“Reflection and How it Can Make You Who You Want to Be”

By teen blogger Sam Rosacrans Summer is here, and hopefully all of of the stress and chaos from the school year has left your body already. If you’re not happy with the way your school year went, all you can do is try harder next year and reflect on everything that...
Discovering your passions/What makes you come alive?

Discovering your passions/What makes you come alive?

By Jatin Mathur, An Alive Teen Lead We’ve all heard the horror stories of the unfortunate man or woman stuck working a 9-5 boring desk job. Conventional logic follows that the earlier you figure out what you want to do, your “passion,” to use the buzzword, the better....
You Never Know – The Art of Staying Open

You Never Know – The Art of Staying Open

By Kandice Henning, Alive Center Founder & CEO February 24, 2018 “Seriously, you never know, so stop thinking that you do.” This was a conversation that I was having with myself on the last night of my 2018 yoga retreat at a beautiful resort Northwest of Cabo. I...
Everyday Courage

Everyday Courage

By Caitlin Holzer, Naperville North High School Class of 2016 & Alive Teen Alumni I am going to start with part of my conclusion, we do not have to do everything on our own. There is no finish line when learning to be assertive, so all that matters is the starting...
Self-Power over Self-Pressure Blog

Self-Power over Self-Pressure Blog

By Jatin Mathur, Naperville North High School Senior             Numbers drive our world… 89.5 – the minimum percentage to earn an A in a class, 36 – the maximum ACT score, 1600 – the maximum SAT score, 4.0 – the maximum unweighted GPA, and on...