by Dr. Melisa | Feb 20, 2025 | How To Like Your Body
Girlology is deeply committed to changing the body image story for girls. We’ve created a class for them that raises awareness and teaches skills that can prevent body image issues or begin to reverse existing body struggles. Our methods are being used...
by Dr. Melisa | Sep 16, 2024 | Her Moods & Mind
I prefer the term “vigilant” over “paranoid,” but I worry about depression – a lot. With 3 daughters, it’s a personal worry. With thousands of female adolescent patients, it’s also a professional worry. Why do I worry? 📌 It’s common. Among teens, 1 in 7 will...
by Dr. Melisa | Feb 27, 2024 | Her Changing Body, Her Moods & Mind
The last time you posted a smiling photo of your daughter (or yourself) on social media, did the comments go something like this… Beautiful …Gorgeous …So pretty … Beautiful inside and out… ? Can we stop? Sure, it’s nice to pay compliments. Sometimes...
by Dr. Melisa | Apr 18, 2023 | Her Changing Body, Her Moods & Mind
With warmer weather and Spring Breaking, it seems that many of you are thinking about (and stressed about) your daughters' bathing suits. We get dozens of questions on this topic every year, and the range of questions is as varied as the range of very strong opinions...
by Dr. Melisa | Jan 18, 2023 | Her Changing Body
As parents, we may cringe inside at the first sight of pimples on that sweet little face and want to jump to her rescue, but parenting through puberty is such a balancing act. Do you say anything or not? Do you just leave some acne wash by her sink and hope she...
