j.o.y. Teen Mentoring and Wellness Coaching, LLC

do you remember your teenage years? i do, and for me they were tough! girl drama, body image issues, competition with sports, mean girls, clothing trends, academic expectations, and of course, boys! although i had amazing parents, i didn’t always feel like they would understand what i was going through. if i’m being honest, it was a brutal time for me. so much so that i devoted my life to working with teens and pre-teens to help them through the time that was so difficult for me. i founded j.o.y. (journey of youth) after over 30 years of working with teens as a teacher, coach, mentor, assistant principal, and principal. what i saw over and over again working in k-12 education is the need to empower our girls and build resiliency. nike and dove have run campaigns attempting to show females how strong and powerful they can be. unfortunately, our girls look to social media for their image of beauty and judge themselves based on false and unattainable standards. they struggle to see