by Crystal | Jan 8, 2026 | Conversations
Learning how to talk to my tween about puberty starts with understanding how your girl naturally communicates. Some girls talk openly, some blush and freeze, and others pretend puberty isn’t happening at all. Every girl moves through puberty differently, and her...
by Crystal | Apr 26, 2022 | Conversations
Beings that you’re here, I’m guessing your not. But maybe you have in the past. What’s this mistake I’m talking about? Waiting too late to talk about puberty I’ve been running into a common theme when talking to moms lately. They all...
by Crystal | Apr 18, 2022 | Conversations
I can’t help but hear Ozzy Osbourne sing, “I’m going through changes,” every time I think about going through changes. It’s a classic song and not a bad one to have stuck in your head ;). What kinds of changes? So, what kinds of changes...
by Crystal | Mar 25, 2022 | anxiety, Conversations
I want to start a conversation that I’m honestly terrified to bring up, but it’s been on my mind for a long time. And it starts with a question. Is it just me, or do girls seem to not feel safe being girls? I might be projecting or alone in this thinking,...
by Crystal | Mar 8, 2022 | Conversations
March 8th has been the date of the International Day of Women celebration for over 100 years and I never heard about it until I moved to Turkey. The last thing I wanted to be When I was younger, the last thing I wanted to be when I grew up was a woman. Crazy,...
by Crystal | Jan 10, 2022 | Conversations
The new Raise Your Voice issue of Real Girl Puberty magazine is hot off the (digital) press and readers aren’t keeping quiet. I’m overwhelmed by the support the magazine issue is receiving. I chose the Raise Your Voice theme for the magazine because “loss of voice”...
