Announcing Wait awhile, our exciting initiative, encouraging teenage girls to slow down and reclaim their teenage years to avoid unnecessary regrets. Our project is backed by a comprehensive, independent, UK-wide survey, which reveals some regrets, including sexting, getting a tattoo and missing out on real-life experiences because of social media. Also, we discover regrets from women over fifty about their teen years. Find out more here
Embracing Your Body
There are a number of factors that go into having a positive body image, running the gamut from being satisfied with how you look, being happy with who you are, feeling good about yourself and not comparing yourself to others. It is the latter, the comparison factor, that causes plenty of trouble for a lot…
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Rising above odds is a varied subject. Odds, in some way, can be like challenges stacked against us in any given situation. In UIO’s upcoming podcast with barrister and entrepreneur Hannilee Fish, we talk about dealing with sexism, peer pressure and mental illness as well as overcoming her own dyslexia and finding opportunities in poverty. …
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Episode 1 from UIO's third Podcast series
If you haven’t already read a life changing book, one that sticks with you forever and a day, you likely will as you age. Nowadays, however, it doesn’t have to be a book, it can be a podcast! Recently, I was privileged to a conversation that asked after recommended books and podcasts. Well, have I…
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Making Life Better
Family relationships are key to growth and development, particularly during the teen years, not to mention the opportunities that family life offers for learning new skills that will not only support you as a teen but will also set you up for the future. For example, though boundaries might feel like rules that only cramp…
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In the midst of a tense time such as waiting for and receiving GCSE and A-level results, it can be quite easy to feel like your life will be defined by the outcome, desired or undesired. Actually, however, they are exam results, albeit important ones but exam results are unlikely to define one’s life identity,…
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