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My guest in this episode is Roya Dedeaux, a licensed therapist who specializes ins creative teen therapy, art groups, parenting courses, and more for better mental health. We are specifically talking about how to connect with teens in our troops, but if you have littles in your troop, I know there is a lot of value in this conversation for you, too.
Connect with Roya:
https://www.royadedeaux.com/
Recreate Parenting podcast: https://www.royadedeaux.com/podcast
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This week, my go-to returning guest Sheryl Robinson is back and we are talking about Adult Recognitions and Appreciation. Breezing through some of the awards that are available both nationwide and council-specific, we’re talking about the formal methods of adult appreciation in Girl Scouts as well as the other ways we can recognize each other.
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TRIGGER WARNING: This week’s episode is about the sensitive topic and themes around youth suicide awareness & prevention.
The number one cause of death of youth today is suicide. And although boys may have a higher death rate from suicide attempts, girls have a higher attempt rate. As adults who work closely with girls in K-12, we have a special role in recognizing warning signs and helping girls see another way out when it feels like there isn’t one. Our guest today, Suzi Freeman, works with both teens and their adults to build resilience, healthy coping mechanisms, and suicide prevention.
Suzi offers suicide prevention certification classes for parents and adults working with kids, and she’s offered us two great NO-COST options to get as many of us certified as possible:
For a self-paced course (100% free): https://www.suzifreeman.com/suicide-prevention
Use code SCOUTS to waive the registration fee
OR
Join us live (**I’ll be there!!!**) for a Troop Leader Experience certification course + Q&A (100% free):
https://www.suzifreeman.com/service-page/live-qpr-certification-virtual
Use code ScoutsLive to access and book that for free.
About Suzi:
https://www.suzifreeman.com/about-suzi
Connect with Suzi:
Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook
https://www.suzifreeman.com
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This week I’m here inspired by a question asked in the Facebook group by Christin. She wanted to know:
Our Council is pushing for a spring enrollment campaign. What community service-unit level recruitment events have you seen work well?
In this episode, I shared some basics about recruitment in general (because even though that’s not what I set out to record today, it felt necessary to establish a baseline response), a direct answer to this question about the recruitment events I know are really popular in my area, and also my ideas and thoughts about a HUGE missed opportunity for recruitment: online marketing.
I’m a business owner, and online marketing is literally how I’ve built my multi-six figure business. I started from 0 as a solopreneur service provider, and now I have a team across multiple states and a pretty sizable book of business getting remarkable results. So, I know a thing or two about online marketing. I also know quite a few really spectacular online marketing experts who will have even more thoughts and insight into how we could potentially incorporate online marketing into our recruitment efforts, if that sounds interesting to you.
Did this episode give you ideas? Or did it just give you more questions? Do you want to hear even more about this? I would be happy to do some additional episodes digging more into these types of ideas for innovative recruitment efforts if it’s interesting. Let me know in the Facebook group or send me an e-mail at [email protected]
facebook.com/girlscoutpodcast
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April is the Month of the Military Child and my guest this week, Tiffany, is a troop leader on a military base in Western Ohio. We are talking all about her experience as a troop leader of a smaller troop, but also about the significance and impact that Girl Scouting can have for military kids in particular.
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This week I’m joined by ANOTHER guest! I know how much you love these episodes. My guest this week is Maggie, multi-level troop leader in Northern California. She runs a Daisy/Brownie troop, but not in the typical way you might be thinking.
If you sometimes feel like all you want to talk about is Girl Scouts and it’s become your entire personality, you’re going to love this interview.
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My guest today is Betsaida Lebron from ImprovEQ. Her framework for corporate leadership about infusing play, empathy, and bravery fits right into Girl Scouts, so I knew she would be a great guest with incredible insights to share and she does not disappoint in this episode. You are going to love her explanation about what emotional intelligence means and why it’s important for girls, tips and suggestions (including some activities) for helping girls build their emotional intelligence and confidence, how we can be playful leaders ourselves when leading our troops, and how we can spice up those long boring monthly leader meetings.
