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Suburban Student Athletes: Driven to Overachieve achievement pressure high-achieving teens parent coaching student athletes under pressure teen mental health youth sports Aug 30, 2026

 

Suburban Student Athletes: Driven to Overachieve

What athletes who reached “the dream” taught me about pressure, achievement and success.

Some of the young people who concern me most

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Here We Go Again: Redefining Success in Senior Year achievement culture achievement pressure burnout college admissions leadership parenting teens redefining success resilience senior year sports parenting student athletes teen stress teenagers youth sports Aug 18, 2026

 

Well, here we go again.

Senior year.

My third child is a senior, and we’re barely into the school year. Already, social media is filling with college acceptances, athletic commitments, scholarshi...

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When Nothing Is Working With Your Child | Try a New Lens a new lens achievement pressure anxious parenting behavior change how to move forward mental health parent coaching parenting tips parenting yoiung adults pressure culture parening resilience stress understanding behavior what's underneath the behavior Jul 12, 2026

 When Nothing Is Working With Your Child,

Try a New Lens

Why understanding what's underneath behavior may change everything.

Have you ever found yourself thinking, "I've tried everything."

Maybe...

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After the Checklist: Why So Many Capable People Feel Stuck achievement pressure after the checklist feeling stuck identity and success midlife transition parenting differently redefining success young adults Feb 08, 2026

 

After the Checklist

I’m hearing something across generations.

Young adults say:
“I did everything right… and I feel stuck.”
“I don’t like the corporate job I worked so hard for.”
“I’m scared to pivo...

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