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Teen Girls and Sex: What’s the Big Deal?

I got an email the other day from a girl named Laurel and she wrote: Dear Kathleen, I am so glad there is someone like you inspiring so many girls out there! I've seen numerous social media posts recently about some girls losing their virginity veerrrry young. One of my friends recently wrote a post about what a big deal it is, and I totally agree. would you talk to us about sex and explain why we should wait till we're older? I've often wondered that myself Not that I'd want to lose my virginity young... But I think it comes into a lot of girls heads and we need someone to talk about the ongoing struggle about thoughts about sex. Why do we have to wait until we're married or until we really love someone? Why do we have to wait until we're older? How come it's such a [...]

By | 2017-03-07T12:31:29-05:00 February 25th, 2014|

Boobs, Jugs, Hooters & Tits: The Quest for the Perfect Breasts

This past weekend, I was in South Beach, Miami attending Mama Gena’s Worldwide Sister Goddess Weekend. I felt like I was magnetically pulled there. I somehow found myself on Mama Gena’s website back in July and saw the blurb about the weekend. I clicked the link and signed up without a moment’s hesitation - not knowing really anything about it nor anyone who would be there. I drove across Florida with butterflies in my stomach, feeling this intense resistance going on inside of me - knowing that I had been divinely called here and feeling so much fear at the exact same time. I have never experienced anything like it before in my life. Hundreds of bold, sexy, adventurous, outrageous women all committed to living a life unleashed and out loud. These chicks - young and old, tall and short, thin and chubby - every one of them totally owned [...]

By | 2017-03-07T12:40:59-05:00 November 15th, 2013|

FYI Moms: #Molly is NOT Your Daughter’s New BFF!

As I was preparing for an upcoming talk on Parenting Teen Girls in a Digital World, I came across this statistic: 71% of teens say they hide their online activity from their parents (Sass, 2012). I would venture a guess that the number is probably much higher than this study shows. Yet, from what I've seen on Twitter and other social media sites, many teens don't seem to be hiding their posts about #Molly - often bragging about it. And in case you didn't know already, #Molly is not your daughter's new BFF or your son's girlfriend either. Molly is party drug that is sweeping the nation - the powder or crystal form of MDMA, the chemical used in Ecstasy, and has been a popular drug at music festivals this year, CNN reports. I had never even heard of this drug until recently, but now I see it popping up [...]

By | 2017-03-07T12:41:53-05:00 September 13th, 2013|

Mothers and Daughters: What Happened to My Little Girl?

In my 15 plus years of working with girls and coaching mothers and daughters, I have observed, and have seen it played out over and over again, this deep desire to be acknowledged and to be heard. This morning, while listening to Deepak Chopra's 21 day Meditation Challenge, Oprah, in her introduction to the meditation, gave her #! lesson that she has learned in life. I hit the pause button, grabbed my pen and jotted down her quote (below) because when I heard it, I knew it in my core to be the truth. I started thinking about all the mothers and daughters that I've coached over the years, and felt a nudge from the Universe to write about this deep need to be noticed and appreciated. “If there is one lesson I have to say I’ve learned during my time on this planet it is this: the number one [...]

By | 2017-03-07T12:43:00-05:00 August 18th, 2013|

The Newtown Tragedy

Certainly by now we have all heard the devastating news of the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in CT. A 20 year old male, dressed in a bullet-proof vest and armed with assault weapons took the lives of 26 people, 6 adults and 20 children under the age of 8 before killing himself. I first read about the incident on Facebook and like most people, have thought of little else since as we mourn the loss of such young lives cut short in such a senseless act of violence. With literally several hundred girls in my FB newsfeed, I have been observing the fallout and reaction – especially by those teen girls. With the exception of a handful of heartfelt posts by girls who are in touch with their feelings and emotions, the majority of girls’ posts since Friday showed little reaction, with the occasional “like” of a [...]

