Kimberly Grustus, founder of Good For You Girls, shares her journey into creating all-natural skincare for teens on our podcast. With a fitness, nutrition, and advertising background and motivated by her daughters' struggles with asthma and allergies, Kimberly developed a skincare line free from harmful synthetic ingredients. This episode highlights the importance of safe, age-appropriate products and mothers' empowering role in their daughters' health.

We also discuss navigating puberty with a positive mindset, viewing it as a time of potential for building young women's confidence and resilience. The conversation covers the impact of social media and societal pressures, emphasizing open communication and critical thinking to foster healthy self-perception. Kimberly offers valuable strategies for proactive parenting and using empathy and dialogue to manage social media's challenges, providing insights on crafting holistic empowerment strategies for mothers supporting their teens.

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Listen in to learn more:

(1:00) About Kim's Journey to becoming the inventor of Good For You Girls Skin Care Line

(9:00) The message beyond skincare: positivity surrounding puberty

(13:00) Knowledge is Power. Teaching critical thinking and all about your teens body.

(17:00) Confidence comes from knowing what your body needs.

(18:46) Moms role in teen growth: empathy, being a sounding board, and a safe place

(20:40) Time of Change means a mom's effort should be toward personal growth as well as encouraging independence in their teens. Common conversation revolving around growth.

(26:00) Social Media Influence; how hormones are involved and can create bad habits.

(32:45) Less is more…skincare that it is!

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