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 22, 20265 min

Get the grad dress right without spending twice what you planned

Set the number before you set foot in a store, and the whole thing gets easier — plus the hidden costs, the timeline, and the online traps.

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

How to Ask Someone to Grad Without Losing Your Nerve

Waiting to be asked hands the decision to somebody else. Here's how to do the asking well, and how to handle either answer.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

Picking your subjects when everyone has an opinion

Most of this decision is recoverable. A small part of it isn't, and that's the part worth an afternoon of actual research.

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Write down your standards before anyone tests them

Decisions you make calmly, in advance, hold up. Decisions you make under pressure bend. So make them now, on paper, while nothing is happening.

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What was (or will be) your first job?

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

Being jealous of your best friend doesn't make you a bad person

The comparison that actually stings isn't some stranger online. It's the girl you'd take a bullet for, and nobody talks about that one.

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Which tool have you owned longest, and would you buy it again?

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GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

Comparison isn't jealousy, and that's why it's hard to stop

A practical way to handle the feeling that everyone else is further ahead, better liked, or just easier to be.

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

Decide what you're worth before somebody else does

Your worth isn't up for a vote, but if you never settle the question yourself, plenty of people will happily settle it for you.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20266 min

How to get your hours back without deleting a single app

Your phone isn't the enemy and willpower isn't the fix. Change the shape of the thing and the hours come back on their own.

GuideNina CastellanSep 17, 20262 min

Learn money now and you'll never have to be rescued

The most useful kind of independence starts with a first wage and a separate account.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideNina CastellanSep 15, 20262 min

Getting dressed when everything feels like a judgment

A short list of things that work, and a longer point about who you're actually dressing for.

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GuideNina CastellanSep 12, 20262 min

Your friendships matter more than any of this, and they need looking after

Friendship groups get strange for a few years. Some of that's normal and some of it isn't, and telling them apart is a skill.

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Best way to spend a Saturday?

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