Empowering Teenage Girls With Chelsey Goodan: Gender Justice and Empathy

Chelsey Goodan is the author of the USA Today national bestseller, UNDERESTIMATED: The Power and Wisdom of Teenage Girls, which has been endorsed by Oprah's Book Club, saying, “If you have a teenage girl in your life, you need to read this.” Amazon's Editorial Director chose UNDERESTIMATED as her "Editor's Pick, Best Nonfiction," and when Chelsey was recently on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, they exclaimed, "We couldn't stop talking about your book."
Chelsey has been a mentor and empowerment coach to teenage girls for 16 years. She speaks regularly to audiences about gender justice, conducts workshops, and serves as the mentorship director of DemocraShe, which supports and guides girls from underserved communities into leadership positions. As a keynote speaker, Chelsey teaches communication strategies that make everyone feel seen, heard, understood, valued, and celebrated, creating psychological safety for everyone from teenage girls to CEOs. She is also a board member for A Call to Men, a national gender-based violence prevention nonprofit that educates men and boys about healthy masculinity. Featured in TIME Magazine, Oprah Daily, and NBC News, Chelsey’s passion to explore humanity’s potential for authenticity, liberation, and empowerment permeates all her work.
In this episode, the discussion revolves around empowering teenage girls, addressing gender-based violence, and fostering open communication. Chelsey Goodan emphasizes the importance of empathy, understanding, and radical honesty in relationships with teenage girls. This episode also highlights the necessity of addressing the root causes of male violence and the need to involve men in ending gender-based violence. The conversation underscores the significance of allowing girls to explore their identity and the role of authenticity in their development.
Key Takeaways:
Empowerment through Empathy: Empathy is highlighted as a powerful quality that teenage girls possess and should be nurtured.
Radical Honesty: Being real and honest with teenage girls fosters respect and understanding.
Addressing Male Violence: The root causes of male violence need to be addressed by involving men in the conversation and allowing boys to express a full spectrum of emotions.
Authenticity in Identity Exploration: Allowing teenage girls to explore and express their identity through fashion and makeup without judgment promotes authenticity.
Tanya Memme is an Emmy Nominated TV Host, Producer, Speaker, Home Staging & DIY Expert. She rose to prominence in 1994 when she was crowned Miss CANADA, and has since moved to America where she has been on television for over 20 years.
Tanya can be seen on the new season of “Sell This House” Saturday’s on A&E and Monday’s on FYI, helping more than 200 families sell their homes across America in her 10 year run of the popular home design show.
Some of her past credits include popular shows like “Move This House,” ”Sell This House Extreme” on A&E, FYI and BIO, as well as Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family” which she was a DIY host on for 5 seasons.
All things “home” was born into Tanya as she grew up in a successful home building family. Since 1979 Tanya’s own family-run business “Mountainview Homes” has built hundreds of homes a year in the Niagara Region of Canada.
Tanya is also the host of “Life Masters” - a video/podcast on iTunes and UA-cam. “Life Masters” is about real life stories of perseverance and triumph-of people who faced the most difficult life circumstances and found the tools, mindset and action-steps to create a life of success and fulfillment.
Tanya is big into giving back and travels with her dad to Guatemala with the non-profit Wells Of Hope where she helps build schools and bring water and education to communities in need. She is the mom of Ava Yepremyan who accompanied her mom on Home and Family on Hallmark Channel crafting for kids. You might see Ava pop in on the Home.Made block with her mom on FYI and A&E.
As a transformational speaker, Tanya’s “Find Your FINALLY” speech motivates and inspires audiences by unveiling the truth on how successful people built themselves back, after hitting “rock bottom.” She shares the tools, mindset changes, and actions from real-life stories that have gone from massive setbacks to a purposeful tapestry of perseverance and triumph.