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    • Girl Tip #61: Your Friends Will Disappoint You

      By Betsy Wheeler | May 17th, 2013 | 0 comments

      Freaking out & condemning a friendship when someone lets you down isn’t productive. No one is perfect, & your friendships…

      Tags: best friends, Friendship, Girl Tips
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    • Parenting Workshop at Omega: August 2-4

      By Betsy Wheeler | May 16th, 2013 | 0 comments

      Join Rachel and other experts from the parenting and child development fields this August 2-4 at Omega’s “Hold On To…

      Tags: News and Events, Parenting
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    • Media Spotlight: The Damaging Messages of Proms

      By Betsy Wheeler | May 16th, 2013 | 0 comments

      Rachel’s recent piece for CNN tallies up the many damaging social messages that proms send to teen girls.…

      Tags: body image, culture, Dating, Drama, friendships, gender, high school, Inner Resume, media, Media Spotlight, relationships, Self-Esteem
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    • Women 18-29: Register Now for Rachel’s Omega Workshop

      By Betsy Wheeler | April 3rd, 2013 | 0 comments

      On July 26, 2013, Rachel will return to the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY to run her “Say What You…

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    • Media Spotlight: XOXO, Your Boss

      By Betsy Wheeler | February 4th, 2013 | 0 comments

      Rachel Simmons, Jessica Bennett, Jon Mitchell Jackson, and Jocelyn Greenky discuss a workplace correspondence phenomenon on HuffPostLive.…

      Tags: Communication, conflict, culture, featured, friendships, media, Media Spotlight, News and Events, technology
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      May 23rd, 2013

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      May 16th, 2013

      Rachel advises a shy teen how to take small steps that could lead to big, positive changes.

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    • Girl Tip #61: Your Friends Will Disappoint You

      May 17th, 2013

      Freaking out & condemning a friendship when someone lets you down isn’t productive. No one is perfect, & your friendships…

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