GirlTalk, a production of Girls Preparatory School

GPS #GirlTalk Podcast | Episode VI: Girls Untangled with Lisa Damour Ph.D.In this episode, Dr. Autumn A. Graves, Head of School, sits down with Lisa Damour, Ph.D., author of The New York Times best-seller Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and Executive Director of Laurel School's Center for Research on Girls. Together, they unpack a few of the topics Dr. Damour covers in Untangled and in her presentations to our faculty and staff and parents during her visit to GPS. Dr. Damour’s second book Under Pressure will be released February 2019.Topic I:A few tools and tips for parents to parent and love their daughters through the seven transitions into adulthoodTopic II:The Glitter Jar—how girls’ brains are like glitter and water in a jar and how to help them settle their glitterTopic III:Girls and perfection, time, and making choices about their schedules and courseworkTopic IV:How girls view their abilities and failure and how we can support them so they don’t take themselves out of the gameTopic V:Girls and their search for their tribes or friend groupsTopic VI:Romantic relationships—what are we teaching girls and boys about romantic relationships and how can we empower girls to set personal boundaries and expectations

In this episode of #GirlTalk, we explore the topic of social media, and how we, as a community of parents and educators, can help girls navigate the social, emotional complexities of these powerful platforms. Part I: Dr. Autumn A. Graves, Head of School, interviews Katey McPherson, the Executive Director of the Gurian Institute, from when she visited the GPS campus to speak to our parents, faculty and staff, and, most importantly, our students about the effects of social media on girls. Part II: Current GPS parent Kristin Tremain discusses with Dr. Graves what she found helpful from Katey McPherson's presentation for parents as well as the approach she and her husband take with social media in their family and children's lives. Part III: Dr. Graves, Head of Middle School Lynne Macziewski, and Middle School Dean of Students Debbie Glasscock discuss how social media plays a role in the lives of our Middle School students and share what we can do to best support our girls.

As more than 300 girls participate in our Athletic program at Girls Preparatory School, we know the importance of team sports in the lives of girls because we see it play out on our fields and courts every day. Today we speak with two amazing GPS alumnae for whom team sports have played a significant part in shaping their careers, friendships, their identities. Part I: Interview with Julie Johnson Garner '80, Director of Golf and Head Coach of Women's Golf at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL Part II: Interview with Carly Morrow Moss '07, Mental Health Counselor, Chattanooga, TN Part III: "10 Signs You Know You Might Coach High School Girls"

"The Daddy Daughter Dance: the role of dads in an adolescent daughter's life." PART I: Dr. Autumn Graves speaks with GPS alumna Claudia Swafford Haltom and her husband Bill Haltom. Claudia is the founder of A Step Ahead Foundation. Claudia served for 17 years in Memphis, Tennessee as Juvenile Court Judicial Magistrate. Bill's book, Daddies: an endangered species is available on Amazon. In the interview with Claudia and her attorney husband Bill, we hear about their professional experiences as well as their personal tales of raising three children, including their daughter who is now a university student. PART II We also hear a humorous, heartfelt essay, written and read by GPS alumna Katy Conroy '06 about her father Pat. About the podcast: #GirlTalk is produced by Head of School Dr. Autumn Graves, Director of Library Services Will Glass, and the office of Marketing and Communications. Special thanks to Assistant to Head of School, Sheryl Kreis; Director of Strategic Communications, Bilda Small; Freelance editor, Mary Helen Montgomery '05.

In this second of two episodes centered on creativity, Dr. Autumn Graves, Head of School at Girls Preparatory School, interviews a variety of women who all have one thing in common: a love for dance. Part I: GPS Dance teachers Cathie Ault Kasch '72 and Laurel Moore Zahrobsky '90 discuss the fundamentals of teaching and learning dance at GPS. They highlight the elements of improvisation and critique that not only prepare girls for other arenas but which can increase her empathy. Part II: GPS Alumna Caroline Puri '97 reflects on her experience as a member of Terpsichord, the contemporary dance company at GPS, and the ways her dance background has been helpful in her entrepreneurial endeavors. Part III: Prior to matriculating at Vanderbilt University, Charlotte Whitfield '16 sat down with Dr. Graves to talk about the ways in which her involvement in Terpsichord shaped the person she is.

In this first of two podcasts discussing why creativity matters in the classroom, Dr. Autumn Graves, Head of School at Girls Preparatory School, interviews Dr. Natalie Nixon, director of strategic design for Philadelphia University. Dr. Nixon believes an education that encourages curiosity is essential in preparing tomorrow's innovators.

#GirlTalk is brought to you by Girls Preparatory School (GPS) in Chattanooga, TN—one of the largest secondary girls’ day school in the United States, enrolling 600 college-bound girls in grades 6-12. Through thought-provoking stories told by girls, women, and men, #GirlTalk explores “the public purpose of private education” and how the best schools are preparing girls for the 21st-century innovation economy. Hosted by Dr. Autumn A. Graves, Head of School, at GPS. In 2010, Oprah Magazine named Dr. Graves one of its “Women to Watch for the Decade.” She has also previously held leadership roles at Mercersburg Academy (PA), Breck School (MN), Sidwell Friends (D.C.), Friends Seminary (NY), and Girard College (PA). Learn more about MBD by visiting getyourmbd.com.