Maturing Brodie

For girls 13 to 17. School, money, confidence, friendship, faith, boys, and knowing your own standard.

This section is for 13 to 17. There is no dating, no messaging strangers and no adult content anywhere in it. If anything here worries you, talk to a parent, a teacher or another adult you trust.

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Grad & Prom Guide. Go as a group, plan the costs, dress sharp on a budget and get home safe. A checklist you can print, too.

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The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Claim one night a week and cook for the whole house

Picking a night, working backwards from the clock, and what to do when the potatoes are still hard and everyone is hungry.

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Start with one customer, not a logo

How to get a real business off the ground at 14 or 16 — pricing, parents, safety rules, and the week-six slump nobody warns you about.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Stay in the sport after you stop being the best at it

Somewhere around fourteen, sport stops being easy for almost everybody. What you do in the six months after that decides a lot.

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What a Saturday job teaches that school never gets round to

The first three shifts are humbling, the rest changes how you handle adults, money and your own word.

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Best way to spend a Saturday?

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Confidence is evidence you collect, not a feeling you find

You can't talk yourself into feeling capable. You can stack up proof that you are, one slightly uncomfortable thing at a time.

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What is the most expensive lesson your business taught you?

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The training that actually shows up in your game

Most off-season work doesn't transfer to the field. Build a week around what your sport actually asks your body to do.

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

Start lifting, and don't let anyone talk you out of it

The five movements worth learning, what your first month should look like, and what to say to the people who tell you not to bother.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

The subject choices that close doors you can't see yet

Forty-five minutes on three university course pages will tell you more about your options than any assembly ever will.

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

What to do when your school doesn't have your club

Your school's activity list isn't the whole map. Most of the good stuff happens at the library, the rec department and the church hall.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

The volunteer job worth doing is the one that needs you

Most service hours teach a teenager nothing. The ones that change you have a schedule, a supervisor and somebody who notices when you don't show up.

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GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

Starting over when your friendship group falls apart

Groups end. The way back isn't finding another group — it's finding one person, twice a week, for about six weeks.

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Where do you actually get your homework done?

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

The friends you want are already in a room you haven't walked into

Finding girls who care about the same things you do isn't luck. It's a list of rooms, a bit of nerve, and showing up more than once.</title> <dek>Finding girls who care about the same things you do isn't luck. It's a list of rooms, a bit of nerve, and showing up more than once.

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What is the one meal you can cook without looking at anything?

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GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

Joining a team or club when everyone already knows each other

Walking into a room where the groups are already formed is uncomfortable for about three weeks. Then it isn't. Here's how to get through the three weeks.

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

Your feed has a style, and it isn't yours

Trends arrive every few weeks because somebody needs you to buy something. Building taste of your own is slower, cheaper and a lot more fun.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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A photo isn't a person, so stop competing with one

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The grad night plan you make three days early

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

If nobody asks you to grad, read this first

You don't need an invitation to go to your own graduation dance. You need a ticket, a ride home, and a plan.

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Grad hair and makeup that still looks like you

A trial run, a short list of what goes wrong, and how to walk into your own graduation looking like yourself on a good day.

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What was (or will be) your first job?

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