Season 2 Episode 7: Reconnect With Your Teenager W/ Melanie Huestis

The Reconnect with your Teenager Podcast

Melanie is an energy alchemist - with a big heart, and a mouth to match - who helps you accept what is, including embracing your spiritual gifts, in order to fulfill your purpose and authentically shine your light into the world. To learn more please visit https://www.melaniehuestis.com/ Meet your host: Emma G Author, two-time TEDx Speaker, Singer/songwriter, and Empowerment Coach, Emma G uses the magic of music to empower, uplift, and motivate audiences worldwide. Born with a rare neurological condition called hydrocephalus, Emma G has recovered from multiple traumas, including ten brain surgeries, by writing and singing her truth, sharing her experiences, and turning her lessons into blessings. Emma G’s music and story are helping audiences overcome struggles, trauma, stress to step up and into their own authentic power. In her book, My Life, My Songs, My Healing, Emma G shares her own personal story of how she has turned her trauma into tunes and struggles into songs to give her music an inspirational and authentic message. With a unique style that marries the techniques of pop, soulful ballads, and a gritty rock edge, Emma G appeals to a diverse audience of teens and parents to deliver teens a connection with themselves and parents a re-connection with their teens. As part of her 2023 project to release a song each month tied to a social justice or a mental health cause, Emma G partnered with Hard Rock Café to spread empowering messages to audiences including anti-bullying for August, drug and alcohol addiction for September, depression in October, and homeless youth in November. Her April song’s music video, “Barbed Wire,” focuses on abuse and sexual assault awareness and earned her a Silver Telly award in 2023. In 2024, Emma G is continuing her music with a message mission with a US summer Youth Empowerment Tour in partnership with Hard Rock Café. The tour will encompass both YES youth workshops and performances opportunities for teenagers to join Emma G on Hard Rock Café stages covering over 15 states, and 21+ cities across the country. “My goal is to save the world one song at a time – both through the music I compose, and the songs I help teenagers write. Through my music, I aim to motivate, spread love, and embrace authenticity: helping individuals rediscover their true selves.” And she is doing just that through 1:1 and mother-daughter coaching, performances, group workshops, and guest speaking across the country. Singled out by Fox, the Washington Post, and Thrive Global, the New Zealand-born singer/songwriter has expanded her mission of bringing light to the world one song at a time. As an award-winning influencer empowering youth and adults equally as a teacher, lecturer, and – of course – an award-winning musician, Emma G has created the perfect potion for potent and impactful change. What is YES Youth Coaching? Yes Youth Coaching is a unique approach to youth empowerment work helping teenagers express themselves safely and effectively through the lens of songwriting. Our all-new method uses songwriting and singing as tools to help young people identify, understand, and overcome their struggles, overwhelm, and trauma. Songwriting for Youth Development: Helps students identify, understand, cognitively reframe, and ultimately overcome disempowering thoughts, feelings, ideas, and struggle points Stimulates multiple areas of the brain to assist with behavior, emotional responses, and decision-making Provides an emotionally and physically safe space with opportunities for effective communication, self-expression, and healing Creatively encompasses multiple areas in the school system and prompts healthy brain stimulation, development, and memory. Effectively reprograms social media algorithms that can ultimately impact teen mental health. Coaching can happen either in person or online. Find out more at www.emmagmusic.com or www.yesyouthcoaching.org