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THAT BEST FRIEND BOOK... Did you know that some books can end up being like a best friend? In fact, this one was probably thrust upon you by a best friend who heard about it from another friend, and he or she thought it was a perfect way to share some interesting ideas and insights into why 'life just sucks sometimes. Did you know that some books can end up being like a best friend? This book, is that kinda book. It might well be the one thing you find when you unpack an old box one day when you move into your own home, and settle long enough for opening up that old crate your parents kept in the garage for you. You'll open it up, and sit and read the notes you made in the margin and the smiley or angry faces you drew in some margins, and forget the unpacking for the rest of the day. This is That kinda book for millenials. So, before you roll your eyes and think... ""uh huh - a book aint gonna make any difference to my life!"" take a chill pill and ten minutes to read the first 10 pages. Go on - we dare you. Then... read on and you'll quickly discover some real and practical strategies for teens to journey through the muck, the dirt and the pain of now. You can turn around loss, hurt and suffering so that you don't just survive but THRIVE - you just need some extra tools to work out how to do that. Discover your identity, learn resilience and communication, understand the importance of healthy relationships and boundaries, while learning to love all of YOU and embrace being a beautiful human being! DOUBLE DARE ya... because this book is not only like a best friend, it's the handbook into becoming who you really want to be. Think of is as your secret weapon into figuring out the what's next stage of your life.

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I wish I had read this book years ago - it would have saved me many hours of fumbling around figuring some of these things out. Nathan Wallis - Neuroscience Educator

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Sue O'Callaghan and Joanne Webb have each raised four teenagers and believe their success as parents and educators lies in their ability to empower individuals. They have developed tools and strategies to live whole and fulfilled lives while also overcoming suffering, pain, and fear. Combining forces in this book, with their own unique and powerful years of resilience learned through experiences that include battling social agencies over child custody matters, teaching in prisons, coaching sport, and raising hundreds of children in boarding schools. Running outdoor education programs, suriving childhoods of their own that for one included having a father in prison and abusive relationships, these women have learned the art of survival and thriving and have become powerful advocates for finding happiness regardless of what life throws at you. In addition to public speaking, teaching, training, writing and parenting, Sue and Jo run the popular podcast series 'Pods with Posh and Pool' - established to disrupt the theory that everyone has perfect lives - and more recently co-host ManPODS and TeenPODS. They are also co-founders of ImpACT-Mental Health - insisting that a positive mindset, gratitude and a healthy sense of self are vital contributing factors that empower individuals to live a fulfilled life, regardless of the circumstances that present. Sue O'Callaghan and Joanne Webb have each raised four teenagers and believe their success as parents and educators lies in their ability to empower individuals. They have developed tools and strategies to live whole and fulfilled lives while also overcoming suffering, pain, and fear. Combining forces in this book, with their own unique and powerful years of resilience learned through experiences that include battling social agencies over child custody matters, teaching in prisons, coaching sport, and raising hundreds of children in boarding schools. Running outdoor education programs, suriving childhoods of their own that for one included having a father in prison and abusive relationships, these women have learned the art of survival and thriving and have become powerful advocates for finding happiness regardless of what life throws at you. In addition to public speaking, teaching, training, writing and parenting, Sue and Jo run the popular podcast series 'Pods with Posh and Pool' - established to disrupt the theory that everyone has perfect lives - and more recently co-host ManPODS and TeenPODS. They are also co-founders of ImpACT-Mental Health - insisting that a positive mindset, gratitude and a healthy sense of self are vital contributing factors that empower individuals to live a fulfilled life, regardless of the circumstances that present.

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