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Inspiring a New Generation of Confident Young Women

Imagine a world where all women - young and old - really love themselves, inside and out, and they embrace their true value and gifts. That’s Kathleen Hassan’s vision, and she’s making it her mission to reach as many as possible to help lift their spirits and transform their self-esteem. When girls and women are empowered, the world can only be a better place. A nationally recognized speaker, author and confidence coach, Kathleen is the creator of the “Girls Voices Self-Esteem Curriculum,” and author of Square Peg Round Hole, a body image book for pre-teen girls about fitting in and standing out. Her programs are message-driven from her own real-life experiences and hard-earned lessons, offering insightful ways to help young women find their voice and authentic power within.

By Kathleen| 2012-01-17T02:56:08+00:00 January 17th, 2012|

Raving Fans! Girls Shout Out Praise for Kathleen Hassan!

When Kathleen Hassan speaks - teen girls listen! Always inspiring and NEVER boring, Kathleen delivers a message that touches the hearts and minds of young women and empowers them to build their self-esteem & self-confidence and develop the life skills necessary for a joyful, healthy, balanced and successful life.

By Kathleen| 2012-01-16T18:15:49+00:00 January 16th, 2012|

Kathleen Hassan – Speaker for Teen Girls – Demo Video

Please share this video with your school. girls leadership team, pto, and event planners! I want to be your speaker at your next teen empowerment event!

By Kathleen| 2012-01-15T04:31:24+00:00 January 15th, 2012|

Photoshop of Horrors – What You Can Do

This past fall, I was invited back for the 4th year in a row to speak to 1500 7th grade girls at the Young Women's Leadership Conference in York, PA. After the event, I received a Facebook message from a girl named Makenna who had attended the conference. Makenna wrote: Hey Kathleen. I was at your York College conference. I'm writing a letter to Seventeen Magazine about how they photoshop their pictures and I was wondering if you had any pointers. Thanks. Not only did I write back to Makenna telling her how proud I was of her for taking action, but I figured it would help more girls if I were to share my pointers in a blog post so that other girls can take action too. Below is my initial response to Makenna, her first draft of the letter, followed by my suggestions and comments on the letter. [...]

By Kathleen| 2017-03-07T14:04:24+00:00 December 29th, 2011|

Being Different Can Be A Blessing – The True Story of Rudolph

A man named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his drafty apartment window into the chilling December night. His 4-year-old daughter Barbara sat on his lap quietly sobbing. Bob’s wife, Evelyn, was dying of cancer Little Barbara couldn’t understand why her mommy could never come home. Barbara looked up into her dad’s eyes and asked, “Why isn’t Mommy just like everybody else’s Mommy?” Bob’s jaw tightened and his eyes welled with tears. Her question brought waves of grief, but also of anger. It had been the story of Bob’s life. Life always had to be different for Bob. Small when he was a kid, Bob was often bullied by other boys. He was too little at the time to compete in sports. He was often called names he'd rather not remember. From childhood, Bob was different and never seemed to fit in. Bob did complete college, married his loving [...]

By Kathleen| 2017-03-07T14:05:40+00:00 December 24th, 2011|

Stay Where You Are – So I Can Feel Safe

There's a certain sense of security and camaraderie in the struggle of life. But what happens when someone decides to let go of the struggle and step into the joy and flow of life? Do people like you better when you play it safe and play the victim of circumstances? When someone decides to step out of the role they've been playing and makes a bold move towards change, you'd think that everyone would stand up and cheer! But more often then not, people try to put you back where they think you belong so they can feel safe. Misery loves company is an expression that, although few of us would admit, really does make us feel a little bit better about our own lives if someone else is struggling right along with us. The Mobile Effect Imagine everyone in your family and all of your closest friends are all [...]

By Kathleen| 2017-03-07T14:06:26+00:00 December 20th, 2011|

iCoach – Self-Esteem & Teens 2

This week's edition of iCoach is part two of a teleconference I ran about self-esteem and teens. This section is all about how your thoughts create your reality and how self-acceptance effects your self-esteem.

By Kathleen| 2019-04-24T13:36:06+00:00 October 30th, 2011|

Jess Weiner & The E.F. Hutton Effect: When You Talk Is Anyone Listening?

E. F. Hutton & Co. was a stock brokerage company founded in 1904 and was best known for its commercials in the 1970s and 1980s based on the phrase, "When E. F. Hutton talks, people listen." I’m sure every blogger can relate to the scene from the movie Julie & Julia when Julie, in the early stages of writing her blog asks “Is anyone listening?” Social media has changed the way we communicate and it sometimes feels like everyone is competing for air time - tweeting, posting and sharing our lives, thoughts, accomplishments and viewpoints with the world. Last week, this played out in a big way when Jess Weiner’s article ran in Glamour Magazine. The title alone was provocative enough to cause quite a stir “Jess Weiner's Weight Struggle: 'Loving My Body Almost Killed Me,’” and the HAES (Health At Every Size), ED (Eating Disorders) and Positive Body Image [...]

By Kathleen| 2011-08-16T01:19:29+00:00 August 16th, 2011|

Wouldn’t It Be Cool: How to Effortlessly Manifest & Attract What You Want

Six days a week, I set my alarm for the crack of dawn and attend a 7:00am meditation meeting. I’ve never been an early bird and yet this particular discipline that I have been developing and strengthening for the last six months or so has been nothing short of life-changing. Beginning my day grounded in silence, in union with other like-minded individuals, coming together to connect and improve our conscious contact with the God of our understanding sets the tone for the kind of day I want to have. Every day when I come home from this gathering, I sit in my car and just observe the goings on in my yard. There is a chipmunk who sits on the wall in the exact same spot every morning, as if that is his little sacred space and the way he starts his day! Sometimes there are bunnies in the yard [...]

By Kathleen| 2017-03-07T14:08:31+00:00 July 27th, 2011|

The Importance of a Daily Meditation Practice

Years ago, I read a business book on networking by Harvey Mackay entitled “Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty.” It was about making contacts and relationships before you need them so that when you’re actually in the process of building a business, creating a new product, launching a global cause-related initiative, you have the support and resources already in place. Recently, I experienced an entirely different understanding of “digging my well before I’m thirsty” as it relates to prayer and meditation and it came to me in the least likely place of being encased in the tunnel of an MRI machine. I’d been having chronic pain and limited mobility in my shoulder. Although not debilitating, it was prohibiting me from fully participating and enjoying simple things like downward facing dog pose in yoga. Part of me wanted to just “suck it up” and push through it, but the responsible part [...]

By Kathleen| 2017-03-07T14:09:17+00:00 July 24th, 2011|