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
Most of us encounter sleep problems from time to time while others have constant problems sleeping. In UIO’s latest podcast On Sleep, guest Dr Nerina Ramlakhan gives three of the most common problems that people encounter with sleep. Also, she offers lots of tips on how to manage the problems. First, there is sleep initiation,…
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How to Reset Your Body for Good Night’s Sleep
How exciting it is to be a part of the buzz around the importance of getting enough sleep. Yesterday we released our first ever podcast on the topic of sleep, UIO: On Sleep with Dr Nerina Ramlakhan. While I am proud of all of our podcasts, I am especially excited about this one as it…
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New Podcast Series October 2019
Having a voice matters throughout life and sometimes it matters more when you are a teenager. In our podcast On Being A Teen Girl Now, our two guests stress the importance of being heard and understood, not only in family life but also in politics and other places where decisions are made and life is…
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Peer Pressure: Six Ways To Handle It
With autumn in full force, we continue to highlight issues that play an important and sometimes forceful role in the lives of teen girls. Peer Pressure is our pick this week. Though a topic that lends itself to fresh content, it’s also one that has been unchangeable over the years. To this end, I am…
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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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