Connect with Betsaida:
https://improveq.com/
https://www.betsaidalebron.com/
https://www.instagram.com/playfulleader
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Have you ever thought about what it would be like to run a troop of 60+ girls? Ashley from Middle TN is sharing some insight into her experience as an "01" for a supersized troop, plus some great insights from her special education background about cultivating a truly inclusive and accessible troop for all girls.
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It can be disheartening when we put so much love and effort into Girl Scouts - especially Cookie Season - and the families in our troop don't prioritize Girl Scouts like they do other activities. Have you ever felt like this, too? That's what today's episode is all about.
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This week on the podcast, we have Ashley Rogers, a life coach who works with tween and teen girls, to discuss some of the challenges facing young women today. I know you will find this conversation informative and as enlightening and thoughtful as I did!
https://www.instagram.com/ashleyrogerslifecoaching/
https://ashleyrogerslifecoaching.com/
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I asked you a couple of weeks ago if it would still be helpful to do an episode about a parent/guardian meeting even though it's a little late in the season and most of you have probably already done them. I heard a resounding YES PLEASE from several of you so here it is! I really hope this is helpful :)
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I have a LOT of experience with cookie season: as a girl selling, as staff managing cookie inventory and distribution, and of course as a troop leader. I gathered some of my best practices for cookie season to help you have a smooth experience. Do you have some best practices and tips you want to share? Jump into the Facebook group at facebook.com/girlscoutpodcast and share with all of us!
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Everyone wants to know about:
Requiring/mandating participation in the cookie program
How to distribute sales (especially from booths!) per girl
How the money distribution works per girl (and can we give girls more credit who put in more hustle)
These are THE 3 questions I get the most often about cookies and the questions I see asked most often in other Facebook groups, etc. Here are my thoughts!
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This is one of those podcasts where we use outside sources to talk about the bigger picture of ~the movement.~ Today, I'm looking back at the past year for girls and children around the world and looking forward to how this connects to our focus areas for 2024.
Here are some sources I refer to or directly read from in this episode:
https://www.wagggs.org/en/resources/
https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/after-brutal-year-room-hope-unicefs-impact-2023
https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/what-child-wasting
https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/unicef-usa-advocacy-2023-wrapped
https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/thank-you-being-there-children-2023
World Thinking Day 2024:
DBJ: https://www.girlscouts.org/content/dam/gsusa/forms-and-documents/members/global/24_WorldThinkingDayFacilitatorGuide_DBJ.pdf
CSA: https://www.girlscouts.org/content/dam/gsusa/forms-and-documents/members/global/24_WorldThinkingDayFacilitatorGuide_CSA.pdf
Donate:
Keep girls in school: https://www.market.unicefusa.org/inspired-gifts/keep-girls-in-school-pack/GIRLSED2022/
School in a box: https://www.market.unicefusa.org/inspired-gifts/school-in-a-box/S9935097-B22/
Family Hygiene & Dignity kit, anti-malarial tablets, polio vaccines, a first aid kit, Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, therapeutic milk, mosquito nets, fleece blankets and a School-in-a-Box: https://www.market.unicefusa.org/inspired-gifts/survive-then-thrive%21/18UUSABG4-B22/
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We’re back with one of our favorite return guests, Sheryl! We’ve talked about so many topics from gold awards to silver awards to older girl retention and today we are talking about preparing to attend convention as an adult attendee, a national delegate, or as a chaperone for girls (or all of the above!).
Sheryl is the host of the Hearts of Gold podcast, where she interviews Gold Award Girl Scouts about their projects. You can find it anywhere you listen to podcasts!
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This week I'm answering your questions again! Thanks to Donna and Tabatha for this week's questions. Want to ask a question? Join the Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/girlscoutpodcast) or send me an e-mail ([email protected])
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This week, I'm interviewing my friend Niki, who is a troop leader, service team member, and board member for my council, Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine. In addition to sharing her own Troop Leader story, she's also shedding light on what the board does and how to get involved in the movement at a higher level.
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