Inside Learning Podcast with Phyllis Fagell – How to navigate the transition from childhood to adolescence

Phyllis has worked in both public and private schools with students in grades K-12. She currently works full time as the school counselor for Sheridan School in Washington, D.C. and provides therapy to children, teens and adults in private practice at the Chrysalis Group, Inc.

Phyllis is the author of “Middle School Matters” and a journalist. She’s a frequent contributor to the Washington Post, focusing on counseling, parenting and education, writes the Career Confidential weekly advice column for PDK, Intl. for educators, and “The Meaningful Middle” column for AMLE (Association of Middle Level Educators). She also has written for Psychology Today, Working Mother, Time, U.S. News & World Report, and Your Teen, and her ideas have been shared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, and The Chicago Tribune, among many other outlets.

Representative topics include:

• Anxiety and depression
• Surviving gossip
• Taking risks
• Growth mindset
• Grades and expectations
• Behavior
• Sexuality, vaping, suicide and other health-related topics
• Social turmoil
• Different learning styles
• Lying
• Communicating with teen boys
• Empowering girls
• Romantic love
• Career development
• Bullying
• Preparing kids for a changing world

Find our more about Phyllis https://phyllisfagell.com/