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    In the Middle of It with Amy Kelly, The Ish Girl

    Welcome to In the Middle of It! Are you a middle school parent or teacher who longs to connect with your teens on a deeper level? Yearns to be there for them in their life-is-too-big moments? Wants to forge a connection that lets them know they are seen, heard, and loved? Is ready to show up as the grown-up they need? Then you’re in the right place! Join Amy Kelly (aka The Ish Girl) each week as she shares actionable stories and strategies to encourage and equip you on your journey.
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    Episodes (160)

    Best of: Empathy that Outweighs Fear - A Book Talk on A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

    Best of: Empathy that Outweighs Fear - A Book Talk on A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep159.

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    The Power of Stories We Read as Kids with Kristine Hall

    The Power of Stories We Read as Kids with Kristine Hall
    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep158.

    Join the STORIES SAVE LIVES BANNED BOOK CLUB!

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    Why Banning Books Harms Our Kids - A Call to Action with Kellye Abernathy and Emily Roberson

    Why Banning Books Harms Our Kids - A Call to Action with Kellye Abernathy and Emily Roberson

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep157.

    Join the STORIES SAVE LIVES BANNED BOOK CLUB!

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    Stories Saved our Lives - with Kellye Abernathy and Emily Roberson

    Stories Saved our Lives - with Kellye Abernathy and Emily Roberson
    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep156. Be the first to know when my free Masterclass is available!

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    Book Talk – The Aquamarine Surfboard with Kellye Abernathy

    Book Talk – The Aquamarine Surfboard with Kellye Abernathy

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep155. Be the first to know when my free Masterclass is available!

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    Feeling All the Feelings - Helping Our Teens Regulate Their Own Emotions with Erica Wright

    Feeling All the Feelings - Helping Our Teens Regulate Their Own Emotions  with Erica Wright

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep154. Be the first to know when my free Masterclass is available!

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    Feeling All the Feels – Regulating Our Own Emotions to Help Our Teens with Erica Wright

    Feeling All the Feels – Regulating Our Own Emotions to Help Our Teens with Erica Wright

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep153. Be the first to know when my free Masterclass is available!

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    The Story of Repair – 4 Steps for After Arguing with Our Teens

    The Story of Repair – 4 Steps for After Arguing with Our Teens

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep152. Be the first to know when my free Masterclass is available!

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    The Story of Repair – 3 Steps for When You’re in the Heat of an Argument with Your Teen

    The Story of Repair – 3 Steps for When You’re in the Heat of an Argument with Your Teen

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep151. Be the first to know when my free Masterclass is available!

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    Fighting Fairly and Our Teens - 6 Questions to Ask About Arguing

    Fighting Fairly and Our Teens - 6 Questions to Ask About Arguing

    Welcome to Season 5 of the podcast! I'm delighted to kick it off with Relationship Coach and Connected Communication Specialist Erica Wright. 

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep150. Be the first to know when my free Masterclass is available!

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    Best of: The Mental Health of Gen Z – A Book Talk About When We Collided by Emery Lord

    Best of: The Mental Health of Gen Z – A Book Talk About When We Collided by Emery Lord
    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep149.

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    Art Journaling - How to Help Your Teens Capture Their Own Stories And Share Them With You

    Art Journaling - How to Help Your Teens Capture Their Own Stories And Share Them With You

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep148.

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    Art Journaling – How Creativity Can Change Your Middle Schooler’s Life

    Art Journaling – How Creativity Can Change Your Middle Schooler’s Life

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep147.

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    Questioning the Outcome? How to Cope with Doubt as a Middle School Parent or Teacher

    Questioning the Outcome? How to Cope with Doubt as a Middle School Parent or Teacher

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep146.

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    Our Middle Schoolers Don't OWE US Respect

    Our Middle Schoolers Don't OWE US Respect

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep145.

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    5 Keys for Talking to Your Middle Schoolers About School Shootings

    5 Keys for Talking to Your Middle Schoolers About School Shootings

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep144.

     

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    The Roadmap to Independence for Our Middle Schoolers

    The Roadmap to Independence for Our Middle Schoolers

    Click here to purchase The Road to Independence resources! 

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep143.

     

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    10 Reasons to Give Middle Schoolers More Choices on the Road to Independence

    10 Reasons to Give Middle Schoolers More Choices on the Road to Independence

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep142.

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    The Best Way to Help Middle Schoolers Learn Independence? Managing Yourself First. Here's Why Questions are The Way to Do It.

    The Best Way to Help Middle Schoolers Learn Independence? Managing Yourself First. Here's Why Questions are The Way to Do It.

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep141.

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    The Road to Independence - 3 Keys to Determine Freedoms and Boundaries for Your Middle Schoolers

    The Road to Independence - 3 Keys to Determine Freedoms and Boundaries for Your Middle Schoolers

    For Episode Show Notes go to http://theishgirl.com/ep140.

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