Abby and Mary check in for the summer and reflect on the past two years of the Ellement podcast. It has been such a journey of personal growth as we've learned through such amazing interviews from some of the best people one could ever meet.

We're also going to take this next season to pause and reflect. We will be back as we want to continue to be a positive voice to teens, as well as giving voice to you the issues you care about the most.

As you reflect with us, let us know what you want to talk about in future episodes!

With much love, Abby and Mary

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Gun violence in schools is becoming normalized, and especially teens in schools are processing the news of these regular events in different ways.

This episode gives a voice to an often unheard feelings of students.

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In Your Ellement is a teen-hosted podcast covering conversations with teen allies. Sixteen-year-old host and TEDx speaker, Abby Jones, chats with some of the most inspiring educators, creators, and changemakers reflecting on their teen years, what makes them feel the most “in their element” on the daily, and things they wish they had known as a teenager.

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Gun Violence, especially when it happens inside of a school, is unfortunately becoming a common occurrence. Not only is it a traumatic experience, it is unimaginable that we have to live with sense of fear in the back of our minds in a place that should be safe.

Abby and Mary share a raw conversation about what they feel when they hear the latest news about current shootings.

"When you are a teenager, you know you're trying to find your own way. You're trying to grow into independence, but not quite an adult yet. Do not blow off the adults who do take an interest in you, you know, that teacher who's trying to get the best out of you, the neighbor, it could be the shift manager on your job. Those people are there to support you. And even in the name of independence, that doesn't mean you don't need a mentor, even as an adult. I need a mentor. I'm a motivational speaker, but I need another motivational speaker in my life who's already internationally renowned. I've spoken internationally, but I need people who are beyond where I'm at, who've already been where I'm trying to go. And I think that that's so important not to take the mindset of being so Oh, I've got this I got this. I'm gonna do it myself until you're not taking wisdom from people who can really support you and be part of that village."

Wyjuana Montogomery shares how mentorship can be one of life's greatest gifts as we can learn from people who have braved the paths before us. When mentors show up in our lives, Wyjuana shares how we can embrace and honor those who see us and want to invest into who we are working to become.

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Wyjuana Montgomery is a highly regarded motivational speaker and conference producer, working with individuals, groups and organizations to empower themselves and their clients to show up authentically and present to the world the best version of themselves. Wyjuana is also the author of The Pain of Being Destined for More: Getting to the Next Level Spiritually, Professionally or Personally.

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In Your Ellement is a teen-hosted podcast covering conversations with teen allies. Sixteen-year-old host and TEDx speaker, Abby Jones, chats with some of the most inspiring educators, creators, and changemakers reflecting on their teen years, what makes them feel the most “in their element” on the daily, and things they wish they had known as a teenager.

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A follow up to Abby's interview with Sara Cravens, Abby asks for an impromptu voice lesson on how to make a commercial. Here's what she came up with!

There is significant pressure in our teen years to make a decision on what we want to do for the rest of our lives. From doing all the right things in the right order, to choosing the right college or career path, the weight of these decisions can be overwhelming.

The reality is that this burden is make us feel like we have to make all of these decisions perfectly. The paths we choose lead us to continued new paths our entire lives. This story holds true for Sara Cravens, who when she was in high school, didn't even know that voice acting was an occupation. Sara's path unexpectedly led her to becoming a voice actress, and for the last twenty years has worked in a career she loves while being her most authentic self.

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Sara Cravens has voiced 1000s of commercials for cars, banks, grub, beverages, tech and a heckuva lot more.

You can hear her on Big City Greens on Disney as Skids, TripTank on Comedy Central voicing several characters including Cinderella, Harriet Wolf in Monster High, Emma Stone's voicematch in The Croods and Reese Witherspoon's voicematch in The Good Lie. She is Princess Maribel in Disney's feature The Snow King. And, anime crowds love her as Sachiko in Erased and Child Emperor in One Punch Man and Ghost in the Shell 2045. Sara won Best Supporting Actress in an Anime Movie for her work as Miyako Ishida in A Silent Voice.

Sara loves yoga, country music, building stuff in her backyard with power tools, and makes the best from-scratch buttermilk biscuits you've ever tasted. For real. You don’t even know.

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Self Care is a phrase that many of us have heard, and in recent years, we've begun to learn how important self care is as a part of meditation and practice in our everyday lives. But have you ever focused on self adoration? To take a moment to give yourself feelings of love and celebration? Adoration takes love to a different place and to adore yourself is to create moments of both self love and self care.

Laura McCann of ADORAtherapy helps us to understand that we are all divine beings and when we realize that and find the reason we are meant to be here, the world starts to feel very different.

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Laura has been an entrepreneur and senior executive in the Fashion and Retail industry for over 20+ years. With a degree in Fashion from Parson’s School of Design Laura has continuously reinvented herself as a CEO, Supply Chain and PLM consultant, Digital Marketing Expert and Startup coach.

ADORAtherapy was founded upon the belief that Mother Earth’s abundant resources offer the ability to transform the human experience. Our aroma perfumes lift and shift your mood in the moment, allowing you to tap into your best self. When we have the presence of mind and heart to be more adoring and compassionate with ourselves, this very feeling cascades into the world and all we touch within it. As we individually transform into the best version of ourselves, we weave a new tapestry for humankind, ultimately elevating our collective consciousness.

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In Your Ellement is a teen-hosted podcast covering conversations with teen allies. Sixteen-year-old host and TEDx speaker, Abby Jones, chats with some of the most inspiring educators, creators, and changemakers reflecting on their teen years, what makes them feel the most “in their element” on the daily, and things they wish they had known as a teenager.

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The power of positive thinking is incredibly important to understand, especially as we navigate life's hardships. How we think really affects how we feel, how we feel affects how we think, and we all have the power to make the world a better place. But, we each have to bring our own uniqueness to the world in order for everyone to fully receive your gifts. Understanding how our minds are deeply connected to our bodies, and making efforts in learning to choose positivity can provide space for us to be our best selves - even as we learn who our best selves can be.

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Deb Mahan is a philanthropist with a background in neuropsychology. She serves as the Executive Director for the Gazette Charities Foundation, providing opportunities to thousands of individuals and families by encouraging self-sufficiency and self-responsibility through community-based impact philanthropy.

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In Your Ellement is a teen-hosted podcast covering conversations with teen allies. Sixteen-year-old host and TEDx speaker, Abby Jones, chats with some of the most inspiring educators, creators, and changemakers reflecting on their teen years, what makes them feel the most “in their element” on the daily, and things they wish they had known as a teenager.

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