By | 2013-02-15T04:11:41-05:00 February 15th, 2013|

Who the Hell Do You Think You Are? How to Reclaim Your Power

Even the most successful people in the world, if they are truly honest, will admit to moments of self-doubt and insecurity. Just the other night, during an interview on Oprah’s Next Chapter, Lady Gaga admitted that there have been times - even now amidst all her fame, fortune and 21 million Twitter followers, that she has felt totally worthless. So who the hell does she think she is? On occasion - nobody. Recently my friend and colleague, Dr. Robyn Silverman wrote an outstanding blog post detailing the obstacles that prevent many women from becoming powerful leaders. Nestled smack dab in the middle of her list of seven self-sabotaging stumbling blocks that keep women playing small, #4 jumped out at me, grabbed me by the throat in a choke-hold and it wouldn’t let go until I stopped, looked at it and then wrote about it. 4. The ‘who the heck do [...]

By | 2012-03-20T16:49:55-05:00 March 20th, 2012|

Scared or Sacred?

While in the early stages of creating my mother/daughter workshop, I was brainstorming titles and came up with Mothers and Daughters: Building the Sacred Connection. I realized that even though I sort of knew what the word "sacred" meant, I wanted to be sure that this was the right word to describe the essence of this workshop - so I looked it up. sacred |ˈsākrid| adjective connected with God To me, God is love. And that was exactly the energy that I wanted the mothers and daughters to feel and connect with. Then it dawned on me - just how similar the words "sacred" and "scared" are. All you have to do is switch two letters and get a completely different meaning. So then I looked up the word "scared." scared |ske(ə)rd| adjective fearful; frightened I felt like there was something really significant about this, but I needed more clarity. [...]

By | 2011-04-20T10:39:53-05:00 April 20th, 2011|

Best. Email. Ever.

I love my job! I get to travel and speak at schools and conferences all over the country. I get to inspire girls to find their power and voice and to dare to be their very best. It's always new and never gets old. I am always willing to learn and grow right along with the girls. I'm so grateful that all of my own hard-earned experiences have become the very things that God used to be a blessing for others. I don't need to look outside of myself for validation because the feeling of joy that I experience every time I step on stage and allow God to speak through me is a gift unto itself. But every now and then, I do receive that external validation and it is so amazing to know that what I have just shared has made a difference in the lives of others. [...]

By | 2017-03-07T14:15:07-05:00 April 20th, 2011|

New Workshop for Mothers & Daughters!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWg_9c0P1XM   One of the most sacred and powerful relationships in the world is the bond between a mother and her daughter. It can also be a source of stress and frustration that can turn your home into a battle zone. Through this fun and interactive workshop, Kathleen Hassan will demonstrate the power and energy of love; to heal, strengthen and create a mother/daughter partnership that is based on mutual respect and understanding. This powerful alliance helps mothers shift from fear-based parenting and helps girls develop a sense of inner strength and self-confidence to better handle the challenges “out there.” Learn tools for transformation and communication to build self-esteem & confidence Develop a powerful bond of mutual trust and respect for healthy relationships Help our girls thrive despite a culture that brainwashes them to believe they are not enough - just the way they are. Kathleen Hassan, the Teen [...]

By | 2017-03-07T14:22:21-05:00 January 15th, 2011|

Dreams Can Come True

When we were little, everything was possible and no dream was out of reach. We were literally playing make-believe and planting a strong and powerful belief in the rich and fertile soil of our minds. Under the right conditions, those dreams can root, grow and blossom into fruition. Yet so often in life, the dreams we had as little girls get crushed, buried or simply fade away. With today’s technology and with social networking mediums like Facebook and YouTube, many people are using them as powerful platforms to successfully launch their dreams out into the world. Others seem to just magically get discovered through these channels because of the viral nature of this technology. Imagine being three years old and having your fantasy dream come true? Here is an amazing story that unfolded as a result of YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtF6bcxHWR4 I stumbled upon this story last week quite by chance. [...]

By | 2017-03-07T14:31:31-05:00 March 10th, 2010|
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