by Lisa Stephen | Apr 10, 2022
These days, it is less likely for a teacher to tell their students overtly that boys are better at math than girls or for a tee ball coach to tell a little girl overtly that the boys are stronger than she is. However, gendered messages certainly have not disappeared...
by Lisa Stephen | Mar 25, 2022
We tend to see a lot of messages that push the idea that our passion resides somewhere deep inside of us, and our task is to discover it. We must find our passion—like saving lives as a doctor or teaching the next generation as an educator. It’s like the passion...
by Lisa Stephen | Mar 20, 2022
We often think of comparison as competition, but it’s possible to think of comparison as connection. We are wired to compare ourselves to others and to different versions of ourselves. The social comparison theory explains our tendency to compare ourselves to...
by Lisa Stephen | Mar 15, 2022
There are countless wonderful things about youth sports, but it’s also true that there are high expectations placed on young athletes. Recently, there’s been a trend towards sports specialization at an early age. This is motivated by trying to help...
by Lisa Stephen | Feb 16, 2022
I love watching the Olympics. Every single performance is filled with excitement. They are all incredible. While I love watching the athletes compete, the thing that I find most interesting is learning about the athletes themselves and how they think. The Olympic...
by Lisa Stephen | Feb 9, 2022
This week, the 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off in Beijing! And at the same time, my home state of Vermont received a lovely 15 inches of snow, so I’m really feeling the winter spirit! I’ve spent time with friends and family snowshoeing and hiking this week. I started...
