people (especially girls and women) to hate on their bodies? Isn’t it like the worst? Today, I’m breaking down what ‘body image’ actually is, and 3 ways to get started in the whole body love/acceptance thing (cause it gets to be a process). There’s some personal notes in this one (because when is body talk not personal?). If you’re struggling with this body thing, let’s do it...
2020-04-0641 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsDrinking, Feelings + Being Enough with Holly WhitakerHey love, episode two is up -- and I decided to dive in with a bang (we’re about being real over here, y’all) -- and talk alcohol, awkwardness, being queer, and not feeling like you’re enough with one of my sheroes, Holly Whitaker. Holly is the author of the new book ‘Quit Like a Woman’ (recommended for adults and older teens), the founder of Tempest, and one of my personal definitions of badass. If you’re ready for a new kind of conversation about drinking (that gets nerdy about feminism, marketing, corporations, and how to love ourselves be...
2020-03-3055 min
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen Girls5 ways to handle uncertainty, stress and changeHey loves, I’m so stoked to share the first episode of Be Real with you. Did I know when I dreamed up this podcast last year that we’d be in the midst of such uncertain times right now? NOPE. But if there’s one thing that’s always true: it’s change. Life is always changing. We’re always changing (hello friend breaks up, and summer breaks, and heartbreaks…). We get to choose how we respond to it (and getting support helps us choose better). So, as a love letter to you (cause that’s what all my solo episodes...
2020-03-2332 min
Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living50. Healing and Supporting the Teen Years with Eliza ReynoldsIf you're here, listening to this podcast, part of you probably really wants to re-village or come back into community with each other. Part of circling in community is finding intergenerational spaces and that includes making space for our teens.So I invited Eliza Reynolds on the show. Eliza is the founder of Badass Girls, is a bestselling author, speaker, workshop facilitator, and professional mentor for pre-teen and teen girls. In this episode, we talk about pushing beyond the stereotypes of teenage girls, inner teen work vs. inner child work, the teenage years as an initiation, periods and body changes...
2020-02-101h 04
Be Real with Eliza Reynolds: Conversations About Mental Health, Friendship, Body Image & More for Big-Hearted Preteen & Teen GirlsWelcome to Be Real with Eliza ReynoldsHey girl hey, and welcome to Be Real, a podcast for big-hearted teen girls (and other people) who are tired of faking it. Subscribe now to never miss a new episode (coming soon!).
2019-10-2902 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonSil Reynolds on Mothering and Daughtering “Better” (Not Easier) with More Connection and SupportEP18: Sil Reynolds on Mothering and Daughtering “Better” (Not Easier) with More Connection and Support You are really in for a huge treat in meeting Sil Reynolds. She and I have connected intermittently over the years. Although our contacts have been brief, she has given me gems that have stuck with me over time. At a time when I felt deeply insecure about mothering and especially single mothering, she told me, a child needs ONE person to securely attach to. And she is a person you listen to and trust when she speaks. She is a wi...
2018-01-3052 min
Work Alchemy: The Impact InterviewsEpisode 81: Eliza ReynoldsDaughtering pioneer Eliza Reynolds is a CEO, best-selling author and 11-year veteran of teaching workshops at the age of 26. She helps daughters (and mothers) to actively maintain their connection throughout the teen years and beyond.
2017-05-0342 minWork Alchemy: The Impact InterviewsEpisode 81: Eliza ReynoldsDaughtering pioneer Eliza Reynolds is a CEO, best-selling author and 11-year veteran of teaching workshops at the age of 26. She helps daughters (and mothers) to actively maintain their connection throughout the teen years and beyond.
2017-05-0342 min
Emerging Women: Grace and Fire » PodcastFreeing Girls from a Culture of Perfectionism with Eliza ReynoldsThis episode’s guest is Eliza Reynolds. Eliza is a senior at Brown University where she is studying developmental and social psychology & Gender Studies.
Eliza was a peer-counselor throughout high school and an S.O.S. trained educator for Planned Parenthood. She continued to use these skills working in Providence city schools as a sexual health educator. Eliza has recently co-authored a book titled: Mothering and Daughtering: How to Create a Deep and Enduring Relationship Through the Teen Years with her mother Sil Reynolds. Eliza was a featured presenter at the 2013 Emerging Women Live Conference in Boulder, CO...
2014-03-2610 min