This is 10 for Teens + Tweens, a 10-ish minute podcast by Empowerful Girls that helps you grow curiosity, compassion, and confidence. In each episode, host Stephanie Valdez shares tools that empower girls to know they can take on the world! By discussing positive themes, exploring healthy habits, tackling tough topics and teaching girls how to handle them, Stephanie wants every girl listening to recognize her individual worth, identify her strengths (and accept weaknesses), build up her friendships, and deepen her love for herself. Stephanie is passionate about helping girls strengthen their confidence, personal development, physical and mental health, relationships, and media literacy. Stephanie is the creator of Empowerful Girls and has years of experience mentoring teens and tweens. She has a degree in Communications and a background in Journalism. She is a trained Girl Power Instructor and has studied curiosity, compassion, confidence, body image, and social and emotional learning.